Food Testing Labs: Accurate, Timely Results
Food Safety Net Services provides a broad range of microbiology, chemistry, nutritional analyses, contract research, and other food testing services for manufacturers and distributors. With 30+ ISO 17025-accredited food testing labs across North America, we work with our fellow Certified Group company, Certified Laboratories, to serve a variety of industries, including beverage, dairy, FDA imports, produce, protein, ready-to-eat, and more.
National Network of ISO 17025-Accredited Food Testing Labs Near You
Need a food testing lab near you? Our network includes food testing laboratories across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that offer a comprehensive range of lab services. Whether you’re searching for food lab testing near you or a partner that can support multi-site operations, our network provides data you can trust.
Beverage Testing
As a comprehensive beverage testing laboratory, we offer extensive testing capabilities for various beverages, including juice, energy drinks, bottled water, iced tea, soft drinks, and more. Our services provide precise microbiological and chemical analyses with competitive turnaround time. Our testing facilities evaluate pathogens, spoilage organisms, indicator organisms, authenticity, pesticide residues, and beverage-specific properties. We support every facet of your quality assurance programs, from environmental monitoring to verifying label claims.
Cheese Testing
We assist cheese product manufacturers with a comprehensive suite of microbiology testing, analytical chemistry, and contract research projects. Our services include pathogen testing (including Listeria, Salmonella, Staphylococcus enterotoxin, Bacillus cereus, Cronobacter sakazakii), evaluation of indicator organisms, spoilage organisms, shelf-life studies, challenge studies, allergen testing, sensory analysis, and additional specialized tests.
Dairy Products Testing
We offer a broad portfolio of microbiology and chemistry assays for dairy products, including Standard Methods for Examination of Dairy Foods (SMEDP) and methods validated by AOAC, FDA-BAM, GB, Health Canada, ISO, AFNOR, and APHA.
Our services include testing for pathogens, indicator organisms, and spoilage organisms, including E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Cronobacter sakazakii, coliforms, and more. We also offer chemistry testing, including proximate analysis, butterfat, lactose, melamine, heavy metals, and more.
FDA Import
Our partner company under the Certified Group banner, Certified Laboratories, assists in getting your products released from FDA import detention quickly. Leveraging 40+ years of experience and an expert team that includes several former FDA employees, we offer FDA-accepted testing methods, expert consultation, and nationwide sampling services, ensuring fast, effective resolution to your import detention issues.
Nuts & Spices Lab Testing
Our fellow Certified Group company, Certified Laboratories, offers a comprehensive range of microbiological testing services for nuts and spices. Analyses range from Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mold, and Aflatoxin analysis to pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria.
Testing for spices and seasonings include analyses for Sudan and other dyes, covering spices and other products both by HPLC and HPLC/MS-MS. Our team helped establish and validate the current method for ASTA (American Spice Trade Association). Our staff is well trained in all spice analyses including Piperine, Heat by HPLC, and Steam Volatile Oil (SVO).
Pet Food Testing
We support manufacturers of pet food and animal feed with accurate microbiology and chemistry testing. Chemistry services include AAFCO profile, minerals, heavy metals, allergens, meat speciation, melamine & related compounds (MARC), and more. Microbiology testing includes pathogens, indicators, and spoilage organisms. We also provide ractopamine analysis by LC-MS/MS.
Poultry and Eggs Testing
We are a leader in food testing for the poultry and egg industries, offering a variety of traditional and rapid-result assays that are validated for poultry and egg products. Our full range of services include testing for pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Staphylococcus aureus), indicator organisms, coliforms, egg pool testing, proximate analysis, antibiotics, pesticides, and more.
Produce Testing
Our microbiology and chemistry services for the produce industry include testing for soil amendments and water, pre-harvest tissue testing, and environmental monitoring for your post-harvest packing facility. We offer assays for a broad range of pathogens, spoilage organisms, indicator organisms, and contaminants, such as pesticide residues and heavy metals.
Protein Testing
FSNS is a leader in microbiology testing and chemical analysis of all types of meat products, including beef, pork, poultry, and more. Services include qualitative and quantitative pathogen testing, microbial toxins, contaminants, and more. In addition, our contract research team conducts challenge studies, shelf-life studies, microbial strain typing, and other studies that help you verify product safety.
Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Food Testing
FSNS serves processors of RTE foods with accurate test results and competitive turnaround time to support your food safety programs. Services include microbiology (pathogens, indicators, spoilage organisms), analytical chemistry (nutritional analysis, allergens, contaminants), contract research projects, food safety audits, and more.
Refrigerated and Frozen Food Testing
FSNS offers a broad range of assays for processors of refrigerated and frozen foods in support of your environmental monitoring program and food safety initiatives. Food testing services include microbiology (pathogens, spoilage organisms, indicator organisms), chemistry (nutritional analysis, allergens, contaminants), shelf-life testing, organoleptic analysis, and more.
Restaurant and Retail Food Testing
We offer an extensive range of food testing services to help you verify supplier compliance and support your food safety programs. Services include traditional and rapid-result methods to test for pathogens and indicator organisms. We also provide nutritional analyses for menu labeling, in addition to a variety of food safety training courses, including customized training.
Seafood Testing
Certified Laboratories, our fellow Certified Group company, is a leader in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-related seafood analyses and is recognized by every FDA District in the country. Our team can handle any type of analysis required by the FDA on your merchandise, including filth testing, decomposition, and antibiotics. Our national sampling capabilities and our organoleptic testing and sensory analysis make us the most proficient laboratory for these services.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) offer food lab testing nationwide?
Yes. We partner with Certified Laboratories, our fellow Certified Group company, to provide laboratory testing for food and beverage products at our network of 30+ ISO 17025-accredited laboratories across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. View lab locations and contact us here.
How do I submit samples to a food testing lab near me?
Contact our team with a few details about your lab testing needs and we will provide details about sample submission to a food lab near you.
What types of food testing can FSNS perform?
We offer a full range of lab testing for food and beverage samples, including microbiology (pathogens, indicator organisms, spoilage organisms, etc.), analytical chemistry (allergen testing, pesticide residues, artificial colors, heavy metals, etc.), nutritional analysis, contract research (shelf-life studies, challenge studies, etc.). We test a wide variety of samples types, including protein, dairy, produce, nuts, spices, seafood, confectionary, ready-to-eat, and more. View our capabilities by sample type above.
Are your food testing labs accredited?
Yes, all our laboratories are ISO 17025 accredited. Many labs also hold additional industry certifications and accreditations. View FSNS ISO 17025 accreditations here and Certified Laboratories ISO 17025 accreditations here.