Some of the products that we have tested
- Water and waste-waters;
- Trade effluents;
- Marine ballast water;
- Bunker fuel oils;
- Lubricating oils;
- Environmental air filters and monitors;
- Sanitizers, detergents and disinfectants;
- Pharmaceuticals;
- Cosmetics;
- Bottled water, energy drinks, beverages and fruit juices;
- Raw Meat and Meat products;
- Frozen Meat for Export and Import DAFF regulations;
- Milk and Dairy products;
- Sugars, syrups and molasses;
- Flour and Bakery products;
- Maize and wheat products;
- Poultry and Egg products;
- Herb and Spice products;
- Frozen Seafood/Marine products;
- Canned products (such as meat, fish and vegetables);
- Agricultural commodities grading;
- Cannabis and hemp products;
- Coal, coke and charcoal;
- Vegetable and cooking oils.
Other related services that we offer are:
- Sampling and investigations;
- Pollution and environmental measurements;
- Checking net and gross package weights, up to 60kg;
- Chemical consulting;
- Consulting to the insurance and legal professions;
- Routine Quality Control and Quality Assurance on raw materials and finished products;
- Manufacture and supply of specific laboratory reagents and chemical solutions;
- Formulations;
- Referee and independent lab tests or the witnessing of tests in other laboratories on behalf of clients;
- Issuing of Certificates of Analysis;
- Skills training in laboratory techniques and practise;
- Product endorsements;
- Consulting for Laboratory Accreditation ISO 17025, or independent auditing.
Food Tests
- Nutritional Value, labelling requirements;
- Moisture or humidity;
- Water Activity measurements;
- Proteins (Kjeldahl);
- Fats and oils;
- Carbohydrates;
- Sugars and starches;
- Energy Value, calories or kiloJoules;
- Minerals;
- Sodium;
- Salt;
- Heavy metals;
- Colour measurements; Lovibond, Pt-Co, Gardner;
- Food Poisoning investigations;
- Insecticide residues screening for organo-phosphates and carbamates;
Coal and Charcoal Tests
- Proximate Analysis;
- Air-dry moisture;
- Free, superficial moisture;
- Inherent moisture;
- Total moisture;
- Ash content;
- Fixed Carbon;
- Gross Calorific Value, by Bomb Calorimeter;
- Phosphorus and its compounds;
- Size Grading, particle size distribution;
- Self-heat Test on charcoal, IMDG Code;
- Smoke Point;
- Flame Propagation Test on charcoal, UN method.
Pharmaceutical Tests
- UV Spectrophotometry measurements;
- Melting Point measurements;
- Humidity tests;
- Tests according to the BP and USP.
Water Tests
- Potable waters;
- Tests according to SANS requirements;
- Swimming pool water;
- Trade effluents;
- Marine waters;
- Borehole waters;
- Bottled water;
- SANS 241 drinking water quality tests.
Petroleum Products Tests
- Kinematic Viscosity;
- Dynamic viscosity;
- Density, API and SG measurements;
- Ford Cup Viscosity;
- Brookfield Viscosity;
- Flash Point;
- Fire Point;
- Auto-ignition Point;
- Conradson Carbon Residue;
- Ash content;
- ASTM Distillation;
- Heat of Combustion, ASTMD4868;
- Insolubles and extractables;
- Water content, by distillation;
- Water content, by Karl Fischer;
- Pour Point;
- Cloud Point;
- Colour measurements; ASTM, Saybolt and IP
- TAN, TBN and SAN;
- Metals by ICP;
- Screening by FTIR;
- Electrical conductivity on fuel oils, e.g. jet fuel;
We can also offer the following microbiological tests
- Total Mesophilic Aerobic Plate Count/Colony Count §;
- Total Anaerobic Plate Count/Colony Count §;
- Total Microaerophilic Plate Count/Colony Count;
- Total Thermophilic aerobic Plate Count/Colony Count;
- Total Psychrotrophic Count;
- Total Coliform §;
- Total Faecal Coliform Count;
- Total Yeast and Mould Count §;
- Sulphate Reducing Bacteria;
- Presence of E.coli and E.coli type I §;
- Presence and confirmation of Salmonella species §;
- Presence of Shigella species;
- Presence of Staphylococcus aureus §;
- Presence of Pathogenic Clostridial Species (certain strains of Clostridium perfringens);
- Presence of Pathogenic Vibrio species; not routinely available;
- Presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
- Presence of Mesophilic Lactobacillus species (Acidoduric species);
- Presence of Thermoduric Lactobacillus species and spore formers;
- Presence of Acinetobacter species;
- Presence of Lipolytic Organisms;
- Presence of Bacillus cereus;
- Presence of Faecal Coliforms; and presence of Faecal Streptococci;
- Presence of Flat Sour Organisms §;
- Presence of Osmophilic Yeasts and Moulds;
- Cultural isolation and identification (Gram Stain and Biochemical Tests i.e. API);
- Presence or absence of antibiotics in meat products and poultry;
- Microbiology tests by Real-time PCR;
- Food Pathogen Microbiological Analysis; and Food Spoilage Microbiological Analysis.