Food Safety

Safeguarding proper food safety and identifying bacteria that could lead to foodborne illness down the line is a critical step to protecting your business and ensuring public health. New Wave Scientific is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory located in Sparks Nevada that offers a wide range of microbiological testing endpoints to ensure your production facilities, ingredients, and final products meet regulatory requirements and food safety standards.

How We Help

How We Help

Regulatory testing requirements may vary by industry and jurisdiction. For this reason, New Wave Scientific screens for a wide scope of bacteria, pathogens, and toxins to meet any quality program requirements. In addition to the analysis of foods and final products, New Wave offers environmental screening of manufacturing and production facilities to ensure proper sanitation and avoid any cross-contamination.

We have years of experience helping businesses meet compliance. We offer a wide range of bacterial, pathogen, and toxin analysis to meet any quality program requirements.

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Testing Offered

Testing Offered

Matrices

  • Food
  • Water
  • Beverages
  • Animal feed
  • Agriculture
  • Cosmetics
  • Ingredients
  • Supplements

Pathogens, Toxins, pH, & Water Activity

  • Aerobic and Anaerobic Colony Count
  • Total Coliforms
  • E.coli
  • Salmonella
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Total Yeast and Mold
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Salmonella
  • E.coli 0157:H7
  • Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
  • Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2
  • Ochratoxin A
  • pH
  • Water Activity

Chromatography

  • Liquid: HPLC and UHPLC coupled to UV and Triple Quadruple Mass Spectrometer (MS/MS) or (QQQ)
  • Gas: GC with liquid injection and headspace. Detectors FID, ECD, and Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (MS/MS or QQQ)
  • Spectroscopy: Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) with MS and OES detectors

Heavy Metals

  • Cadmium
  • Mercury
  • Lead
  • Arsenic
  • Nickel
  • Chromium

Microbial

  • Platting
  • PCR
  • Microscopy

Onsite Sampling

  • Swabbing
  • Air capture

Other

  • Nitrogen analysis by combustion
  • pH
  • Water activity
  • Differential Light Scattering for particle size (DLS)

Why Choose New Wave Scientific

Why Choose New Wave Scientific

  • A comprehensive portfolio of microbiological analytical testing techniques.
  • Quality and reliability of analysis paired with access to our scientific experts.
  • Local sample pickups, quick turnaround times, and electronic results delivery.