Hygiene Monitoring for Customer’s and Employees´Safety
19 May 2020 Including testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Swabs of Environmental Surfaces Hygiene – a well-known challenge with new meaning. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 triggers…
Food & Nutrition Analysis News
Is there a ‘best’ method for the identification of micro- organisms? MALDI-TOF or DNA methods?
MALDI-TOF (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation Time Of Flight) allows the identification of micro-organisms by profiling proteins (chemo-taxonomy) in a reliable and extremely cost-effective procedure. Because…
SYNLAB develop NGS technique for in-depth investigation of Biofilms – The most robust and cost-effective method for Biofilm Critical Path Analysis
No culturing prior to analysis. Quickly adaptable to any matrix Cost effective root cause analysis Rapid turnaround times (3-4 days for a full screen) Scalable…
SYNLAB generate new solutions through challenge test expertise
SYNLAB technical expertise provides tailored microbial investigations for the food industry. SYNLAB Food Testing UK have developed a reputation as the ‘go to’ experts of…
New state-of-the-art Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hebden Bridge
SYNLAB Food Testing UK are pleased to announce the opening of our new state-of-the-art Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hebden Bridge. Situated in the Upper Calder…
SYNLAB Food Testing lead the way in authenticity testing
UKAS accreditation for fish and meat speciation using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology 22nd August 2018 – SYNLAB lead the way in authenticity testing. SYNLAB…
UKAS Accredited Gluten Testing in Beer
With the increasing demand in Gluten-free beer, SYNLAB are on hand to assist small and large breweries in meeting their free-from gluten claim. Our dedicated…
SYNLAB MLST sets the standard for identification of pathogens
DNA sequencing technologies and applications such as Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) are now the state of the art methods to characterise and investigate relatedness between strains of Listeria monocytogenes (and other species), as well as an alternative typing tool for Salmonella species and understand better the nature of their occurrences.
GENEIUS LABORATORIES ARE ACQUIRED BY SYNLAB
On the 1st July 2017 Geneius were acquired by SYNLAB
How caterers can join the fight against food fraud
By Dr Mike Bromley, SYNLAB Laboratories Around one – five percent of the world’s population have a clinically proven food allergy, and it’s thought that…
Better allergen testing for the food industry
SAFEGUARDING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES By Dr Mike Bromley, SYNLAB Laboratories The need for food businesses to have an effective hygiene regime in place to accurately…
Allergy Testing: What are the rules and how can you follow them?
SYNLAB Laboratories’ Dr Mike Bromley lifts the lid on the laws surrounding testing and labelling allergens for caterers in the UK. Estimates suggest that between…