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extraneousEXTRANEOUS
 Food, drug and cosmetic products can be exposed to contamination
from many sources. At Michelson Laboratories, our analysts inspect a
wide variety of products for insect, animal and incidental food
contaminants. Our entomologists and analysts are educated and
experienced in the fields of contaminant filth extraction, insect
identification, animal hair and feather identification.
Michelson Laboratories also specializes in the examination of
imported products. For over thirty years, Michelson Laboratories has
been an FDA recognized analyst for Import Alert food products, and
we have handled thousands of detained shipments. Our laboratory and
administrative staff are available to help customers through each
step of the detention process.
Products Analyzed Include:
- Baked goods
- Candy
- Cornhusks
- Drugs
- Flour and flour based products
- Fruit and fruit products
- Mushrooms
- Noodles
- Nuts and nut products
- Rice and rice based products
- Seafood (shrimp, crab, fish, etc.)
- Soy and soy based products
- Spices, whole and ground
- Tamarind and tamarind processed products
- Vegetable and vegetable products
Contaminants Identified Include:
- Animal hairs
- Feathers and feather fragments
- Heavy filth (rocks, glass, refuse, etc.)
- Insect and animal excrement
- Insects and insect fragments (adults and larvae)
- Spiders, mites, and related arthropods
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