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Gold Sustaining Member Profile

oday as part of Institut Mérieux, Silliker is the leading internationally-accredited food testing and consulting network, with over 45 locations in 16 countries. CEO and President Philippe Sans leads the company in its quest to provide the most comprehensive solutions to help guarantee product quality and safety, protect individual brands, and reduce the risk of financial loss for suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and food service companies.

ur services include: • Laboratory Services. Utilizing state-ofthe art technologies and the latest validated methods, Silliker microbiologists and chemists can handle routine and complex analytical requests with fast, accurate and responsive service. At the core of our expertise, we offer a unique range of microbiology services to help companies solve issues throughout the food chain. Our services include analyses for spoilage/process indicator organisms and pathogens. Serving various sectors of the supplement, food, and feed industries, we offer a broad spectrum of chemistry services ranging from nutrient analyses to contaminant testing. All Silliker laboratories meet or exceed ISO 17025, an international standard that assures testing laboratories maintain a well-defined quality system and the necessary technical competencies to generate

reliable test results. Our laboratories have specific internal quality requirements and performance programs in place to further assure the competency of our testing services. • Auditing. With years of experience in almost every food industry environment and segment of the food chain, Silliker auditors can help retailers, distributors, and foodservice companies identify potential risks in their safety programs and adhere to industry and regulatory standards. • Consulting. Highly knowledgeable and skilled Silliker consultants provide companies with professional, expert services to improve quality assurance programs, reduce the risk of product recalls, and find practical, workable solutions to science-based problems. • Education and Training. Silliker public short courses, training videos, online learning programs, customized training programs, and learning management solutions provide upper management and line workers with multi-level tools to put recognized food safety principles into immediate action. • Research. From shelf life and challenge studies to microbial identifications, the Silliker Food Science Center provides a host of expert studies to help companies assure product safety and quality. For its abundant contributions to food science, Silliker has been the recipient of numerous industry honors including the International Association for Food Protection’s Black Pearl Award. To learn more about the Silliker international network, please log on to www.silliker.com.

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