South Australian
Analytical Laboratory Services

SAALS is a food, water and environmental testing laboratory.

SAALS is a NATA and Department of Agriculture and Water Resources accredited laboratory for testing selected parameters on food samples.

Our Testing Services

Why SAALS?

SAALS is an SA owned and operated food and environmental testing laboratory located in Adelaide. We offer pathogen testing results within 48hrs with the aid of advanced testing platforms such as VIDAS, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and ELISA methods.

SAALS experienced team leaders will assist clients in designing a testing program suited to your individual requirements.

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What SAALS Offer

  • Commitment to providing high quality, rapid service.
  • Competitive and affordable testing.
  • Technical support from our experienced staff.
  • Accredited laboratory for import and export food testing.
  • Free sample pickup within the Adelaide area.

Our Testing Services

Our services include testing of food, environmental and water samples for microbial and chemical parameters as per the Australian Standards and AOAC approved methods.

SAALS performs routine analysis on a variety of foods:

  • Nuts and nut products
  • Poultry and Poultry products
  • Egg products
  • Sugar products, honey and confectionary
  • Vegetables and vegetable products > Fruit and fruit products
  • Beverages
  • Additives to foods
  • Herbs and spices
  • Pet food
  • Meat and Meat Products
  • Ready Meals
  • Bakery Products

Microbiological testing Includes:

  • Coliforms
  • Thermo tolerant coliforms
  • E. coli
  • Salmonella species
  • Listeria species including Listeria monocytogenes
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Yeasts and Moulds
  • Standard plate count
  • ESAM Carcass Testing

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SAALS performs a range of chemical analysis including:

  • Nutritional Information Panel 
  • Super market screen /MRL
  • Meat speciation
  • Meat Content 
  • Cholesterol 
  • Protein 
  • Sulphite
  • Omega 3
  • Benzonic acid/ sorbic acid
  • Pesticide Residues
  • Heavy Metals
  • Aflatoxin Screen
  • Fat
  • Gluten
  • Allergens

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SAALS undertakes microbial and chemical analysis of potable, industrial, environmental and purified process water.

Major tests includes:

Micro

  • Coliforms
  • Escherichia coli
  • Total viable count
  • Faecal streptococci
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Pseudomonads

Chemical

  • Heavy metals
  • pH
  • Pesticides
  • Conductivity
  • Total solids
  • Suspended solids
  • BOD/COD
  • Trace elements

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SAALS also undertakes water analysis for other physical parameters including hardness, suspended solids, BOD, COD and mineral content. Water for microbiological and chemical analysis must be collected in specific containers supplied by SAALS.

FOSS MilkoScan Mars and BacSomatic enable us to deliver same day results for milk analysis:

  • Bacterial cell count
  • Protein
  • Somatic cell count
  • Solids Non Fat
  • Fat
  • Lactose
  • Total Solids
  • Freezing Point

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