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Microbac Food Scientist in Martha Stewart Living: 6 Common Food Storage Mistakes to Avoid
Microbac PFAS Expertise in International Fire Fighter Magazine
Microbac Food Safety & Shelf Life Expert Featured in USA Today and Yahoo! News
[Free Replay Stream] Food Safety Matters Podcast (1/30/23) with Microbac Expert: Shelf Life, Where Food Safety & Quality Intersect
Testing Compressed Air Systems for Contamination in the Food Manufacturing Environment
Dr. Zhou’s Forward of “Variability and Relative Order of Susceptibility of Non-enveloped Viruses to Chemical Inactivation”
What You Need To Know About Shelf Life
White Paper: Surface Challenge Quantitative Disinfectant Efficacy Test (DET) for Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Facilities
Measuring Your Wastewater Treatment System with Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Testing
Microbac’s Wastewater Testing Helps Hampden-Sydney College Monitor for COVID-19, Safely Return to Campus
Opinion: Whole-Genome Sequencing Is a Double-Edged Sword for the Food Industry
Take a Look Inside the Nation’s Most Advanced Allergen Testing Lab
With one of the largest allergen testing scopes in the country, this lab is leading the industry in innovation and food allergen solutions.
What is Whole Genome Sequencing?
Food Manufacturers: Are Your Nutrition Labels Updated? If Not, We Can Get You There.
From industry-leading regulatory experts like Nelson and Cogley to affordable pricing, unmatched labeling technology, and even rush options, Microbac is the best partner for any small and mid-sized food manufacturers looking for guidance and solutions in the race to re-label.
USP Testing for Non-Sterile Pharmaceutical Products: Achieving Gold in Analytical Excellence
From raw ingredient testing to navigating complex regulations, our dedicated team of researchers, scientists and technicians deliver solutions with accuracy, precision and confidence.
What Can Water Treatment Managers Expect as Federal PFAS Regulation Approaches?
When addressing the complex challenges and issues posed by PFAS in drinking water, it is imperative municipalities, schools and water treatment plants work with recognized experts such as Microbac, one of the nation’s largest independent testing providers.
1st Television News Crew Ever Allowed Inside High-Security Testing Lab
Director and Leading Virologist Steve Zhou welcomed award-winning journalist Maya Rodriguez and her television news crew, to get a never-before-seen look into his high-security lab on the forefront of the fight against pandemics like COVID-19.
What is Legionella?
What Is Microbiology Testing for Food?
How a Passion for Safe Drinking Water Led to a Powerful Public Health Partnership During the Pandemic
While water safety continues to go unaddressed in many communities, some have made it their life’s work to make clean drinking water not a privilege, but a right. Megan Glover, the founder, and CEO of 120Water is one of those people.
What is Antimicrobial Efficacy?
What is an A2LA ISO 17025 Accreditation?
The Race to Re-Label: Where Can Small Businesses Turn to Meet the FDA’s Nutritional Labeling Deadlines?
Swapping out a fact label may sound simple but the process can be a complicated and expensive one, especially for small to mid-sized businesses.
Forever Chemicals: Addressing the Complex Challenges and Issues Posed by PFAS
The staggering longevity of “forever chemicals” have justifiably triggered significant public health and environmental alarms among epidemiologists, governments, consumer activists, environmentalists, and health regulators, both here and abroad.
The Business of Giving Back: Why the Nation’s Largest Private Testing Lab is Giving Back, and Why it Matters
For decision-makers looking to improve company culture, giving back is the ultimate trickle-down effect. Companies that regularly give back are healthier, more successful, and have happier employees.
Forever Chemicals: What are PFAS and Why Does it Matter?
PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe (including here in the USA) for nearly 60 years. These chemicals are persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning they don’t break down and accumulate over time.
Get to Know The Chief Financial Officer For The Nation’s Largest Private Testing Firm – Tamara Grecco
During her nine years as Microbac’s Senior Vice President of Finances, Tamara was instrumental in helping Microbac meet and thrive in the face of a variety of market challenges. All, meet Microbac’s first-ever female Chief Financial Officer, Tamara Grecco.
What is The Science of Soil Microbial Communities?
Over the years, Aaron D Peacock, the Director of Molecular Biology for Microbac Laboratories, has written hundreds of studies relating to specific aspects of environmental science and testing
Small but Mighty: Core Laboratories Prove Essential, Providing Scientific Solutions to Industry Challenges
The capabilities offered by core labs across the globe have become so important and enabling to problem-solving that much the industry’s most pressing testing mysteries cannot be solved without them.
Reopening Your Business From a COVID Closure? This Guide is For You
Microbac’s specialists have put together this list of the top 10 pathogens and contaminants to be aware of during your reopening process.
GMO Testing For The Future
Robert Brooks is at the forefront of molecular analytical testing. His laboratory tests food for everything from food pathogens to allergens and GMO’s
Change is Coming: How To Get Ahead of New Label Requirements
When it comes to taking your product to market, time is money. And every second that you wait to receive testing results is a second that you could have been moving the business forward.
Here’s a Guide for Food Manufacturers Looking to Meet the Upcoming Nutritional Fact Label Deadlines
In this article, we take a deep dive into what these new changes are and how to proactively update your labels before the deadline approaches.
The Art of Supply Chain Management is Simple: Meet The Man Who’s Mastered It
Building teams and asking questions are the two keys to success in business and life.
Keep Your Campus Safe With Wastewater Testing
Decision-makers have turned to a new, much stinkier way to detect and prevent the virus – and scientists at the nation’s leading private testing laboratory are hopeful it will bring the results schools need to remain open, safely.
The Bacteria Battle: Manufacturers Struggle to Keep Food Safe During COVID-19
There’s a heightened pressure on food manufacturers to keep shelves stocked. But this isn’t the only reasons recalls and bacteria like Salmonella have spiked during COVID-19.
Can Sewage Save The Day? Universities Turn to Wastewater to Keep Campuses Open and Safe
Universities are trying everything from to remain open and thus far, wastewater testing is looking to be the most impactful method.
This Lab is Providing Expert Services & Support to Food Manufacturers During the COVID-19 Pandemic:
While food manufacturers are hard at work addressing the arduous challenges necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, they knew they could turn to Microbac Laboratories.
Cyclospora: From Obscurity to a Microorganism of Major Concern
Cyclospora has steadily morphed into a microorganism of major concern in fresh produce.
Legionella: A Pressing Public Health Concern in the United States
Legionella infection causes two distinct illnesses, Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever.
The Proof is in The Sewage: How Scientists Are Using Wastewater to Track The Coronavirus
Leaders are searching for ways other than human testing to assess the spread of the coronavirus – scientists may have flushed out the answer in an unexpected place.
Test Your Drinking Water For Lead With Microbac Laboratories
We offer a full range of drinking water analyses and provide timely, reliable data to help you manage your compliance requirements.
Want To Know If Your COVID-19 Disinfection Strategy is Actually Working? Invest in This
Environmental testing for SARS-CoV-2 can provide another source of data and makes it possible to plan, allocate resources and protect employees and customers.
Test Your Facility’s Surfaces to Reopen Your Business With Confidence
The health of your employees and customers is our number one priority. As an essential business, Microbac is one of the only labs in the country qualified to help you remain open, or reopen, with renewed confidence.
Validating Your Disinfection Strategy May Be The Best Way to Move Past The COVID-19 Pandemic
When it comes to building public trust post-pandemict, few things are more important than being able to prove you’ve taken the steps to keep patrons safe in your facility.
PRESS RELEASE: New Tool Helps Businesses Test Efficacy of Disinfecting Strategies Against Coronavirus
ISO-accredited lab launches SARS-CoV-2 Environmental Surface Test for companies concerned about employee and customer safety.
How Do You Know if Your Disinfectant Kills COVID-19?
We are one of the only testing laboratories in the world certified by the CDC to test the effectiveness of disinfectants against COVID-19 and viruses like it
Are You Happy With Your Organics Testing Lab? If Not, Watch This:
Offering accredited microbiology, chemistry, and molecular capabilities and methods, our environmental teams are responsive to your demands with a focus on quality data and service.
Unhappy With Your Pharmaceutical Testing Laboratory? We Can Help
To serve the unique needs of our clients in the bio/pharmaceutical, medical device, infection control, and personal care products, we provide full-service analytical testing and customized packages that deliver the data essential for critical decision-making every day.
If Your Testing Lab Doesn’t Put This First, It’s Time to Move On
As a consumer, it’s easy to hear the words “customer service” and tune out. In fact, the market is so oversaturated with companies claiming to be the “best” or “greatest” in customer service that it’s easy to become immune to the claims.
Our COVID-19 Response
A heartfelt message to our community from Microbac CEO and Chairman J. Trevor Boyce
Total Sugar vs Added Sugar: The Difference & Why It Matters
We sat down with leading food scientists tasked with creating these new nutritional labels to get the inside story on why this change matters for you.
Lead in School Drinking Water – The Conversation Continues
If you’re a decision-maker, Microbac Laboratories is your local resource for clarity and accuracy regarding the compliance of your school’s drinking water.
Food Manufacturers: We’re Your One Stop Food Testing Shop
From farm to fork, we help you manage your food quality and safety risks to protect consumers and their brands.
Lead in School Drinking Water
Lead in drinking water is a hot topic – and over the past few years, concerns regarding its presence in schools have made their way into headlines across the country.
Understanding Coronavirus: The Critical Role of Hygienic Interventions
As of January 22nd, there were approximately 450 confirmed cases, including 9 deaths, across China, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and the US. A number of recent cases strongly suggest the ability of the virus to transmit from human-to-human.
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection Control: Are You Using the Right Disinfectants?
In May 2013, PEDV was first confirmed in the United States. Since then, the death of over 8 million pigs has resulted in financial losses of over $1.8 billion to the pork industry.
This May Be The Best $100 You Ever Spend: Why Legionella Testing is a Must For Your Business
Legionella Bacteria can be a deadly and invisible killer for businesses and people.
Find out how to keep it out of your business plan, and away from your customers, by planning for it.
Why Size Matters – When Picking a Laboratory
Size matters. And when it comes to choosing a laboratory to partner with, it matters even more. Too small, and businesses find themselves having to ship their samples to multiple laboratories, because the first doesn’t have sufficient capabilites. Too large, and you become lost in the que.
Behind the Bench: Tobacco Testing Then and Now With Specialist Mark Hathaway
Mark Hathaway is a true specialist. He has spent his entire career studying pesticide analysis in a town that’s known around the world for tobacco production. Because of this extensive experience, Mark is what you would call an authority on the subject. And we sat down with him to discuss the past, present and future of this unique niche of the testing industry. All, meet Mark.
Behind the Bench: A Conversation with One of the Industry’s Leading Problem Solvers
While Trevor’s role is complex, we can define it simply – he’s a problem solver.
Testing You Trust
As the largest family-owned, privately held third-party testing company in the nation, our locations across the country operate with a level of authenticity, integrity, urgency and excellence that few others can off
Let’s Talk About Algal Toxins
Though algae would appear to be harmless, there is a certain risk that the plant can emit.
Microbac Expert Trevor Craig Feat. in Yahoo! News Article: Study Finds E. coli Contaminated Meat Could Cause 500,000 UTIs Each Year
The Safest Way to Defrost Ground Beef
Field Sampling 101: 5 Flash Observations and Takeaways from Our Newest Training Webinar
Antimicrobial performance of two preoperative skin preparation solutions containing iodine and isopropyl alcohol
Featured Article: More Schools Are Doing Systemic COVID Testing. Will It Work?
