Food Forensics Launches In U.S.

Food Forensics, a new service for the food industry, has been launched in the U.S. Food Forensics is an analytical service that is meant to help food and beverage manufacturers identify contaminants in foods and related products and investigate their potential source. According to the company, foreign bodies are a constant cause of concern for food manufacturers and processors. They may include fragments of packaging, metal shavings from production machinery, insects, spiders and other animal body parts, spoiled ingredients, human hair and fingernails. Food Forensics is being brought to the U.S. by Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL), in collaboration with RQA, Inc. Food Forensics will be based in Orland Park, IL, and Christopher Landeg has been appointed from within RSSL to head the new laboratory.