We offer a full range of quality control and product shelf life testing services to ensure that your products are safe and effective. We can test at each stage from raw materials, throughout the manufacturing process to the finished product to meet your compliance requirements with government and industry standards and to confirm marketing claims when releasing products. We help to:
- verify individual ingredients or final product standards
- verify consistent levels of active ingredients in your product
- establish shelf life through accelerated and real-time stability & shelf life testing
Product Types
Household Disinfectant and Cleaning Products
• All-Purpose Cleaners, Bar Soaps, Sprays, Foams & Gels Laundry Detergents & Whitening Aids
• Automotive Wipes, Polishes & Waxes
• Hard Water Removers
• Dish-Washing Products
• Glass, Wood & Metal Cleaning Products
• Oven, Shower, Toilet, Tub & Tile Cleaners
• Drain Openers
• Bleaches
Commercial Cleaning Products
• Carpet Cleaners, Hard-Surface Cleaners, Floor Cleaners, Polishes & Waxes
• Furniture Cleaners
• Commercial Dishwashing Liquids
• Car/Truck Washes & Protectants
• Commercial Laundry Detergents
• Odour Eliminating Products
• Janitorial Cleaners
Industrial Cleaning Products
• Scale, Lime, Calcium & Rust Removers, Dairy Cleaners
• Food & Brewery Cleaners
• Industrial Equipment Cleaners
• Pharmaceutical Equipment Cleaners
• Industrial Sterilizers & Disinfectants
• Metal Cleaners
Analytical Testing Services
Our laboratory testing services meet ICH and guidelines and other regulatory requirements.
- Formaldehyde analysis in acidic aqueous cleaning solutions
- 1,4-dioxane analysis in surfactants
- GCMS/MS and LCMS/MS characterizations of unknowns
- Analysis for different chemicals in cleaning materials (i.e., hydrocarbons, C chain distributions, etc.)
- Colour, odour and appearance
- Changes to product in the container/packaging
- pH Testing
- Viscosity
- Weight Changes
- Yeast, Mold, Standard Plate Count
- Moisture
- Product Integrity
- Freeze-Thaw Stability
- Photostability Testing
- Product Longevity Testing
- Accelerated Aging
- Product Stress Testing
- Forced Degradation Testing
- ICH Stability Testing
- Product Expiration Dating
- Formula Improvements to Increase Shelf Life
Disinfectant Efficacy Testing Studies
In Canada, Health Canada recommends that disinfectants used on non-critical medical devices and environmental surfaces must be tested using appropriate methods to demonstrate their effectiveness against various microorganisms. We have full in-house resources to support and navigate through regulatory requirements and help in conducting appropriate efficacy testing for claims such as:
1. SARS-CoV-2
2. Limited Disinfectant
3. Broad-Spectrum
4. Fungicide
5. Virucide
6. Broad-Spectrum Virucide
7. Log Reduction Claim [i.e. 99.9% Kills and 99.99% Kills]
Method Development and Validation
Our laboratory team has extensive experience in designing and executing Method Development, Method Validation and Method Transfer protocols. Our standard analytical services report includes a copy of the analytical method, copy of all test results and protocols, appropriate calculations and graphs, and our raw data.