Laboratory testing is required by all manufacturers of food, feeds and drinks.

To monitor food and factory hygiene is a pre-requisite for HACCP, and for many products there is a legally-binding regulatory testing requirement.

This service ultimately ensures the security of your brand.

Our partner is an award-winning UKAS accredited Testing Services Provider approved by both M&S and Tesco.

The company delivers a unique combination of traditional and state-of-the-art DNA-based microbiological tests to customers who seek to quickly and efficiently confirm the presence or absence of microbiological contaminants in food, feeds and drinks and/or establish the shelf life of their products.

Through their Chemistry Laboratory, they service an extensive portfolio of UKAS accredited nutritional and chemistry tests that are required to meet food labelling requirements, and service an array of  allergen tests to meet specialist labelling requirements and desires.

They offer consultancy to company’s large and small on a wide range of issues from factory hygiene through to the meeting of HACCP and BRC requirements, and their engaged Food Professionals host both on-site and in-house (classroom-based) Training Programmes, with options on some to attain CIEH-certification. The service provider is well positioned to assist with incident analysis and new product development.

Taste North East has negotiated extremely competitive fixed costs for all these testing services.

A full list of agreed prices with additional discounts for those with significant testing requirements is available on request. Costs to enrol on the Professional Development Programmes depends on the nature and duration of the course/requirement.

All prices for microbiological testing services assume collection at pre-agreed times using temperature-controlled vehicles operated by the service provider. You will need to register your samples online in advance of collection and pick-up your results (and all documentation) via the company’s online web portal. You will need to provide information about the products you are submitting for analysis along with the specifications for the tests requested. You will be helped with this as is required, your specifications will be reviewed as requested.

Contact the Taste North East Team if this is a service that would be beneficial to your business.