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Two companies dedicated to food safety and quality
Institut Mérieux is ready to face the challenge of food safety by providing to the players in the agri-food business its knowledge in the sanitary problems, its scientific expertise and its internationally recognized diagnostic products.bioMérieux
bioMérieux ensures product safety by providing testing solutions to detect microorganisms, prevent and
track contamination in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. They promote great responsiveness,
which is essential in the agri-food industry as in distribution or food services, for product release
and end-user safety. They are indispensable at all stages of manufacturing and product traceability and
also at the origin of significant productivity gains.
In addition to microbiological safety, these systems also allow to provide a high level of product
quality by verifying their composition and nutritional characteristics. These evaluations are
indispensable for international manufacturers and distributors who are concerned about providing to
all their customers the same level of quality and compliance with current world standards.
Silliker
Silliker today offers a large range of services to sanitary safety agencies, manufacturers,
distributors and food service operators.
Its independence, the quality of its brand, the standardization of its procedures and its
international network have made Silliker a special partner of the big names in world
distribution and agro-food industry.
Its 50 accredited laboratories, all certified in accordance with international quality standards
(ISO 17025:1999), conduct physical-chemical, microbiological and microbiology analyses
whose results are immediately accessible on-line for optimal responsiveness. These evaluations also
concern the detection of GMO and allergens. More than 15 million analyses are conducted yearly
throughout the world.
For overall assistance to its customers, Silliker also offers audit services for
manufacturring and quality control processes, consultancy services for setting up
quality assurance programs that meet the most demanding international standards. As such, it provides
regulatory monitoring activities.
Silliker develops training programs in various areas such as industrial microbiology,
applicable regulations and good hygienic and manufacturing practices, etc.
Silliker is conducting an upstream policy for innovation through research programs
to improve food product quality and lifetime. Silliker benefits from more than 40 years of experience
in this domain and from the help of world-renowned scientific experts such as Dr. Russ Flowers.
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