ABC Research LaboratoriesCapabilities Presentation

Introduction to ABC

Established in 1967 One of the largest & fully comprehensive

ISO 17025 accredited independent food testing laboratories in the United States

Overview of Capabilities

• Microbiological Testing• Chemical Testing• Product and Appliance Quality Testing and Consulting Services• Sensory Testing• Forensic Testing• Importers - FDA detention services• Prime™ Client Convenience Services• Expert Consultation and Support

Graphic Overview of Capabilities

Prime™ Client Convenience

Services

Chemistry Testing

Microbiological Testing

Quality Testing

Sensory AnalysisForensic Testing

FDA Import Detention Resolution

Expert Support

24/7 Access to Results

Custom Results

Reporting

• Nation-wide Sample Collection • Saturday Sample Receiving• Superior Overnight Shipping Rates

– ABC Sampling Kits

• Client-specific Courier – Available daily to periodically

• Rapid Turn-around Times• In-process sample tracking and test results

– 24/7 via ABC's data management system (Using Internet Explorer)

• Data delivery into your Quality Management Database

ABC-R Prime™ Client Convenience Services

Microbiological Testing

• Pathogens and Microbial Quality Indicators– STEC, Salmonella, E.coliO157:H7, Listeria, Shigella, Campylobacter, Vibrio,

Legionella, Enterobacter

• Environmental Pathogen & Sanitization Monitoring• Custom Research Studies*

– Shelf life, pathogen/inoculation challenge studies– Process validation, antibiotic resistance– Pack comparison (packaging, MAP, antimicrobial additives)– Cooking & cooling validations– In-plant Microbial Intervention Validation– Disinfectant/Sanitizer Efficacy Studies

• Expert Consultation Services*– Process Authority– Microbiological Composition Analysis (MCA) – Microbial Risk Assessment & Pathogen Modeling

• Potable & Non-potable Water Testing (includes irrigation and process water)

*See Appendix for details

Chemical Testing

• Characteristic Tests: Proximate Analysis, pH, Water Activity• Nutrient content

– Database Analysis• Direct data feed of results available with Genesis

nutritional database analysis– Chemical Testing

• Antibiotic Residues• Pesticide Residues• Heavy Metals• Preservatives• Allergens and Toxins• Adulterants/Contaminants

Product and ApplianceQuality Testing and Consulting Services

• Product Specification development– Drafting Specification documents and values– Increasing precision of Specification ranges

• Compliance to Product Specification• On-going Product Quality monitoring• Shelf-life Determination and/or Validation

– Accelerated Shelf Life Studies

• Cooking Method Validation• TruPerform ™

– Appliance testing for advertising claims

• Claim Validation

Sensory Testing

• Sensory Tests Types, with some examples:– Likeability - 5 or 9 point Hedonic scales– Difference - Difference from Control, Triangle, Duo Trio– Preference - Forced Choice– Descriptive Analysis– Product Sensory Mapping

• Panelist– Trained

• QDA and Spectrum trained panels

– Untrained– Wide-range or Focused Demographics– 10 – 200 Panelist per day

• Sensory Testing Facilities– 5 private bays – Color-masking lighting

Forensic Testing

• Foreign material identification– Including animals filth, insects, and amphibians

• Unknown identification• Product defect examination• Species identification

– DNA testing for seafood

• FDA – light and heavy filth analysis• Economic Adulterants• Contaminants:

– Foreign Objects– Hydraulic Fluids– Sanitizers

FDA Import Detention Resolution Testing and Services

• An Exclusive Team dedicated to the FDA detention process– 1st goal – get your product to market• DWPE – testing for all Import Alerts• RED LIST – increased cost & delays• GREEN LIST – ultimate goal

• Expedited sampling throughout the U.S.• With the Compliance Officers and FDA Review Labs

Nationwide– Established/recognized/accepted– Respected for our science and packet submission

details

• Services & guidelines for removal from DWPE• Highly regarded by FDA attorney’s and Customs

Brokers Nationwide• Free consultation for removal from DWPE

Expert Support

• Chief Scientific Officer– Our “go to” expert for all food safety assessments– Supported by PhDs, food scientists, chemists, and many other

scientific specialists

• ABC has a dedicated team for each of the following market segments:– Restaurant/Foodservice– Meat and Poultry– Fresh Produce– Seafood– Nutritionally-enhanced Products– Import/Export

Capabilities via Partners

• HACCP Plan Development and Validation

• Reverse Formulation Determination• Many others…just ask us!