Responsiveness is Our Competitive Advantage
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) understands that special food safety needs extend beyond the scope of routine testing. The FSNS Special Projects Team provides a wide array of specialized services to meet your special food safety needs:
Growth Inhibition Studies: Artificial inoculation of foods with pathogenic or spoilage microorganisms to track outgrowth during product storage; USP 51 antimicrobial effectiveness studies; Antimicrobial ingredient minimum inhibitory concentration studies.
Inactivation Studies: Validation of chemical dip and spray interventions against pathogenic or spoilage microorganisms artificially inoculated onto food product surfaces; Validation of thermal treatment conditions (baking, frying, kettle cooking, blanching) used to provide foodborne pathogen lethality; Determining the efficacy of chemical sanitizers against foodborne pathogens attached to environmental surfaces; Meat fermentation and drying procedure validation studies.
Combination Studies: Determining the effectiveness of inactivation procedures used to provide foodborne pathogen lethality combined with tracking outgrowth during storage.
Inactivation Studies: Using non–pathogenic surrogate microorganisms to validate chemical dip and spray intervention efficacy; Using non–pathogenic surrogate microorganisms to validate thermal treatment conditions (baking, frying, kettle cooking, blanching) used to provide foodborne pathogen lethality.
The IR Biotyper® provides a comprehensive approach for relevant and cost-effective hygiene control by allowing real-time monitoring and source-tracking while still aligning with your routine testing requirements. Routine fingerprinting of collected microbial isolates assists with:
• Compares strains
• Monitoring contamination
• Proactive root cause analysis
• Corrective actions in the cleaning process management
The IR Biotyper® is a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to Whole Genome Sequencing. Clear result reports are provided, applying visualization tools such as dendrogram and distance matrix.
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We realize that innovation comes from research. That’s why we actively participate in a wide array of food safety and quality–related research projects. The overall goal of FSNS research is to remain current and actively involved in projects that are vital to the advancement of food safety and quality, such as:
For information on collaborative opportunities or existing projects, email research@fsns.com or call Dr. Alex Brandt at 210–308–0675 Ext. 266.
Responsiveness is Our Competitive Advantage
The FSNS business model is built on addressing customer testing needs with a strong sense of urgency and the utmost accuracy. As an FSNS customer, you can expect us to respond efficiently and effectively to all your food testing needs — both ongoing and urgent.