Determining and possibly extending shelf life
Lab analyses
Are you getting a new product ready for market? The Food Pilot staff can help determine nutritional value, shelf life and determine allergens for labeling. After a personalized consultation based on your specific question, recipe or sample, you will receive a detailed quote with more information about possible analyses, prices and timing. After approving the quote you can then schedule the analysis with the lab manager. Or do you have a more complex question? ILVO has advanced analysis equipment and expertise that can address even the most thorny challenges. ILVO’s expertise includes control of Listeria, Salmonella and other food pathogens, cleaning and disinfection of the production site, odor or taste questions, detection of residues, GMO detection, and more. Our laboratories are BELAC accredited according to the ISO 17025 standard. This standard specifies competence requirements for how to perform laboratory analyses and obtain correct analysis results. We perform a number of ring trials according to the ISO 17043 standard. All of our accredited activities are also ISO 14001 environmentally certified. A flyer with the lab expertises can be downloaded here.
Parameters showing how the product is made
With a trained taste panel in a professional sensory lab or analysis of odor components with GC-MS
for the detection of food allergens
for detection of spoilage, hygiene indicators and pathogens
Prospecting and analysis of production machines and production floors
Detection of residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants
Quality of honey
Detection of GMO in food and feed
Determination of antimicrobial activity