Quimicral

4.1. Food Products

The analysis of food products, whether they be raw materials, intermediate products or the final product, is fundamental in understanding if the work has followed either correct or risky practices during the production processes.

Realizing periodic microbiological and physiochemical analytical tests is something which cannot be done entirely within the food and agriculture industry. Quimicral is currently undergoing the ENAC accreditation process and is a laboratory authorized by the Community of Madrid to realize microbiological tests according to registry AB27/M.

4.2. Water

In 2003, the Royal Decree 140/2003 (7/2/2003) came into effect, establishing sanitary criterion for the quality of water destined for human consumption. This law presents requirements for the analysis and the frequency of tests according to industry type. By law the analysis of utilized water is obligatory.

These tests are realized under the international law ISO 17025 exactly as instructed therein.

4.3. Surfaces, Food Handlers and Work Environments

The analysis of the these three elements is fundamental in controlling the quality of all that influences Food Safety in the industry; the cleanliness and disinfection of work surfaces, the quality of air or if the food handlers comply correctly with the scrupulous washing of their hands.

All of these tests are microbiological, for which the procedure is exhaustive, and they are realized by expert technicians who know exactly where to take the samples to understand the true state of the installations.

4.4. Studies of Shelf-Life

Understanding data such as the expiration or preferred consumption date of the manufactured product is totally necessary for the correct management of the same, as it leads to the understanding of the characteristics of the developed food product.

Through analysis programs and statistic tables these important characteristics can be determined.