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Food & Agriculture Testing

Shiva Analyticals is an FSSAI, BIS, Tea Board, SFDA, and APEDA approved laboratory in Bangalore, India, with a major role in providing third party assistance in areas of food nutrition, food quality & food safety testing.

Food Safety Testing

Consumption of food contaminated with mycotoxins, pesticide residues, antibiotic residues or heavy metals can lead to serious health implications when these contaminants are present above permissible levels. Our trace analysis laboratory can detect (up to ppb levels) the following residues using standard and in-house validated methods:

  • Pesticide & Insecticide Residues using GC with Headspace, GC MSMS, LC MSMS, and HPLC
  • Fumigation Residues in Cereals and Spices (ETO & ECH residues, Methyl Bromide/Inorganic Bromide, Hydrogen Phosphide
  • Mycotoxins using LC MSMS & HPLC FLD
  • Heavy Metals using ICPMS, ICP OES, and AAS
  • Methyl Mercury/ Organic Arsenic using ICP MS with Speciation Technique
  • Naturally Occurring Toxins (NOTs)
  • Residual Solvents in Vegetable Oils and Food Products
  • Dioxins & Furans
  • Banned Dyes/ Sudan Dyes in Spices
  • Coal Tar Dyes in Food Products
  • Malachite Green (MG), Leuco Malachite Green (LMG), Crystal Violet (CV), and Leuco Crystal Violet (LCV) in shrimps
  • Antibiotics Residues in Meat and Marine Products using LCMSMS (Nitrofuran Metabolites, Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, and Sulphonamides)
  • Melamine Presence in Food Products
  • Non GMO testing
  • Packaged Drinking Water testing as per IS 14543 under BIS recognition
  • Microbial Pathogens

Food Quality

Product quality is usefully described as a bundle of attributes that determine the product's performance. The major categories under quality attributes, tested at our lab are:

  • Shelf Life Studies (Accelerated and Real-time)
  • Food Hygiene Audits
  • Clean Room Monitoring and Qualification
  • Global Migration & Specific Migration studies for Packaging Materials
  • Physico-Chemical Properties
  • Allergens in Food Products
  • Consultation and support in Spoilage investigations studies

Shiva Analyticals has specialised equipment and experienced Senior Food Analysts to support the food industry right from project design stage to product quality testing. Our microbiology team has expertise in supporting in the design and qualification of the food process facilities.

At Shiva, product categories tested include Cereal and Cereal Products, Packaged and Ready to Eat Food Products, Bakery and Confectionery Products, Sugar and Sugar Products, Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Beverages, Egg and Egg Products, Fish and Sea Food, Vegetable Oils and Fats, Milk and Dairy Products, Fresh Fruits and Fresh Vegetables, Spice and Condiments, Meat and Meat Products, Milk and Dairy Products, Nuts and Dry Fruits, Pet Food, Chocolate, Honey, Tea, Tobacco and many other proprietary Food & Beverage Products.

 

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Why Choose Shiva

  • Accredited by NABL as per ISO/IEC 17025: 2017
  • Recognised by BIS for testing of Packaged Drinking as per IS 14543
  • Notified by FSSAI for Testing of Food Products
  • Notified by SFDA for Testing of Food Products exported from India to Saudi Arabia
  • Recognised by Tea Board for Testing of Tea and Tea Products
  • IS/ISO 9001: 2015
  • ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational health and safety management systems)

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Certifications & Accreditations

Shiva Analyticals is an ISO 9001 certified and ISO 17025 accredited analytical laboratory based in Bangalore, India, to provide testing services for a wide range of food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, mineral and petroleum products.

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