Natural Health Product Testing - physical tests, microbiological tests, chemical tests, stability tests and quality assurance.

SunWest Food Laboratory Ltd. offers a variety of physical, chemical, microbiological and stability tests on the following products: borage, drink mixes, elk antler velvet, emu oil, essential fatty acids, evening primrose, extracts, fish oils, flax, hemp oil, hemp powder, herbs, isolates, marine oils, probiotics, vitamin drops.

Physical Tests - colour, density, foreign matter, net contents, particle size, pH.

Chemical Tests - acidity, acid value, aflatoxins, ALA content, AOM, ash, beta-glucan, calories, carbohydrates, cholesterol, fat-acid hydrolysis, fat-ether extraction fat, fat-total, fatty acid profile, fatty acid profile with Trans, fibre-total dietary, soluble and insoluble, free fatty acids, GLA content, gluten allergen, metals, minerals, moisture, ochratoxins, oil content, omega 3, omega 6, omega 9 fatty acids, Oxidative Stability Index (OSI), peroxide value, protein, rancimat, starch, sugar profile, sugar-reducing and non-reducing, tocopherols, Vitamin A, Vitamin B Scan, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, volatile oil, vomitoxins, zearalenone.

Microbiological Tests (Presumptive / Confirmation) - bacillus cereus, bifidobacteria, clostridium species, clostridium perfringens, coliforms-fecal, coliforms-total, e.coli, E coli O157:H7, enterobacteriacea, lactobacillus species, listeria species, listeria monocytogenes, pseudomonas aeruginosa, salmonella, standard (total) plate count (aerobic and anaerobic), staphylococcus aureus, yeast and mold.

Quality Assurance - investigate complaints, monitor product consistency, measure product quality against national standards, monitor adherence of product to government or supplier specifications.
Stability Tests - AOM, accelerated and ambient stability studies, disintegration, free fatty acids, OSI (rancimat), peroxide value, sensory evaluation, shelf life.