Providing Customers Quality Laboratory Testing Services
Within the past two years, the Northern Nevada economy has seen a tremendous expansion in tech and manufacturing with nearly 100 start-up companies moving to the Reno-Sparks area. The newest company to join the Sparks community is New Wave Scientific – an accredited laboratory providing quality food testing to a variety of national vendors, producers, and manufacturers.
High Throughput Testing Services
The company is led by a team of experts in food quality assurance who utilize the latest microbiological and analytical equipment, surpassing industry standards.
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation proves that the laboratory operates competently and generates valid results as recognized by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). This certification recognizes laboratories that perform at the highest standard of care for quality systems, accuracy, and reliability.
New Wave’s microbial testing platform is based on PCR as well as traditional culture plate methodologies. PCR testing provides quick, dependable results with a reduced risk for contamination. DNA amplification takes place inside a closed system utilizing pre-made reagents. This technique has a high degree of sensitivity – detecting food-borne pathogens such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and more from as little as one colony-forming unit.
Mycotoxin analysis ensures that food samples are toxicologically safe from mutagenic metabolites of certain molds and fungi. These pesky toxins can remain in crops long after an initial mold habitation has been killed off. Agricultural commodities should always use a prophylactic monitoring program which includes testing for mycotoxins to ensure a safe end product.
New Wave’s testing services also include:
- Trace analysis of heavy metals
- Water energy and moisture content analysis
- Particle analysis for bioavailability
- Elemental analysis of nutrient availability
- Multi-residue pesticide analysis
The new facility joins the steady growth of business in Sparks, Nevada whose population just topped over 100,000 citizens and doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.
For further information contact:
New Wave Scientific
Phone: (775) 525-9444
Email: info@newwavescientific.com
