Looking for labs to help with Shelf Life Testing & NFT

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We're a new, small business getting ready to launch our first product and looking for recommendations for labs in the GTA to help with Shelf Life Testing & Nutrition Facts Table creation/labelling. Since this is our first time going through the process, any advice or referrals to reliable labs would be greatly appreciated! Preferably ones that work with small businesses.

Shelly

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Hi Shelly,

I came across your post from the fall - I am currently looking for recommendations for shelf life testing and nutrition facts for our first product. Would you be open to sharing who you've used for this? Any insights you can share are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Prabha

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Hello Shelly, Guelph Food Innovation Center. Regards, Mariana Macovei

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Hello Shelly,

Our team at Cultivated Food Labs supports a wide range of clients looking for both technical support and innovation. As for shelf life, we have multiple incubators to support rapid predictive shelf life testing and also can support testing for changes in physical qualities such as texture and colour. We have full in-house regulatory support and capabilities to ensure your packaging and label comply to the markets you are looking to serve, and of course can help generate an accurate NFT for your products. It would be great to hear more about your project. You can reach me at joel@cultivatedfoodlabs.com.

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Hi Shelly,

we offer instruments itself. Shelflife, BRIS, viscosity, concentrations, moisture, etc. If that becomes fo interest, please reach out, we have loca representation in the GTA.

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Hi Lars, can you share some info on the said equipment? Thanks

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Hello Prabha,

There are a number of affordable lab options for small businesses in Ontario -

  1. Gelda.
  2. University of Guelph
  3. Eurofins
  4. Meriuex

Let me know if you require any help in kickstarting conversations with any of the above - I'd be happy to connect and guide you in the process of choosing the right methods, labs and formulating your NFT as per your country of sale.

Thanks,

Regards,


Aparajhitha Sudarsan (Apara)
Founder and Principal Consultant
Food Strategy Consulting Inc.,
Phone: +1-519-731-7368

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Hi @Shelly Lee,

Merieux Nutrisciences is great! I have worked there in the past and they dealt with small businesses as well. Let me know if you need any additional information.

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Thank you so much for sharing! We will look into this lab.

Thanks again,

Shelly