Process Contaminants

Flavour and aroma are the chemistry of food preparation. Not all the chemical reactions are delicious, many are hazardous. Food process contaminants emerge during food processing; high-temperature cooking, grilling, smoking, fermentation, etc. Ensure your products' safety with our established protocols below:

  • Acrylamide
  • Bisphenol A
  • Ethyl Carbamate
  • Free asparagine
  • Furan
  • MCPDs & GEs
  • Mycotoxins
  • Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
 
 

Pesticide Residues

Do not tempted by the forbidden fruits for they may carry hazardous agricultural chemicals. Certain pesticides, usually banned by the authorities, are persistent to decomposition after application. Designed to be toxic, its residues, in or on the food are posing serious health hazards. We will help you pick the best protocol that suits your demand.

  • Organochlorines
  • Organophosphates
  • Carbamates
  • Other pesticides

Veterinary Medicine Residues

 

Accurately identify veterinary drug residues in animal-based products i.e. meat, milk, honey, egg, etc.

  • Florfenicol
  • NSAIDs
  • Penicillin/Cephalosporins
  • Malachite Green
  • Nitroimidazole
  • Sulfonamide
  • Quinolones
  • Chloramphenicol
 
 

Microbiological Contaminants

The five-second rule that you hold dear since childhood is put to test. This test focuses on two techniques – counting the bacterial population as the measure of quality and detection of specific microorganisms as the measure of foodborne disease hazard.                      

Toxicology Evaluation

 Measure the effects of toxicants in the food products to the human's biological system.

  • 3T3 NRU Cytotoxicity Study
  • In vitro Eye Irritation
  • Acute Oral Toxicity (Classic Method)
  • Acute Oral Toxicity (Up and Down Method)
  • Acute Dermal Toxicity

Repeated Dose 28-Day Oral Toxicity Study in Rodents

 

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Tel: 03-55446960

Email: enquiryibrc@sirim.my

Address

Industrial Biotechnology Research Centre (IBRC),

Block 19,

SIRIM Berhad,

No. 1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri,

Seksyen 2, PO BOX 7035, 40700, Shah Alam, Selangor.


General Line: 603-5544 6000
Email:web@sirim.my
Customer Service Operating Hours:
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Friday : 8:30 am to 4:45 pm 
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