NSF International provides a wide range of comprehensive food safety solutions. In food microbiology we examine foods and their packaging to ensure they are safe for consumers.
General Food Analyses Offered:
- Spoilage organisms (Ex. Psychrophilic microorganisms, yeast, and mold)
- Indicator organisms (Ex. Generic E. coli, coliforms, coliphages, Staphylococcus aureus)
- Bacterial Pathogens (Ex. E. coli O157:H7, EHEC, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter spp., Clostridium spp., Shigella spp., Vibrio spp.)
- Other Pathogens (Ex. Cryptosporidium parvum, enteric viruses, Hepatitis A)
- Shelf life testing
- Pathogen challenge testing for various food matrices
- Speciation
- Organism identification (genus, species, and strain)
- Environmental monitoring
- GMO
- Allergens
- Packaging consulting
- Data management and trend analysis
- HACCP/process verification
- Food equipment
- In-Place-Cleaning testing (i.e. CIP) for multiple NSF Standards
- Examples of products are beverage dispensers, soft-serve ice cream dispensers, and ice makers
