by Cameron M | Jan 22, 2021 | Antimicrobial Testing, Environmental, Water Testing
Raising four kids at once by yourself is hard, and few people understand that as well as Martin Robinson. With two preteens, a seven-year-old, and a toddler, keeping an eye on all of them sometimes felt impossible. Once, he had taken all four to a nearby park to spend...
by Cameron M | Jan 19, 2021 | Food, Food Testing, News and Events
Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its Butternut Squash Trays because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young...
by Cameron M | Jan 12, 2021 | Caregivers, Environmental, Household Testing
Guillermo Hernandez’s elderly grandfather hadn’t been able to fully take care of himself for some time. For the past few months, Guillermo had been looking after him himself, but couldn’t keep doing so as his job required him to leave often for long periods of time....
by Cameron M | Jan 5, 2021 | Antimicrobial Testing, Environmental, Uncategorized
While cruises are a great vacation idea, Edward Sanchez knew better than most that they could also be a hotbed of disease and contamination. Because of the close quarters, it was often difficult to prevent sickness from spreading among passengers once an outbreak...
by Cameron M | Dec 22, 2020 | Antimicrobial Testing, Household Testing, USP Testing
When her son, Alex, threw up in the kitchen after coming home from school, Paula Harris made sure to clean it up immediately. Paula spent an hour scrubbing and washing, even using a special disinfectant spray that guaranteed to kill all germs. She managed to clean it...
by Cameron M | Dec 18, 2020 | Environmental, Household Testing, Microbial Testing Services
After a terrible storm flooded the front of his house overnight, Steven Sanderson spent the next morning drying carpet and cleaning up the mess. It took a few hours, but things eventually looked back to normal. He had gone through two towels, three rags, and an entire...
by Cameron M | Dec 15, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environmental, Water Testing
Jenna Thompson lived on the same street she had grown up on. Her family owned the surrounding land and they shared a private well with a few others living nearby. It was a fine well, but some people living there started to grow concerned when construction began the...
by Cameron M | Dec 8, 2020 | Food, Food Testing, Household Testing
Isabella had three kids, was happily married, and knew all too well how picky everyone in her family could be. It was hard to come up with a dinner idea that they would all eat. The only food they all liked was chicken, so Isabella made that often. One day, her...
by Cameron M | Dec 4, 2020 | Household Testing, Pharmaceutical Testing, Uncategorized
Terry Jeffers was a fan of dogs and had kept several as pets throughout his life. His girlfriend wasn’t, but she didn’t mind his current dog. However, she was concerned about fleas. Terry reassured her that it wasn’t an issue as he used flea-killing carpet powder...
by Cameron M | Dec 1, 2020 | Antimicrobial Testing, Food Testing, Household Testing
Margaret didn’t have a green thumb, but several of her friends told her it was a good idea to start a garden. She had them help her here and there, until it was time to harvest some to eat. She ended up making a delicious lunch using what she had grown to thank her...
