Food Testing
Alex Stewart Food Test Lab

Food Test Lab is an independent and UKAS-accredited microbiological testing and chemical analysis laboratory. We provide ISO 17025-accredited microbiological, chemistry and nutritional testing and food analysis of your foodstuffs and feeds.

Our accredited food testing and food analysis services enable you to meet safety regulations, achieve best practice and, above all, satisfy your consumers. Our professional and dedicated team of microbiologists uses the latest technologies and quality to provide microbiological testing of foods, baby foods, beverages, animal feeds and environmental samples.

Food Test Lab’s world-class purpose-built testing laboratory has been designed to process a large volume of microbiological samples every day, and results are delivered on time according to time-bound specific service scopes for:

• Salmonella spp.
• Clostridium perfringens.
• Bacillus cereus.
• Faecal Streptococci.
• Staphylococcus aureus.
• Escherichia coli.
• Enterobacteriaceae.
• Coliforms.
• Listeria spp.
• TVC.

In addition to UKAS-accredited microbiological analysis, our food testing laboratories can provide detailed chemical analysis and nutritional analysis for food labelling. Our nutritional analysis and chemical analysis services include:

• Moisture.
• Fats and oils.
• Proteins.
• Sugars.
• Sodium.
• Fibre.
• Ash.
• Salt.
• Carbohydrates.
• Fatty Acid Profile.
• Dietary Fibre.
• Energy value.
• Group I nutritional analysis.
• Group II nutritional analysis.

Food Test Lab’s dedicated team of microbiologists uses the latest food testing technologies and work to UKAS food testing standards to provide fast turnaround times for groceries, cooked and raw meats, dairy products, processed foods, baby foods and pouches and exports such as meat, fish, honey, milk, coffee, cocoa and beverages.

Food Test Lab’s food testing laboratory has been designed to test large quantities of micro samples each day and results are delivered on time according to time-bound specific service scopes:

• Ten days.
• Five days.
• Three days.
• Same day.

For further information or a no-obligation food testing quotation please contact: Des McMillan – Chief Chemist, Megan Lang – Laboratory Supervisor, Cameron Finley – Laboratory Manager, or Jennifer Thomas – Microbiological Manager on 0151 525 1488 or email customer services.

Food Test Lab is the trading name for the UKAS-accredited company Huson and Hardwick, which is part of the Alex Stewart Agriculture Group of Companies.