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EDWARD FOOD RESEARCH & ANALYSIS CENTRE LIMITED

ABOUT EFRAC

EFRAC has been established with the intent of being a top-notch solution provider and going

beyond the realms of what’s just achievable. Our spirit to deliver the best keeps motivating us in building a benchmark of leadership in these times of everchanging consumer needs and stringent quality norms.

We revel in these challenges by routinely upgrading our outstanding team and the state-of-the-art instrumentation. Customer service for us is not merely a department but an attitude woven in

adding value and timely service, thereby making us the proud partner of our customer’s winning team.

We, at EFRAC, endeavour each day to meet the worldclass standards, respecting each of our customer’s needs and realising that every chance to work for them is an opportunity to foster an enduring bond of mutual trust and credence. This in turn will surely lead to more loyal customers in the times to come.

We are indebted to our valued customers for believing in us and in our services.

GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY TESTING SCENARIO

In the past few years, the food safety testing market has grown remarkably across the globe

on the back of regulatory developments, increasing private sector participation and growing food borne illness. Stringent regulatory norms in the global food industry, have boosted the food diagnostics sector. As per the latest estimations, the global food safety testing market is likely to witness an impressive growth in the coming years as almost every country in the world is adopting appropriate measures in this regard. Food safety testing, which examines food products for disease causing organisms, chemical residues and other hazardous material, is also gaining momentum due to supportive regulatory paradigm. Across the globe, food borne diseases

have been a cause of concern for the governments as well as consumers. The impact and cost of food contamination have been enormous in the recent years. Backed by factors such as increasing number of tests being demanded by authorities, strengthening global trade and proliferation in the number of cases of food borne illness, the food safety testing products market may reach USD 11.4 billion by 2015. As consumers are becoming more aware of their food quality, an increasing demand for safe food will further fuel growth in the market. In the global food safety testing market, pathogen testing represents the largest segment, followed by GMO testing. With GMOs being rapidly introduced in the market, the growth in this segment is expected to surpass other testing segment growth.

T he objective of setting up EFRAC is to provide international level testing and R&D services

to food manufacturing, food processing and export units with universally acceptable analysis results.To achieve this objective we have ensured that the world’s best things find their place at EFRAC … right from designing the laboratory to procurement of instruments.

It is because of this passion that we are equipped to compete with any of the internationally renowned laboratories today. We are committed to provide timely services, customer support and reliable and highly precise results. We owe these commitments to the most sophisticated technical setup, highly trained manpower and the extremely robust and advanced IT systems.

OUR OBJECTIVE

FIELDS WE SPECIALISE IN

With a built up area of more than 21,000 sqft, this ultra-modern lab is equipped with sophisticated instruments like GC MS/MS, LC MS/MS, ICP MS, HPTLC, GPC, HPLC (UV, FID, RI), GC-MS WITH HS-TD, AAS, HR GC-HR MS, FT-IR, TOC, IC, CHNSO Analyser, automated Kjeldhal, Rotavap, Turbovap, Soxhlet, all with automated robotics, data loggers, recorders, Class 10000 clean rooms and Laboratory Integrated Management Software (LIMS) to ensure the integrity and validity of test reports. EFRAC is approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

• Analytical Services • R&D Services • Training and Academic Services

Services we offer

MicrobiologyTrace & Ultra Trace

TrainingSpecialised Services

Drugs & Pharmaceutical

Services

Packaging Testing

R&D Environment

Specialised Services

FOOD SAFETY CLINICS

Food safety is all about handling, preparation and storage of food in ways that prevent food

borne illness. This includes a few steps to be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards.Improperly handled food can transmit diseases from person to person as well as serve as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Facilities like EFRAC will surely be helpful in fighting against the monstrous food safety issues like nutrition, hygiene, adulteration and quality of the food products.

Food adulteration is of grave concern to all the consumers everywhere.

• Mixing water in milk, synthetic milk• Harmful colours in cooking powder and spices• Animal fat in ghee• Arsenic, lead in water These are all ongoing problems faced by the consumers.

Analytical ServicesFor food and water manufacturing, processing and exporting units

EFRAC’s water testing laboratory is one of the most exhaustive and well equipped divisions

with highly trained professionals and state-of-the-art instrumentation. We are catering to the analytical needs of all industries which produce or use water for

one or other purposes eg. fisheries, hospitality, healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing, food and beverage processing units, etc. EFRAC also provides specialised solutions to meet the regulatory and statutory requirements of all the above industries.

Types of water we are testing• Raw water

• Potable drinking water as per IS-10500

• Packaged drinking water as per IS-14543

• Packaged natural mineral water as per IS-13428

• Water for food processing IS-4251

• Water for dialysis as per AAMI standard/IS0-13959

• Water for irrigation

• Water for construction as per IS-456�

• Water for swimming pool as per IS-3328

• Water for boiler

• Water as per 98/83-EU

• Water as per WHO

• Water as per US-EPA

• Water for industrial cooling as per IS-8188

• Pet bottle and container analysis as per IS-15410 and 9845

• Water for basic potability

• Water purifiers for efficacy test

• Packaged drinking water for manufacturing companies

Parameters to be tested• Physical and chemical analysis

• Pesticides

• Microbiological analysis

• Toxic metals

• Pet bottles for potability study

• Pet bottles for colour migration and overall migration analysis

• Efficacy of water purifier

• TOC (Total Organic Carbon)

WATER INDUSTRY

Products we are testing• Finished products

• Tea/coffee based beverages

• Water analysis

Unique facilities• Proximity to reach – sample pick up facility is

available in Kolkata


• Nutritional and proximate analysis

• Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins and Ochratoxins)

• Pesticides


• Heavy metals

• Shelf life studies

• Country specific analysis for export

• Water analysis as per IS-10500, IS 4251, 98/83 EU-directive, WHO and US-EPA

• Tea analysis as per PFA

E FRAC does testing for nutritional and proximate parameters. We are also testing for

adulterants, residues of pesticides, mycotoxins, heavy metals, microbiological analysis. Additionally, EFRAC also does the analysis of all the products as per national (Indian market), international (export market) and customer specific standards.

TEA AND COFFEE INDUSTRY

Products we are testing• Poultry feed, tissue, body fluid, excreta

• Egg and egg products – like egg powder

• Processed/semi processed chicken

• Treated and raw water specific to this particular type of industry

• Feed water

• Raw chicken

Parameters to be tested• Nutritional and proximate analysis

• Mycotoxins (Aflatoxin and Ochratoxins)

• Dioxins like PCDD and PCDF

• Antibiotics


• Heavy metals


• Water analysis as per IS-10500, IS–4251 and 98/83 as per EU-directive

EGG AND POULTRYINDUSTRY

EFRAC tests for nutritional and proximate parameters and also for residues of antibiotics,

growth promoters and other drug residue in eggs, feed and livestock. These include compounds banned from use in livestock production. EFRAC is also doing the analysis of all the parameters as per EIC (Export Inspection Council) RMP for egg products, poultry meat and poultry meat products for the current year.

EFRAC has the analytical facilities to examine marine products such as shrimp, fish, clams,

mussels, squids, octopus, cuttlefish, crabs, etc. The major markets for these products are Japan and the USA. EFRAC offers an independent line of testing for seafood, particularly for export, strictly adhering to region/country specific guidelines/regulations like EU, USFDA etc.

SEA FOOD INDUSTRY

Products we are testing• Fish, shrimp/prawn, crab and other sea foods

• Raw material

• Semi-processed and processed food

• Water analysis



• Antibiotics


• Heavy metals

• Methyl mercury



• Water analysis as per IS–10500, IS–4251, 98/83 EU-directive, WHO and US-EPA

Products we are testing• Raw material

• Finished products

• Kitchen inspection and swab test

• Water analysis

• Beverage analysis

• Air sampling




• Pesticides

• Antibiotics


• Heavy metals


• Water analysis as per IS-10500, IS–4251, 98/83 EU-directive, WHO and US-EPA


READY TO EAT FOOD INDUSTRY AND FOOD RETAIL CHAIN

A t EFRAC we offer inspection services to the food supply chains to help food and beverage

manufacturers, suppliers, hotels and catering services to ensure food product quality and safety and also to maintain a clean and sanitised environment for food preparation and storage. We also provide inspection of systems, processes and products of relevant international standards by a highly skilled and professional team.



• Kitchen inspection and swab test

• Water analysis

• Beverage analysis

• Air sampling




• Pesticides

• Antibiotics


• Heavy metals

• Water analysis as per IS–10500

• Water for swimming pool as per IS–3328

• Packaged drinking water as per IS–14543

STAR HOTELS

EFRAC offers analytical services for raw materials, packaging materials, finished

products (cooked, semi-cooked and uncooked) and inspection services for kitchen and caterers to ensure food safety and quality and in turn maintain a clean and sanitised environment for food preparation and storage. EFRAC also provides inspection of systems, processes and products to relevant international standards by a highly skilled and professional team.



• Meat and meat products

• Sea foods

• Snacks and savouries

• Beverages

• Fruit juice, aerated soft drinks

• Energy drinks

• Confectioneries

• Bakery products

• Grains and cereals

• Milled products

• Spices and condiments

• Dry fruits and nuts

• Milk and dairy products

• Curd, ghee, paneer, butter, ice cream

• Oils

• Ready to eat foods

• Ready mix

• Water

• Fruits and vegetables

• Private labels


• Nutritional labelling


• Mycotoxins (Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin)

• Pesticides

• Antibiotics

• Artificial colours


• Heavy metals

• Shelf life analysis

• Packaged drinking water as per IS-14543

• Natural mineral water as per IS-13428

RETAIL CHAINS SUPER AND HYPER STORES

EFRAC is at the forefront of technological advances in food testing to help you secure food

safety and to preserve your brand and well earned reputation. Apart from testing for nutritional and proximate parameters, we are also testing for residues of pesticides, mycotoxins, heavy metals and microbiological analysis. EFRAC is also doing the analysis of all the products as per FSSA (Food Safety Standards Act) and other international standards based on customer requirements.

Products we are testing• Grapes

• Pomegranate

• Mango

Unique features• E-mail acknowledgement of sample receipt

• Customer – user ID and password for online report viewing

• Consultation on failed samples (level of detection, probable reasons)

• Trained sampling team

• Logistical support

Parameters to be tested• Grapes as per APEDA - RMP

• Pomegranate as per APEDA - RMP

• Mango as per APEDA - RMP


• Heavy metals

• Water analysis as per IS – 10500, IS 4251, 98/83 EU - directive, WHO and US - EPA

FRUIT ExPORTERS

EFRAC’s trace and ultra trace laboratory is one of the best laboratories in India, having the

capability of meeting ever changing testing requirements of European and other fruit importing countries. Trained sampling team and planned logistics will ensure timely report to exporters, so that you can make the best decisions and properly plan for harvesting, packaging and container stuffing.

Equipments used• LC-MS/MS, HRGC-HRMS

Method used• USEPA – 8290 &16�13 for dioxins and internal

validated method for PCP

Unique features• E-mail acknowledgement of sample receipt

• Customer – user ID and password for report viewing

• Consultation on failed samples (level of detection)

• Logistical support

GUAR GUM ExPORTERS

Products we are testing• Guar gum

• Guar gum products

Parameters to be tested• Penta Chloro Phenol (PCP)

• Dioxins and Furans (PCDD and PCDF)


India is one of the major exporters of guar gum to Europe and countries across the world. Regularly

meeting the quality requirements of these countries is really a problem for exporters. EFRAC by its conscious effort to work with guar gum exporters, has set up one of the best facilities in India, for the analysis of PCP and dioxins.

Products we are testing• Herbal extracts

• Guar gum

• Fish and shrimps

• Poultry

• Animal feed

• Meat

• Resins

• Incinerators

Parameters to be tested• Dioxins and furans (PCDD and PCDF)

Equipments used• HRGC-HRMS

Methods used• USEPA – 8290 &16�13 for dioxins and furans

DIOxIN ANALYSIS

Dioxins are a family of toxic chemicals that share a similar chemical structure and a

common mechanism of toxic action. This family includes the polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins (PCDD’s), polychlorinated dibenzo furans (PCDF’s) and Polychlorinated biphenyls. Dioxins have been characterised by EPA as likely to be human carcinogenics and are anticipated to increase the risk of cancer at background levels of exposure.

Human ExposureHumans receive almost all of dioxin exposure from the food we eat, specifically from the animal fats associated with eating beef, pork, poultry, fish, milk and dairy products.

Level of ExposureThe US-EPA has set a limit of 0.00003 micrograms of dioxin per litre of drinking water. The Food & Drug Administration recommends not eating food with more than 50 parts per trillion of dioxins. All the developed countries are very much cautious about testing of dioxin along with other harmful pesticides and microbial parameters. Analysis of dioxin in PPT (parts per trillion) is very difficult as it requires highly skilled manpower and one of the most sophisticated and ultra modern instrument–HRGC-HRMS. EFRAC is one among the very few testing and R&D centres, who have the facility of analysing dioxins and furans in PPT levels.

Services we are offering• Site selection and liability studies

• Environmental impact assessment

• Environmental audits

• Solid (industrial/municipal) and hazardous waste management

• Occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene

• Environmental baseline monitoring for air, meteorology, water, soil, noise and ecology

• Industrial emission source monitoring

• Study on bio–indicators

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

T he evironment division of EFRAC is a full fledged division offering a comprehensive range

of services related to water, waste water and air pollution monitoring, catering to the needs of manufacturing industries, pollution control agencies, regulatory bodies, state and central governments.

Method of analysis for air pollution monitoring and analysis• APHA

• BIS

• USEPA

• CPCB

• ASTM

• ISO

Method of analysis for water and wastewater analysis• APHA

• BIS

• USEPA

• ASTM

• ISO

The services under environment chemistry include• Analysis of water, wastewater, soil, solid waste,

hazardous waste as per Indian and international codes

• Source emissions and work zone air-noise quality monitoring

• Analysis of SVOCs, VOCs, PAH, PCB’s, TOC etc

• Categorisation of hazardous waste and pesticide residue analysis

Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services

Method development studies for• Assay

• Dissolution

• Impurities

• Trace metals

• Residual solvents

• Physicochemical tests

III) Stability Storage and TestingWe have stability storage chambers covering a wide range of environmental conditions including• Refrigerated condition

• Primary ICH long term condition,

• Intermediate ICH condition,

• Accelerated ICH condition and for photo stability – ICH option 1 and 2 with light intensity recording facility

• Custom storage conditions can be programmed to meet customer specific requirements

IV) Comparator StudiesEFRAC offers the comparator analysis of the new products with already established brands in the following area• Assay

• Dissolution

• Impurity profiling

• Stability studies

DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES

The pharmaceutical testing division of EFRAC is well equipped to provide all the routine

analyses as per the latest pharmacopeia (IP, USP, EP, IP and JP) or customer specific procedures and specification in drugs and drug substances. Our laboratory is equipped with a full array of analytical instrumentation, meeting the 21 CFR part 11 requirements.

I) Raw Material TestingWe are equipped to analyse drugs, raw material and excipients as per the following latest pharmacopeia • USP

• BP

• EP

• IP

• and JP

Tests we conduct• Identification tests

• Trace metals analysis by using AAS and ICP – MS techniques

• Organic volatile impurities and residual solvents as per USP

• Heavy metals

• Pharmaceutical grade water testing as per USP and BP

II) Method Development and Validation StudiesWe are also offering analytical method development and validation services

Guidelines we follow• ICH

V) Drug Efficacy Testing

VI) Extractables and LeachablesExtractables and leachables are chemicals that can be released/migrated from primary and secondary packaging materials such as• Containers

• Container liners

• Closures

• Closure liners

• Stopper over seals

• Container inner seals

• Administration accessories etc.

Typical contaminants include• Phthalate esters

• Cyanides

• Nitrosamines

• Benzopyrenes

• Trace metals etc.

We conduct analysis to determine the potential contaminants in various drug substances and drug products.

VII) Microbiological AnalysisAt EFRAC we conduct compendial tests for drugs, pharmaceuticals, disinfectants and healthcare products.

Methods we are following:• IS

• IP

• BP

• EP

• USP-NF

• IS

• ISO

• WHO

• ASTM and customer specific methods.

Parameters we are testing• Microbiological assays: antibiotics,

vitamins, disinfectants

• Sterility: hospital ware, surgical items, injectables and sterile pharmaceutical products

• Bacterial endotoxins

• Efficacy of antimicrobial preservation/antimicrobial preservative effectiveness

• Microbial limit tests/bioburden/microbial contamination detection

• Total aerobic microbial count/aerobic viable bacterial count

• Combined yeast and mold count

• Escherichia coli

• Salmonella

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Air sampling (by air sampler)

• Media plates/swabs for sampling

• Other parameters on request

Healthcare Products and Disinfectants• Evaluation of antimicrobial properties

of different healthcare products as per customer supplied protocols/ASTM methods (ASTM 1115 & ASTM E 1174).

Studies Include• MIC testing

• Neutralisation testing as per ASTM 1054 – 02

• Antimicrobial effectiveness testing of personnel hand washes.

• Germicidal value (Phenolic disinfectants – IS 106�1)

• Rideal walker coefficient (RWC)

• Staphylococcus aureus coefficient (SAC)

• Enterobacteria and other gram negative bacteria

• Clostridia

• Clostridium perfringens

• Bile – tolerant gram negative bacteria/coliforms

• Candida albicans

• Process water/reagent water quality: viable count, coliforms, E.coli and any other organisms as per customer request

Method Validations• Microbial limit test

• Antimicrobial effectiveness of preservatives/preservative efficacy test (AET/PET)

• Bacterial endotoxin test

• Sterility test

• Disinfectant efficacy test

Microbial IdentificationConventional: microscopic, biochemical and serological.

Workplace Monitoring• Testing is performed for air/clean rooms/

manufacturing facility/equipment/personnel

• Bioburden/viable count: settle plate method (4 hrs exposure)

• Aerobic microbial count and combined yeasts and molds by fallout or swab testing (in buffer solution): AMC, Y&M, coliforms

• Swab testing (in buffer solution): AMC, yeast and molds, coliforms, E.coli, Salmonella and Enterobacteriacae

• Enumeration of Lactobacillus acidophilus in dairy and pharma products

• Detection of contamination of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus in pharma products

Packaging Testing Services

• Glass containers

• Boxes - corrugated fibre board boxes, wooden boxes, plywood boxes

• Bags - multilayer paper, jute bag, plastic woven sacks, plastic bag, cloth bag, etc.

• Composite containers

• Intermediate bulk containers – metal based and flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC)

• Ancillary packaging materials – wooden pallet, plastic pallet, caps and closures, pressure sensitive tape, straps, adhesives, cushioning materials, etc.

PACkAGING TESTING SERVICES

EFRAC’s packaging and testing division provide analytical services, physical testing,

performance testing, food safety approval (migration testing), research and development support, as well as quality testing to comply with vendor standards, national and international regulatory legislation for all types of packaging materials. EFRAC provides advanced packaging materials characterisation, data interpretation tools and expertise.

Packaging test services apply to a wide range of industries like food, consumer, industrial, chemicals, packers, retailers, brand owners, packaging materials manufacturers and more.

Commodities to be tested forThe testing facilities are available for the following group of packaging material:

• Paper - craft paper, writing paper, all types of coated paper, photocopy paper, computer stationery paper, etc.

• Paperboard – duplex board, triplex board, all types of coated board, etc.

• Plastic films – single layer plastic film, multilayer plastic film

• Plastic laminates – laminates with different combinations

• Plastic containers – PET bottles, performs, closure, caps, jerricans, drums, barrels, etc.

• Metal containers - bottles, cans, drums, composite drums, etc.

Scope of AnalysisChemical analysis• Paper, paperboard, corrugated fibre board: ash

content, pH, moisture content, water spray test, Cobb test, grammage as per IS guidelines

• Plastic allied material: migration test (overall) as per IS 9845: 1998

• Tin containers – tin coating, lacquer curing test, lacquer continuity test

• Plastic feeding bottle – ageing resistance, product resistance of printed container, permanency of pigment, capacity of scale as per IS guidelines

• Plastic bottle for mineral water – potability test, capacity, ESCR as per IS guidelines

• BOPP Tapes – pH as per IS 1326�2:1992

Mechanical analysis (as per IS guidelines)• Paper, paperboard, corrugated fibre board:

bulk, bursting strength, burst index, ring crush test, folding endurance, tensile strength and elongation, tear index, edge crush test, blocking resistance, scuff proofness, flat crush tester etc.

• Corrugated fibre board boxes and wooden boxes – box dimension and style, type of flute, vibration and compression strength, incline impact test, rolling test, drop test, stack load test

• Plastic and allied materials - thickness, heat seal strength, melt flow index, modulus of elasticity, tensile strength, elongation at break, dart impact test, water vapour transmission rate, gas (O2) permeability, coefficient of friction (static and dynamic)

• Blow moulded plastic container – thickness, handle strength, leak proofness, hydraulic pressure, brimful capacity, ink adhesion, closure leakage test, drop test

• HDPE bags – denier, breaking load, mesh, seam strength, number of stitches of seam

• Tin containers – handle pull test, leakage test, hydraulic pressure test

• Plastic caps and closure – compressibility for cork composition sheet, recovery of cork, torque test

• BOPP test – adhesion strength of pressure, sensitive adhesive tape to metal, anchorage of adhesives in pressure sensitive cellulose tapes, determination of stability of pressure sensitive tapes

• Metal drum – leakage test, hydraulic pressure test, drop test, seam width, thickness, diameter of closure

• Wooden pallet/plastic pallet – drop test, stacking test

• Stiffness tester

• Hot tack strength tester

• Salt spray chamber

• Rain chamber

• Climatic chamber

• Inclined-impact tester

• Vibration tester (mechanical and micro processor based)

• Drop tester

• Compression strength tester

• Drum tester

Methods used

IS, EN, ISO, ASTM.

Equipment used:• Universal Testing Machine

• Spectro Photometer

• Optical Density tester

• Oxygen head space analyser

• Digital based thickness tester

• Gloss meter

• Differential scanning calorimeter

• Water vapour transmission rate analyser (Mocon, USA and Lyss, Switzerland)

• Oxygen transmission rate analyser (Lyssy, Switzerland)

• Coefficient of friction tester

• Torque tester

• Smoothness and porosity tester

• Scuff proofness tester

• Viscosity tester

• Melt flow index tester

• Gelboflex tester

• Folding endurance tester

• Bursting strength tester (paper and paperboard)

Training and Academic ServicesFor UG, PG and research students, faculty members and professionals from food industry

Techniques and applications of microbiological analysis• Fundamentals of food microbiology

• Analytical techniques in microbiology

• Isolation and identification techniques of food pathogens

EFRAC has designed the course module to enable students in such a way that they gather practical experience in handling, operating and maintaining the ultramodern, highly sophisticated and automated instruments, which are used for the high-end analysis in the field of chemical and biological science.

Apart from students, this training module will also be very beneficial for Quality and Food Safety professionals, scholars and faculty members in the above mentioned fields to upgrade and hone their analytical and R&D skills at par with current advancement in science and technology.

EFRAC provides training in the following areas

TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

Every year huge job opportunities are created in research organisations, commercial

laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, agrochemical industries, biotech companies and other allied industries. All these industries seek candidates having sufficient practical exposure to handle and operate high cost sophisticated instruments, since it is not viable and justified for colleges, institutes, research centres and other allied organisations to house all these high-end instrumentation infrastructure. Students therefore remain deprived of attaining the practical skill while undergoing their academic courses. Due to lack of adequate skills the students passing out from different scientific disciplines and seeking job opportunities in R&D and analytical sector find it difficult to get a berth in these industries.

• Loading sample and processing data, calculations, legislations and regulatory guidelines

• An overview and requirements of ISO-17025-20

Techniques and applications of residue analysis• Introduction to pesticides and toxicology

• Basic analytical techniques and good laboratory practices

• Introduction to gas chromatography mass spectrometry - GC-MS/MS

• Introduction to liquid chromatography mass spectrometry – LC-MS/MS

• Sample preparation – liquid-liquid extraction, quencher method

• Sample cleanup procedure, GPC, glass column, solid phase clean up

• Method validation, calibration range, precision, accuracy, matrix effect, measurement uncertainty

Techniques and applications of food analysis• Instrumentation techniques (HPLC, GC,

ICP-MS, AAS, IC and TOC)

• Analysis of food products – 1 (proximate, mineral analysis and vitamins)

• Analysis of food products – 2 (fatty acid profiling, amino acid profiling)

• Analysis of food additives and contaminants in soft drinks

• Projects on water analysis and nutritional labelling analysis

• Techniques and applications of food analysis

R&D ServicesFor food industry, academic institutes, universities, colleges and other concerned government and non government organisations

Banking on capital and technological capability, Edward Food Research & Analysis Centre is

making inroads in the domain of research and development. A competent team of researchers is working towards development of methods, which can be applied for the betterment of society and environment. Our core R&D activities include.

• Development and validation of novel analytical methods for the analysis of organic pollutants in food, water and environmental sample.

• Dissipation study of different pesticides in soil and water in laboratory condition.

• Photo degradation of some selected pesticides and herbicides.

• Heavy metal contamination study in fruits, vegetables and milk.

• Shelf life studies of various packed and processed foods and allied products.

• New Product Development (NPD) like beverages (carbonated and non-carbonated), fruit juices, fruit concentrates/purees, functional foods, natural vegetable juices, dietary supplements etc.

• Crop science projects on the development of improved crop varieties/hybrids and seed production technology.

• Soil fertility studies concerning fertilisers and pesticides abuse.

• Pollutant studies in various types of water bodies.

Apart from the aforesaid R&D activities, we provide a platform to passionate and committed researchers/ scientists from various R&D institutes, universities and colleges to perform the advanced level research by using the sophisticated instruments. We collaborate to undertake joint research programs under PPP (Public Private Partnership) model.

R&D SERVICES

GC MS

GPC

GC QQQ MS

HPLC

IC

LC MS MS

ICP MS

Millipore Filteration Unit

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