For ISO 17025 scope, please go to directory.cala.ca and search Client ID 1004240
For ISO 17025 scope, please go to directory.cala.ca and search Client ID 1004240
Analytical testing is a vital process that helps ensure the safety and quality of many of the products we use in our daily lives. Analytical laboratories play an essential role in providing accurate and reliable analytical results to clients from multiple industries across Western Canada and around the world.
Analytical testing is a collection of scientific processes for making qualitative and quantitative measurements of various products to determine their composition, structure, and chemical properties. Various analytical techniques, such as gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, NMR, and conventional wet chemistry, are used to identify and quantify the chemical components of a sample. Results obtained from analytical testing are crucial for ensuring the safety, quality, efficacy and shelf life of beverages, foods, natural products, cosmetics, industrial materials, and more.
Here are some of the reasons why analytical testing is crucial:
Analytical testing is a critical component of ensuring the safety, quality, and consistency of food and beverage products. In the case of specialty ingredients, which can include everything from natural flavors and colors to functional ingredients like probiotics and enzymes, it is especially important to conduct rigorous testing to ensure that these ingredients are safe and effective for human consumption or contact.
A variety of analytical tests can be conducted on specialty ingredients, food and beverages. Common tests include:
ISO 17025:2017 is an international standard that specifies the general requirements which ensure the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. The ISO standard provides a framework for laboratory quality management systems and all aspects of laboratory operations and documentation.
ISO 17025:2017 Certification ensures specific requirements are in place, including the following:
Overall, compliance with ISO 17025:2017 ensures that analytical testing laboratories have the necessary competence, procedures, and quality systems in place to produce accurate and reliable results.
The regulations governing the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in Western Canada are set by each province’s liquor boards or commissions. Some of the key laws and regulations that are commonly enforced across the region include:
In Saskatchewan, there are restrictions for the use of certain ingredients and for the presence of pesticides in beer and wine, and contaminants such as arsenic and lead in wines, beers and spirits. SLGA has provided a shortlist of allowable food safe dyes and limits of methanol and residual pesticides for these products. All alcoholic beverages sold in Saskatchewan, regardless of where they are produced, must undergo testing at a certified laboratory, and have a valid Certificate of Analysis on file with the SLGA to prove these products meet current safety guidelines.
Overall, the laws and regulations governing beer, wine, and spirits in Western Canada are designed to ensure that these products are produced and sold safely and responsibly, while protecting the interests of consumers and businesses alike.
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