Eurofins introduces first food facility style entry at micro labs
Eurofins Food Testing UK has made significant investment in its Wolverhampton microbiology test facility to include new equipment and new food production site standard entry procedures which the company believes is the first time these have been introduced in a UK laboratory.
Eurofins' microbiology staff will now follow strict food facility entry procedures which involve removing external footwear and utilising a step-over barrier before wearing separate footwear to enter the lab area. This will be combined with wearing hairnets, lab coats and using a new hand-washing facility.
Eurofins is the first laboratory to introduce such a procedure in the UK and the changes have been designed to mirror the standards and working practices that the company's food industry customers insist on in their facilities and to minimise any risk of contamination in the food supply chain.
Eurofins' Head of Business Improvement Chris Jones explains:
"The mission of the Eurofins Group is to provide customers with high quality laboratory and advisory services. We want to be the first choice provider of microbiology testing and are therefore investing significantly both in equipment and the facilities available to ensure our laboratory raises the bar to set world-class standards.
"The improvements we are implementing will allow Eurofins to continue to deliver the highest-quality of analytical services at industry-beating turnaround times (TAT) and ensure that at every step during the laboratory journey, the risk of contamination is completely minimised".
Eurofins has also invested in additional autoclave capacity offering high performance, versatility and safety with on-line data capture and excellent levels of sterility assurance.
Published: 12 May 2015