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Summary of our Analytical Capabilities: Chemistry | Consulting | Forensics | Imports | Microbiology | Nutritional Labeling | Regulatory Chemical Analyses Thermophiles Organo Nitrogen Scan in pet treats Acrylamide Yeast & Mold Organo Phosphorus Scan Salmonella in Spices (B1, B2, G1, G2, M1) Staphylococcus aureus in cheese Alcohol Content Other Microbiological Procedures Spices Sudan dyes Alcohol Beverage Analysis Bacillus Acid Insoluble Ash Sulfite Analysis Allergens Can Micro Evaluation Adulteration Artificial Color Can Condition & Seam Evaluation Ash Tetracyclines Ash Inoculated Pack Studies Bixin Content Undeclared allergens Acid Insoluble Ash Mold Identification Color Value Bostwick Consistometry Challenge Studies Curcumin & Essential Oils Brookfield Viscosity Shelf Life Studies Defatted Meal Acid Value Brix Spoilage Problem Resolution Ethylene Oxide Residue Alcohols Cadmium Staph Enterotoxin Ethoxyquin Aldehydes & Ketones Caffeine Validation Studies Extractable Color Essential Oil Association Heat by HPLC Specifications & Procedures Carbohydrate Profile Pathogens Insect Identification Esters Cheese Adulteration Bacillus cereus Moisture (Distillation & Vacuum Drying) GC Assays – Specific Components Chemo-Therapeutic Drugs in Campylobacter spp. Non-Volatile Methylene Heavy Metals Chloramphenicol Chloride Extract IR Spectroscopy Cholesterol Coagulase Positive Particle Size (Sieve Analysis) Optical Rotation

CO2 by Chittick E. coli 0157:H7 Piperine Refractive Index Crude Fiber monocytogenes Solvent Residue Analysis (Acetone, Residue on Ignition Dairy Chemistry Listeria spp. Ethylene Dichloride, Hexane, Saponification Value Content Salmonella spp. Isopropyl Alcohol) Solubility & Oils Analysis Shigella Starch Specific Gravity Fatty Acid Profile Staphylococcus aureus Steam Volatile Oil UV Absorbance FCC,USP, & NF Monographs Vibrio cholerae Fruit Juice Adulteration Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sanitation Inspections Free Fatty Acids Vibrio spp. Bone Particle Size Our Analytical Equipment Furfuryl alcohol Yersinia spp. FT-IR Analysis Gentian Violet Foreign Botanical Matter Gas Chromatographs (GC) with: Histamine Analysis Other Organisms Foreign Matter Identification Brucker Scion TQ (GC/MS-MS) Iron Acidophillus Howard Mold Count Electron Capture Detector Lead Aeromonas spp. Hair Identification Flame Ionization Detector Malachite Green Anaerobes Heavy Filth Flame Photometric Detector Mercury Enterobacteriaceae Insect Identification Head Space Sampler Metals Pseudomonas Light Filth Mass Spectrometric Detector Metal Analysis in Foods Streptococcus spp. Macroscopic Examination/ (GC/MS) Moisture Sanitation (Heavy & Light Filth) Nitrates Nutritional Analyses Spent Meal High Performance Liquid Nitrofurans Calories Chromatographs (HPLC) with: Olive Oil Adulteration Cholesterol Regulatory Agency Issues Diode Array Detector Organic Acid Profile Dietary Fiber in Honey Fluorescence Detectors Organic acids Fatty Acid Profile including in Nuts KOBRA Electrochemical Cell Peroxide Value Trans Fat Amantadine LC/MS-MS Phosphorus Insoluble and Soluble Fiber Refractive Index Detector Minerals – All Arsenic in foods/water UV-Visible Detector pH Nitrites Chemo-Therapeutic Drugs in Dionex Ion Chromatograph Omega-3 and Omega-6 Imported Seafood Protein Fatty Acids Colorants in Foods Other Equipment Purity of Olive Oil Proximate Analyses Coumarin in Cookies Atomic Absorption (Flame) Saturated Fats Decomposition in Seafood BAX-PCR Simple & Complex E. coli in cheese/seafood BioMerieux VIDAS Soluble and Insoluble Fiber Unsaturated Fats Excessive Mold or Peel in Can-Seam Saw Sulfites Vitamins – All Tomato Products Can-Seam Projector TBA in meat Fluoroquinolones Cryo-Fridge Ultra Low Titratable Acidity Residue Analysis Histamine Analysis in Seafood Temperature Freezer Total Solids Chloroform Hypoglycine A in Ackee Environmental Chambers for Total Dietary Fiber Ethyl Acetate Indole Analysis in Seafood Shelf-Life Determination Vitamins Ethylene Chlorohydrin Isoeugenol Laminar Flow Hood Water Activity Ethylene Dibromide Lead & Cadmium Analyses MicroElisa Reader Ethylene Oxide Light Filth in Foods Polarized Light Microscopy Microbiological Analysis Methyl Bromide Light/Heavy Filth in Dried canned Refractometers Acetophiles Methylene Chloride mushrooms Spectrophotometers: Aerobic Plate Count Perchlorethylene Listeria in Cheese, Salmon Infrared Bifidobacteria Propylene Chlorohydrin LACF (Low Acid Canned Foods) UV-Visible Coliforms – VRB Propylene Oxide Fluorescence Coliforms – MPN Sudan Dyes Mercury in Seafood Thermo iCAP Q ICP/MS for trace Commercial Sterility Volatile Organics Microbiological contamination in level analysis of metals E. coli cosmetics Fecal Coliform Analysis Nitrates in cheese Halophilic Plate Count High Sensitivity (GC/MS-MS) N-Methyl in Pasta, Produce Contact us at 800-CERT-LAB for Lactobacilli Carbamates Quinolones more information on our full range Psychrophiles Organo Scan Saccharin & Cyclamates in Foods of testing for the .

Certified Laboratories www.certified-laboratories.com 65 Marcus Drive 6460 Dale Street 3241 Liberty Square Pkwy. 2505 Diehl Road Certified Laboratories Melville, NY 11747 Buena Park, CA 90621 Turlock, CA 95380 Aurora, IL 60502 800-CERT-LAB 888-FOOD-LAB 866-915-LAB3 855-CLMW-LAB

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For over 90 years Certified Laboratories has been providing full service, quality Accreditations and Certifications: laboratory testing services to the food industry. We offer the most extensive range • Accredited under ELAP by the State of services available to the agriculture, dairy, juice, meat, refrigerated foods, seafood of California, Department of Health and spice industries worldwide. Certified Laboratories is comprised of four ISO • American Spice Trade Association accredited facilities located in New York, Illinois, Southern, and Northern California. • Approved Laboratory for top national We are the acknowledged leaders in the field of food analysis with a wide array food / beverage manufacturers of clients. We employ only recognized methods and procedures for microbiology, chemistry and food forensics analysis. These methods include FDA BAM, USDA, • California Department of Food and Agriculture Milk & Dairy AOAC, AOCS, USP and other validated methods. • Connecticut State Department of Certified Laboratories was established in New York City by Dr. Charles Paley in 1926 Health – “Approved Public Health and was initially established with a strong focus on dairy testing. Over our long history, Laboratory” we expanded our analytical testing services through organic growth and acquisitions. • FDA Registered Pharmaceutical In 2001, Certified Laboratories purchased Columbia Food Laboratories resulting Laboratory in Certified Laboratories of California being established, in Anaheim. In 2006, the • Interstate Milk Shippers Program laboratory relocated to a new, modern facility in Buena Park and continues as the for Dairy Bacteriology food analysis leader in Southern California. • ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory for Chemical and Biological Testing Certified Laboratories of Northern California opened its doors in Merced in 2007, relocating to Turlock, California in 2011. The laboratory shares its expertise in food • MICA (Meat Importers Council microbiology, chemistry and environmental services with a growing list of satisfied of America) clients in the Central Valley. • New York State Department of Health In 2010, Certified Laboratories acquired Food Safety and Process Technology. • New York State Department The company was then renamed The Certified Food Safety Center and is based of Agriculture & Markets at our Turlock Laboratory. The Center’s core focus is food safety projects including • New York State Registry validation services, process authority work, challenge studies, identification of of Sanitarians foreign matter and consulting. • State of New Jersey – “State In 2012, Certified Laboratories of the Midwest opened its doors in Bolingbrook, Certified Environmental Laboratory” Illinois. The laboratory offers a wide range of and microbiological • United States Coast Guard testing services and a center of excellence in molecular technology platforms. • United States Department The laboratory moved to Aurora, Illinois in September 2017 into a leading-edge, of Agriculture – FSIS innovative facility. • VASP –Voluntary Aflatoxin In 2017, Certified Laboratories relocated to a new 60,000 sf corporate headquarters Sampling Plan in Melville, New York. The state-of-art facility doubled the size and testing capacity providing the bench space to improve our industry leading time to results and meet our clients’ needs.

Our services include: Chemistry • Consulting • Food Forensics • Imports • Microbiology • Nutritional Labeling • Regulatory • Validation 3 A full service laboratory serving the following industries:

Agriculture

Certified Laboratories offers a comprehensive range of microbiological testing services. Analyses range from Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mold and Aflatoxin analysis to specific pathogens such as E. Coli 0157:H7, Salmonella and Listeria. All analyses are intended to ensure the highest safety and quality of food products. We are equipped to handle all of your testing needs from post-harvest to the supermarket.

Dairy

Certified Laboratories has served the dairy industry since 1926 and has particular expertise in analyzing raw milk, milk products and dairy products including yogurt, cheese and ice cream. We currently perform microbiological testing as well as chemical analysis on dairy products. We are accredited in New York, California and other states.

Juice

Certified Laboratories has the capability to test juice and juice products for various microbiological and chemical constituents to assure quality and consistency. We currently monitor juice and juice concentrate products for microbiological and chemical parameters, authenticity and pesticide residues.

Meat

Certified Laboratories has been a United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) approved laboratory since the 1960s. We work for many large and small processed meat manufacturers, as well as companies that import meat to assure quality and safety in their meat products. We also perform meat sampling following the proper Meat Importer Council of America (MICA) guidelines.

4 Pharmaceutical

Certified Laboratories is proud to announce our fully validated, FDA compliant cGMP pharmaceutical testing facility. In addition to our broad spectrum of analyses offered to the consumer products industry, we can now provide you with an even wider array of USP, CTFA and AOAC methodologies to ensure the quality of your pharmaceuticals.

Refrigerated Foods

Certified Laboratories developed a standardized protocol for determining the shelf life of refrigerated foods for the Refrigerated Foods Association. This includes challenging the food to determine the effectiveness of preservatives and other hurdles. We are the premier testing laboratory working with the FDA and USDA to protect the public health from Listeria Monocytogenes among ready-to-eat foods.

Seafood

Certified Laboratories is a leader in the area of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- related seafood analyses and is recognized by every FDA District in the country, having established good working relationships with each. We handle all types of analysis required by the FDA including filth, decomposition and antibiotics. Our national sampling capabilities make us the most efficient laboratory for these services.

Spices and Seasonings

Certified Laboratories is a recognized leader in the areas of spice and seasoning testing. We analyze for Sudan and other dyes, in spices and other products by both HPLC and LC/MS-MS. We are proud to have been part of the working group that established and validated the current method for the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA). Our staff is well trained in all spice analyses including Piperine, Heats by HPLC and Steam Volatile Oil (SVO).

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Capabilities: of Detained Product • Adulterants • Aflatoxins The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for many years recognized the role of • Allergens private testing laboratories in determining the quality of foodstuffs imported into the • Antibiotics United States. Programs such as Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) • Arsenic have resulted in the expanded use of private laboratories by importers. The FDA • Artificial Color believes that, given agency resource limitations and increasing import obligations, • Chemo-therapeutics they are obligated to rely to a significant degree on data generated by private • Chloramphenicol laboratories to make compliance decisions. • Coliforms • Cyclamates National Sampling • Decomposition and Grading Certified Laboratories has been in the forefront among laboratories in dealing with • E. Coli the Food and Drug Administration and working with their programs. We work not • GC/MS-MS only on DWPE but also on other matters such as referee samples and reconditioning • Gentian Violet proposals. • Histamine • LC/MS-MS Because we provide our results to all of the FDA districts throughout the United • Light Filth States, we have developed uniform and effective laboratory reporting formats that • Listeria are consistently accepted by the agency. Certified Laboratories uses and provides • Macroscopic Examination for its clients a sample collection report that meets and exceeds all FDA format • Malachite Green requirements. If you would like a copy of our sample collection report, please call • Melamine 800 CERT-LAB. • Mercury • Metals Certified Laboratories is in the forefront of laboratories whose work is routinely • Nitrates submitted to the Food and Drug Administration to aid in the clearing of entries. • Nitrofurans We have developed a reputation and expertise in this area that is second to none. • Nutritional Labeling We would welcome your comments and inquiries and look forward to being of • Ochratoxin service to you in the immediate future. • Pesticides • Preservatives Our broad range of experience and FDA knowledge is unparalleled. We test • Saccharin products using accepted FDA methodology on imported items that are being held • Salmonella under Import Alert in order to obtain their release. We can expedite the release • Spice Chemistry of detained products. We also work with importers and overseas processors to • Staphylococcus aureus overcome FDA detentions through the 766 process (reconditioning). Our overall • and Sugar Alcohol Profiles testing capabilities and knowledge of the FDA process far exceeds the competition. • Sulfites We accomplish this in the fields of microbiology, analytical chemistry (including • Vanillin our state-of-the-art LC/MS-MS System used for the detection of Nitrofurans and • Vitamins other unapproved chemo-therapeutic agents), sanitation analyses, along with • Water Activity decomposition (organoleptic) consultation. 7 A full range of testing services for the Food Industry

As part of our full-range testing for the food industry, Certified Laboratories includes microbiological and chemical/instrumentation testing for at all stages of production, including environmental testing, problem solving and quality assurance.

We employ only recognized methods and procedures for microbiology and chemical testing. These methods include FDA, USDA, AOAC, USP and other validated methods developed by clients or the Certified Laboratories staff.

Certified Laboratories is staffed 365 days a year. We will start testing your samples on the day they arrive.

8 Chemistry

We are proud of our complete service. We have the ability to perform all analytical chemistry with regard to food testing and have the fastest turnaround time in the industry. Our testing includes:

Chemistry Instrumentation • Allergens • Nutritional Analysis • Aflatoxin • • Artificial Color (NLEA Compliance) • Alcohol Content • Oil Adulteration • Ash • Particle Size (Sieve Analysis) • Antibiotics • Organic Acid Profile • Cheese Adulteration • Piperine • Anitibiotic Residue • Preservatives Profile • Chloramphenicol • Protein • Caffeine • Propylene Oxide • Crude Fiber • Proximate Analysis • Carbohydrate Profile • Residue Analyses • Extractable Color (Calories) • Cholesterol • Sudan Dyes • Fat Content (All Methods) • Purity of Olive Oil • Ethylene Chlorohydrin • Vanillin • Fats & Oils Analysis • Salt • Ethylene Oxide Residues • Vitamins • Insoluble/Soluble Fiber • Steam Volatile Oil • Fatty Acid Profile • Juice Analysis • Sulfites • Fruit Juice Adulteration • Moisture • Titratable Acidity • Heat (HPLC) • Nitrates • Total Dietary Fiber • Metal Analysis – AAS • Nitrites • Total Solids • Metal Analysis by ICP-MS • Viscosity • Moisture Microbiology

To comply with USDA and FDA regulations, food processors are frequently required to test their products for , where their presence and growth could present a human health hazard and/or reduction in shelf life. Certified Laboratories offers an extensive range of methods to detect all microorganisms, pathogens and many of concern to the food professional. Certified Laboratories can both quantitatively and qualitatively identify any organisms present.

Indicator Organisms Pathogens Other Services • Aerobic Plate Count • Aeromonas hydrophila • Shigatoxin producing E. coli • Allergen Studies • Anaerobic Plate Count • Bacillus cereus • Vibrio • Bacillus toxin • Coliforms • Campylobacter species • Yersinia • Can Seam Evaluation • E. coli • Clostridium perfringens • Challenge Studies • Flat Sours • E. coli 0157:H7 • Inhibitors in Dairy Products • Lactobacilli • Listeria monocytogenes • Meat Species Studies • Staphylococcus aureus • Listeria species • Phosphatase Activity • Yeast & Mold • Salmonella • Shelf Life Studies • Staph Enterotoxins • Validation Studies Nutritional Labeling

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has defined and provided for the proper use of nutrient content claims. This encourages the use of truthful statements, while discouraging misleading information about dietary information. Certified Laboratories can provide the information required for accurate label claims and nutritional information.

9 Why choose Certified Laboratories for your testing needs?

At Certified Laboratories, we offer a degree of service unequaled in the industry. As an extension of your facility, Certified Laboratories is committed to ensuring that your test regimen is in full compliance with the latest industry regulations and the level of quality you demand as a manufacturer.

With over 90 years of providing service to agency-regulated industries, we have the With offices coast to coast, we are staff, the knowledge and the experience to handle virtually any issue your company fully prepared to serve your needs. may confront. East Coast: Our laboratories are staffed 365 days a year. Not only will your samples be Certified Laboratories processed and tested with the highest degree of accuracy and efficiency, we 65 Marcus Drive will provide you with the fastest turnaround time in the industry. Melville, NY 11747 We invite you to come in and visit our state-of-the-art facilities. We are confident 800-CERT-LAB that Certified Laboratories will exceed the expectations you have for a contract- 516-576-1400 testing laboratory. We are very proud of the facility, staff and systems we have West Coast: incorporated into our organization; all to better serve our clientele. We look forward to assisting you in achieving the goals you have set for Quality Control and regulatory Certified Laboratories of requirements. Southern California 6460 Dale Street We assist our clientele with the support services that Buena Park, CA 90621 you demand from your contract testing facility: 888-FOOD-LAB 714-562-8622 • Method development • National sampling Certified Laboratories of Northern • Product sampling California and Certified Food • Protocols and procedures Safety Center • Sample pickup services 3241 Liberty Square Parkway • Staff training in laboratory techniques Turlock, CA 95380 • Validation protocols 866-915-LAB3 • Validation sampling 209-664-1100

Midwest: Conduct your complete testing program with Certified Laboratories. One stop offers you nutritional analysis, microbiological analyses, Certified Laboratories - Midwest 2505 Diehl Road regulatory guidance and all other chemical and instrumentation Aurora, IL 60502 analysis pertaining to food. 855-CLMW-LAB Contact us now at 800-CERT-LAB or 630-783-8600 www.certified-laboratories.com

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Listeria in Cheese, Salmon Cheese, in Listeria Perchlorethylene Infrared Aerobic Plate Count Plate Aerobic

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Histamine Analysis in Seafood in Analysis Histamine Residue Analysis Residue Temperature Freezer Temperature Titratable Acidity Titratable

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Coumarin in Cookies in Coumarin Proximate Analyses Proximate Atomic Absorption (Flame) Absorption Atomic Purity of Olive Oil Olive of Purity

Colorants in Foods in Colorants Other Equipment Other Fatty Acids Fatty Protein

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Aflatoxin in Nuts in Aflatoxin Fatty Acid Profile including including Profile Acid Fatty KOBRA Electrochemical Cell Electrochemical KOBRA Organic acids Organic

Adulterants in Honey in Adulterants Dietary Fiber Dietary Fluorescence Detectors Fluorescence Organic Acid Profile Acid Organic

Regulatory Agency Issues Agency Regulatory Cholesterol Diode Array Detector Array Diode Olive Oil Adulteration Oil Olive

Chromatographs (HPLC) with: (HPLC) Chromatographs Calories Nitrofurans

Spent Meal Spent Nutritional Analyses Nutritional High Performance Liquid Liquid Performance High Nitrates

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Examination/ Macroscopic Streptococcus spp. Streptococcus (GC/MS) (GC/MS) Metal Analysis in Foods in Analysis Metal

Light Filth Light Pseudomonas Detector Spectrometric Mass Metals

Insect Identification Insect Enterobacteriaceae Head Space Sampler Space Head Mercury

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Foreign Matter Identification Matter Foreign Other Organisms Other Brucker Scion TQ (GC/MS-MS) TQ Scion Brucker Histamine Analysis Histamine

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FT-IR Analysis FT-IR Yersinia spp. Yersinia Furfuryl alcohol Furfuryl

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Specifications & Procedures & Specifications Heat by HPLC by Heat Calcium

Essential Oil Association Oil Essential Extractable Color Extractable Validation Studies Validation Caffeine

Aldehydes & Ketones & Aldehydes Ethoxyquin Staph Enterotoxin Staph Cadmium

Alcohols Ethylene Oxide Residue Oxide Ethylene Spoilage Problem Resolution Problem Spoilage Brix

Acid Value Acid Defatted Meal Defatted Shelf Life Studies Life Shelf Brookfield Viscosity Brookfield

Flavors & Essential Oils Essential & Flavors Curcumin Preservative Challenge Studies Challenge Preservative Bostwick Consistometry Bostwick

Color Value Color Mold Identification Mold Acid Insoluble Ash Insoluble Acid

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