What We Do at Food Consulting Services
At Food Consulting Services (FCS), we’re dedicated to upholding the highest standards of food and water safety, quality control, and hygiene for clients across a range of industries. As a SANAS-accredited laboratory, we offer tailored microbiological and chemical testing solutions for food manufacturers, commercial kitchens, and water systems to meet regulatory standards and keep products safe for consumers.
Microbiology Food Testing
Our lab specialises in SANAS-accredited microbiological testing for both food and water. Using advanced methods, we detect and quantify bacteria, assessing contamination risks to ensure food and water meet stringent hygiene and safety standards.
Hygiene Audits
The FCS Kitchen Hygiene Audit is designed to evaluate the hygiene, sanitation, food safety and facilities in kitchens in the food service industry. The audits are performed for clients in the hotel, gaming, restaurant, retail and catering industries and are tailor made to the unique needs of each client. The kitchen hygiene audits are based on the R638 legal requirements, SANS 10049 and microbiological best practice.
Legionella Risk Audits
Legionella bacteria in water systems pose significant health risks. We provide SANAS-accredited Legionella testing to help clients identify potential contamination, and our risk audits assess water systems to minimise exposure risks, with actionable recommendations for safer environments.
Chemistry Testing
Our wet chemistry lab performs quality control testing across food, detergent, and cosmetic products, verifying ingredient purity, nutritional content, and safety to meet industry standards.
Product Physical Testing
We perform a variety of physical test for products. The include detergent physical tests, sensory analysis, non-food tests, and a variety of test for packaging that tests against quality standards.
Sensory Evaluations
Sensory evaluation is an invaluable tool to Quality Control as well as Research and Development. Customers perceive product quality with their senses, and as a result, organoleptic evaluations are an essential component of any Quality Control evaluations. At FCS we provide benchmarking tests.
Food Factory Microbiological Testing
Food manufacturers need precise testing to maintain product integrity. Our lab provides pathogen and spoilage testing for production facilities, supporting quality assurance, preventing contamination, and helping products meet industry regulations.