Category Archives: Food Testing News

Calorie – Free Noodles

Check out this news story regarding calorie, free noodles. Erin Smith told me that if you took all of the water contained in the package out, the contents of the noodles would be no more than a spoonful. It is an interesting story. Check it out! http://www.ketv.com/health/28559973/detail.html

Food Testing

What type of food testing are you looking for? Nutritional Labels – Labeling your own personal food for resale. Calorie Counts – Wanting to know how many calories are in your food menu item. Shelf Life Testing -Wanting to know how long your food can be preserved? Salmonella – Is my food product contaminated with…

Nutritional Labeling

This type of analysis will be a hot topic in 2011 with the implementation of the National Health Care Bill! Currently, Midwest Laboratories performs this analysis. More information can be found on the Midwest Laboratories eStore. When examining food analysis and in particular “Nutritional Labeling”, it is wise to speak to a representative to insure…

Shelf Life Testing

Shelf Life Testing is still going strong into 2011. A number of companies are instituting this type of testing to insure product quality and to help manage the coordination of updating product that may no longer be fresh or stable. Erin Smith – Food Supervisor for Midwest Laboratories manages the shelf life analysis aspects from…

e.coli review in 2010

e.Coli analysis is still needed and companies are taking notice. The following article highlights the need for more analysis. At Midwest Laboratories, the analysis of e.Coli in different food poducts remains high. It will be interesting to see if early detection and action can help companies make quality decisions earlier to help negate the need…

Knowing how to read nutritional labels.

Nutritional Labels Nutritional Labels are being  placed on more and more food products. Future legislation is dictating a move toward every food product having nutritional information on it. Understanding the information presented on a label is very important. The following article looks at the information on nutritional labels and presents it in a very simple,…

Fast Food and Mold – News Story

Check out this news story from KETV. Erin Smith from Midwest Laboratories conducted a mold study on fast food.  Some interesting information came out of the story. Check it out!  NEWS STORY LINK

Nutritional Labels

Are you a food producer? Have you ever wondered how many calories, carbohydrates and fat your product contained?  Midwest Laboratories Food Lab has a Nutritional Labeling Package for $625.00

Food and Shelf Life

Do you know about “Shelf Life Testing”  – Many companies want to know the freshness date of their product.  Said another way, how long can our product sit on a shelf before it is sold and consumed. Some of the items we have received for shelf life include: cheese, packaged deli sandwhiches, kroutons, dog treats,…

Vitamins

Vitamin Testing – Today’s Featured Analysis Vitamin Testing has really picked up in the last few years as food producers are trying to find ways to incorporate vitamins into their food products.  Midwest Laboratories has invested in the latest technology to analyze vitamins and currently has received a lot of praise for its analysis in…