BCN Research Laboratories Inc.

Training Courses bcnlabs.com

TRAINING SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY. BCN Labs offers customized training courses in basic laboratory techniques, basic and intermediate food and beverage microbiology and basic and intermediate food and beverage mycology. These courses are designed to give theory and hands-on experience to food and beverage manufacturing microbiologists.

Other courses, such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Sanitation Practices (GSPs), are also available.

BCN Labs also offers HACCP Manager Certification Course (providing NSF International certification), SERVSAFE® Course (providing the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) certification), and Juice HACCP (FDA/CFSAN).

SERVICES AVAILABLE Basic and Intermediate Food Microbiology courses.

Basic and Intermediate Beverage Microbiology courses.

Basic and Intermediate Food Mycology courses.

Basic and Intermediate Beverage Mycology courses.

GMP, GSP, and EMP courses.

HACCP and ServSafe®.

Protocol development.

Air and environmental monitoring programs.

2491 Stock Creek Blvd., Rockford, TN 37853 Tel 800.236.0505 | 865.573.7511

Food & Beverage Mycology bcnlabs.com

YEAST & MOLD SPOILAGE SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY.

SERVICES AVAILABLE Heat-resistant mold (HRM) spoilage assessment and

BCN Labs is one of the leading food and beverage

prevention.

mycology laboratories in the United States.

Preservative-resistant mold (PRM) BCN Labs specializes in food and beverage mycology with a strong background in preservative

and yeast (PRY) spoilage assessment and prevention.

resistant yeasts and molds, heat-resistant molds and xerophilic yeasts and molds.

Xerophilic mold spoilage assessment and prevention.

The staff at BCN Labs is proficient in yeast and mold identification. We use PCR/DNA sequencing

Yeast and mold spoilage

confirmed with traditional methodology.

assessment and prevention.

We are ISO 17025 accredited.

Yeast and mold identification.

2491 Stock Creek Blvd., Rockford, TN 37853 Tel 800.236.0505 | 865.573.7511

Food & Beverage Testing bcnlabs.com

FOOD AND BEVERAGE TESTING SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY.

SERVICES AVAILABLE Heat-resistant mold (HRM) testing.

BCN Research Laboratories, Inc. is a full service microbiology laboratory that is capable of testing a wide range of products. BCN Labs offers an

Preservative-resistant mold (PRM) and yeast (PRY) testing.

extensive selection of microbiological and mycological tests.

BCN Labs staff can perform bacterial identification

Xerophilic mold testing.

Pathogen testing.

using molecular methodology (PCR/DNA sequencing) as well as pathogen testing such as

Alicyclobacillus guaiacol

Listeria sp., Salmonella sp. and E. coli 0157:H7.

positive (ACB).

BCN Labs is recognized for yeast and mold

Acetic and lactic acid bacteria.

identification using molecular (PCR/DNA sequencing) and classical methodology confirmation.

BCN Labs is certified by the USEPA for microbiological testing of drinking water.

BCN Labs is ISO 17025 accredited.

2491 Stock Creek Blvd., Rockford, TN 37853 Tel 800.236.0505 | 865.573.7511

Bacteria, yeast and mold identification.

Research Projects bcnlabs.com

RESEARCH PROJECTS SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY. BCN Labs can perform shelf life studies, preservative challenge studies, sanitizer studies, pathogen growth studies, etc. These studies can help a customer choose an appropriate shelf life or preservative for their products as well as the most appropriate sanitizer to reduce not only spoilage but also pathogen contamination.

BCN Labs, in conjunction with the customer, can develop a test protocol that will help ensure that the customer is receiving ingredients that are within specification and that the products that are produced are safe and wholesome.

BCN Labs can design the right research project for

SERVICES AVAILABLE Shelf-life studies.

Challenge studies.

Pathogen growth studies.

Pathogen lethal step validation and verification.

Sanitizer studies.

Protocol development.

Air and environmental monitoring programs.

your Quality Assurance and R&D departments. We offer high quality research projects at an affordable price and a fast turnaround time.

BCN Labs can design air and environmental monitoring programs as well as test and hold programs. BCN Labs can perform on-site pathogen lethal step validation and verification.

2491 Stock Creek Blvd., Rockford, TN 37853 Tel 800.236.0505 | 865.573.7511

Spoilage Assessments/Audits bcnlabs.com

SPOILAGE PREVENTION SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY.

SERVICES AVAILABLE Heat-resistant mold (HRM) spoilage assessment and

BCN Labs staffs expert sanitarians and consultants

prevention.

that are familiar with food processing, HACCP, GMP, food spoilage, and sanitation programs. They not

Preservative-resistant mold (PRM)

only solve problems related to your processing but

and yeast (PRY) spoilage

also design the right sanitation program for your

assessment and prevention.

company’s needs.

Xerophilic mold spoilage BCN Labs can perform audits during production and

assessment and prevention.

sanitation. These audits include environmental and product sampling, spoilage and food safety risk

Yeast and mold spoilage

assessment and a review of sanitation procedures.

assessment and prevention.

BCN Labs also offers air quality assessment/audits

ACB spoilage assessments and

and food safety risk assessment/audits.

BCN Labs staff can detect and identify target spoilage yeasts, molds and bacteria and determine the need for corrective actions to prevent or reduce product spoilage.

2491 Stock Creek Blvd., Rockford, TN 37853 Tel 800.236.0505 | 865.573.7511

prevention.

LAB and AAB spoilage assessments and prevention.

Food Safety Assessments/Audits bcnlabs.com

FOOD SAFETY SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY. BCN Labs staffs expert sanitarians and consultants that are familiar with food processing, HACCP, GMP, food safety and sanitation programs. They not only solve problems related to your processing but also design the right sanitation program for your company’s needs.

BCN Labs can perform food safety audits during production and sanitation. These audits include environmental and product sampling food safety risk assessment and a review of sanitation procedures.

BCN Labs also offers air quality assessment/audits and spoilage risk assessment /audits.

BCN Labs staff can detect and identify target pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella sp. and determine the need for corrective actions to prevent or reduce product pathogen contamination.

2491 Stock Creek Blvd., Rockford, TN 37853 Tel 800.236.0505 | 865.573.7511

SERVICES AVAILABLE Listeria monocytogenes contamination audits and prevention.

Salmonella sp. contamination audits and prevention.

Multiple pathogen contamination audits and prevention.

Pathogen identification and confirmation using DNA sequencing.

Pathogen environmental monitoring (PEM) programs development.

Test and hold program development.