Biotest Services Consulting Services
HACCP and GMP’s planning
A primary key to most operations today is good written procedures. Biotest can assist in the creation of Good written procedures and documentation for GMP’s and HACCP. Biotest staff can also provide training in the written procedures, and the use of new documentation.
Incident Consultation
Biotest can provide facilities with rapid damage control consultation, identifying the corrective procedures needed to take in the event of an incident. In the case of an outbreak, Biotest can perform outbreak investigations, identify issues in food processes, analyze suspect food samples, investigate suppliers, and assist you with Regulatory officials and litigation. In the case of facility incident including equipment breakdown, natural disasters and food recalls, Biotest Services can help coordinate the food safety component of the crisis management effort
Laboratory Testing
Biotest is equipped with a full-service microbiology laboratory. Any suspect food or equipment will be tested quickly using state-of-the-art laboratory methods. Biotest Services reports written results, with possible causes of the contamination and recommendations, to the client in confidentiality.
Facility Planning and Plan Review
Before production begins, there is the design. Biotest can advise you on the kitchen, production, and serving room layouts to be a sanitary, efficient, pest-free operation.
Food Security
Biotest can identify the kinds of preventive measures necessary to minimize the risk that food in food retail food stores and food service establishments to control possible tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions. Biotest Services can review their current procedures and controls in light of the potential for tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions and make appropriate improvements. Biotest Services focuses attention sequentially on each segment of the food delivery system to minimize the risk of tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist action at each segment. We can then develop and continually review such measures, along with compliance with food security measures enforced by local health departments and FDA.
When issues are found, Biotest finds the best most cost-effective solution to the issues involved, usually during the inspection. These may include
Workflow Process Changes
Biotest, with our vast culinary and food processing knowledge can help find effective food safety solutions to workflow process or recipe changes which prevent or minimize changes to the food quality, taste or presentations, often maximizing both food quality and minimizing food and labor costs.
Compliance Control: Changing Behavior
Often problems in food safety start with the behavior of workers. Biotest Services knowledge in organizational development, adult learning, and workplace psychology can help provide behavioral and cognitive learning solutions to workplace behavior and habits. This can be done both during the inspection and in classroom learning environments.