Every retail or wholesale food company is likely to monitor the specifications of the products it purchases from its suppliers. The same applies for a single consumer.
Indicatively the following analyses are mentioned:
Water microbiological analysis:
- Total Plate Count at 22 and 37 °C
- Total coliforms/ E. coli
- Enterococci
- Sulfite reducing clostridia
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Water physicochemical analyses:
pH, conductivity, total hardness, Free chloride, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Chlorides, Nitrates, Nitrites, Ammonium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, etc.
Determination of heavy metals and toxic substances:
Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg), Chromium (Cr) Cobalt (Co) Cyanide (Cn) etc.
Microbiological analyses:
- Detection of Salmonella spp
- Detection/enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Coliforms
- E coli
- S. Aureus
- Enterococci
- Sulfite reducing clostridia
- Baccilus spp.
- Pseudomonas
Physicochemical analyses:
- Humidity
- Fat content
- Protein content
- Salt
- Mycotoxins
- Histamine
Determination of heavy metals:
- Adulteration measurement
- Vitamins
- Pesticides
- Nutritional labeling
Determination of heavy metals:
Ph, conductivity, Disolved Oxygen, COD, BOD, Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
