Certified Laboratories, Inc. is a full service laboratory with particular expertise with dairy products.

Certified Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1926 as a dairy laboratory


in New York City under the direction of Dr. Charles Paley formally of the New York City Health Department. Certified Laboratories, Inc. has served the dairy industry exclusively for many years until expanding into other areas.

Certified Laboratories, Inc. has particular expertise in analyzing raw milk, milk products, and other dairy products including yogurt, cheese, and ice cream. Certified Laboratories, Inc. currently performs microbiological testing as well as Chemical analysis on dairy products on a regular basis. Certified Laboratories currently holds the following accreditations of interest to the dairy industry:

New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
FDA Interstate Milk Shippers Program for Dairy Bacteriology
FDA Vitamin A & D Analysis


Monitoring raw milk for inhibitors and TPL is done on a regular basis. Monitoring milk plants for Listeria has been a concern for the past 15 years and Certified Laboratories has established programs with many dairies to monitor their Environmental Listeria.

Certified Laboratories currently performs chemical testing on milk products, including fat and total solids. We also monitor cheese for fat, salt, and other chemical constituents to assure proper product.

Below please find some of the analysis we currently perform on dairy products:

MICROBIOLOGY TESTING

Aerobic Plate Count
Coliforms
E.coli
Yeast & Mold Counts
DMSCC
DMC
Phosphatase Activity


CHEMICAL TESTING

Proximate Analysis (Calories)
Fat Content (All Methods)
Cheese Adulteration
Total Solids
Protein
Milk Origin
Cryoscope Readings