Food Agro & Water Testing

Food Agro & Water Testing

Petrolabs offers a extensive range of scientifically managed food analysis and testing facility, consulting, training, development and validation services on global basis. We provide testing services using procedures that comply with national/ international standards for various products range with respect to different parameters as listed below

  • Elemental and heavy metal testing
  • Soil analysis
  • Microbial Assay and Analysis
  • Nutritional labeling and validation
  • Shelf life
  • Bakery and Confectionery
  • Sugar
  • Oil Fats
  • Fruits and Vegetable
  • Alcoholic drinks and Beverages
  • Food Allergen detection
  • Milk and Dairy
  • Honey and Honey products
  • Water

Our strength is our assurance to be a problem solver while maintaining scientific excellence and meeting all testing requirements as per regulatory bodies like FSSAI and BIS.

  • Fruit and Vegetable products (Raw and processed)
  • Stimulant foods such as Tea, coffee, cocoa powder, cocoa bean, etc.
  • Snacks and ready to eat foods
  • Nut and Nut products
  • Starch and Starch products
  • Dairy product testing and infant foods.
  • Seafoods
  • Oils and fats
  • Analysis of food as & agricultural products as per FSSAI, BIS, and EU standards.
  • Offer contract testing services to support your HACCP, ISO, GMP and GLP compliance.
  • Analysis of residual pesticides, drugs, and banned colorants in food products.
  • Microbiological analysis, detection, and identification of pathogens.
  • Proximate analysis and nutritional labeling of food products
  • Shelf life estimation of packed food
  • Fatty acids composition and trans fat content
  • MycotoxinS B1,B2,G1,G2,M1 and Ochratoxin in various matrices.
  • Analysis of drugs residue, mycotoxins, and vitamins by ELISA techniques.
  • Melamine testing services for a wide range of food products, agricultural products, raw materials, and food ingredients.
  • Alcohols/Alcoholic Beverages analysis.
  • Analysis of Grapes as per STANDARD
  • Milk and Milk products analysis as per FSSR/IS norms
  • Spices and condiments analysis
  • Adulteration of BASMATI and Non-basmati rice (variety Authentication)
  • Meat adulteration
  • Testing for compliance to national and international standards using globally acceptable methods laid down by AOAC, ASTA, AOCS, CODEX, FSSAI, BIS, EU, and USFDA.

COSMETICS

  • Analysis of cosmetics as per BIS specifications, drugs and cosmetics act, other national and international standards.
  • Microbial analysis of raw materials and finished products.
  • Characterization of products by chromatographic profiles.
  • Determination of prohibited or restricted ingredients in finished products.
  • Verification of ingredient concentrations against supplier specifications.
  • Product formulation problems/inconsistencies
  • Stability testing & shelf life estimation.
  • Fragrances, colorants, preservatives, perfumes, and flavors spreadability.

WATER TESTING

Water is essential for life. Clean and quality water is an essential requirement for the sustenance of life. But many variables affect the quality of water. Petrolabs its services for testing the quality of water. It is a professionally well managed NABL accredited and BIS certified testing center coordinated by a group of qualified scientists, microbiologists, and technocrats. Petrolabs has been known for its accuracy, integrity, and reliable results.

It has the state of the art technology with modern microbiology lab and analytical equipment like LCMS/MS, Microwave digester, Rotary Evaporator, GC-MS/MS, HPLC, Dissolution apparatus, FTIR, UV, and many more.

  • Packaged drinking water as per IS:14543
  • Drinking water, potable, and domestic as per IS:10500
  • Packaged natural mineral water as per IS:13428
  • Pesticide Residue analysis
  • Purified water as per the Indian pharmacopeia
  • Water for boilers as per IS:10496
  • Water for the process food industry as per IS:4251
  • Organic and Inorganic constituents
  • Effluent water as per IS:3550 & CPCB guidelines
  • Swimming Pool purpose as per IS:3328
  • Microbiological quality of water
  • Packed Natural mineral water
  • Food processing water as per FSSAI
  • Irrigation and Recreation purpose water for swimming pool purpose as per IS:3328
  • Water for industrial application like textile industry and paper mill
  • Suitability for construction purpose as per IS:456
  • Studies of ETPs and STPs as per central public work standards (CPWD)

CHEMICAL TESTING

  • Odour
  • Taste
  • Turbidity
  • Total dissolved solids
  • Ph value
  • Copperas Cu
  • Manganese as Mn
  • Nitrate as NO3
  • Fluoride as F
  • Zinc as Zn
  • Aluminum as Al
  • Chloride as Cl
  • Sulfate as SO3, SO4
  • Alkalinity as HCO3
  • Calcium as Ca
  • Magnesium as Mg
  • Residual Free chlorine as CLZ
  • The phenolic compound as C6H5OH
  • Mineral Oil
  • Anionic Surface Active Agents
  • Mercury as Hg
  • Phosphate
  • Silica
  • Cadmium as Cd
  • Cyanide as CN
  • Lead as PB
  • Chromium as Cr
  • Nickel as Ni
  • PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl)
  • Boron as B
  • Sulfate
  • Antimony as Sb
  • Total hardness (as CaCO3)
  • Acidity/Alkalinity (Carbonates and Bicarbonates)
  • Selenium as Se
  • Iron as Fe
  • Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Nitrite as NO2
  • Silver as Ag
  • Conductivity
  • Pesticides Residue
  • Borade as B
  • Oil and Grease
  • Sulfide as H2S

BIOLOGICAL TESTING

  • Total microbial count
  • Aerobic plate count
  • Total Yeast and Mould count
  • coli
  • Coliform
  • aureus
  • Vibrio Para
  • Candida Albicans
  • Vibrio cholera
  • Salmonella
  • Shigella
  • Fecal Streptococci
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Sulfite reducing anaerobes (clostridia)

SOIL TESTING

  • PH
  • Conductivity
  • Organic matter
  • Texture
  • Moisture
  • Bulk density

Chemical or Physical pollutants

  • Soluble organic material such as urea, fruit sugars, soluble proteins, drugs, pharmaceuticals, etc.,
  • Inorganic particles such as sand, grit, metal particles, ceramics, etc.
  • Soluble inorganic material such as ammonia, road-salt, sea-salt, cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, thiocyanates, thiosulfate, etc.
  • Gases such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane, etc.
  • Emulsions such as paints, adhesives, mayonnaise, hair colorants, emulsified oils, etc.
  • Pharmaceuticals and hormones and other hazardous substances.