is committed to providing the best service to its customers by generating fast, accurate and meaningful results in the strictest confidence with valuable advice and interpretation of test results in accordance with quality control standards. The microbiology laboratory is accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board to ISO 17025 Registration Number: 237T and is approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries. As part of our quality assurance programme we participate in external quality assurance schemes and extensive ongoing staff training. Alpha Analytical Services offers a full range of testing to the food and related industries which include:
• Enumerative testing for food spoilage and indicator microogranisms including
Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and E.coli.
• Full pathogen analysis including Salmonella, Listeria, E.coli 0157:H7 and
Campylobacter
• Water analysis
• Shelf Life studies
• Hygiene Monitoring including hand and equipment swabs
• Air Quality Monitoring
• Analysis of complaint samples for food poisoning pathogens and identification
of foreign objects
• Nutritional Labelling
• Nutritional analysis
• Allergens
• Complaints- foreign body examination
• Metal Analysis
• Residue testing
• ELISA Antibody Screening for Equine,
Porcine, Ovine & Bovine DNA
Alpha Analytical Services offers a training & advisory service which enables our customers to comply with food safety legislation. Services provided include:
• HACCP Implementation
• Auditing
• Installation of Systems
• Research and development
