Mérieux NutriSciences has announced the opening of a raw milk testing laboratory in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. This new facility allows Mérieux NutriSciences to better meet clients’ expectations on the South African growing market.
From this purpose-built testing facility, Mérieux NutriSciences offers raw milk testing right in the heart of the dairy industry in South Africa. Using state-of-the-art instrumentation Mérieux NutriSciences can rapidly measure and report somatic cell counts (SCC), fat, protein, lactose, total solids (TS), solids-non-fat (SnF) and urea in milk.
To further meet the industry demand, Mérieux NutriSciences will shortly be expanding its services to perform culture testing of milk for the isolation and identification of pathogens. Antibiograms (disc diffusion susceptibility tests) will be performed to determine the sensitivity or resistance of pathogenic bacteria to various antimicrobial compounds.
Strategically located, the new laboratory brings together cutting edge equipment, highly qualified experts and a unique Quality Systems Program, which is standard across the Mérieux NutriSciences global network.
‘This state-of-the-art laboratory enhances our ability in the region to deliver raw milk testing and faster turn-around time which is a priority to our customers and one of the key deliverables for our new testing facility,’states Valmé Stewart, managing director of Mérieux NutriSciences in South Africa. This new laboratory reinforces Mérieux NutriSciences’ capacities in South Africa, which is now present in the country through its three laboratories in Cape Town, Midrand, and Jeffreys Bay, and its two regional sales and consulting offices in Durban and George.
