SORA Labs Update

End-of-Year Updates

We will be having computer maintenance on December 28-December 30th.  You may get a bounce from our email server as undeliverable.  The server should be back up before Monday morning/  Thanks for your patience.

We are also updating some of our ID Pricing.  Most ID's will go from $40 to $50 on January 1st.  Enzyme ID's will move to $100 each.  This is the first price increase since 2011.  

This has been an incredible year for SORA Labs.  We appreciate all your business! 

Fabricant on GMPs: ‘There is not a clear indication there will be a drop in non-compliance anytim...

Fabricant on GMPs: ‘There is not a clear indication there will be a drop in non-compliance anytim...

Is finished product testing the next big wave in GMP warning letters?

Is finished product testing the next big wave in GMP warning letters?

New Capabilities at SORA Labs

We are so excited to announce some new capabilities here at SORA Labs!

USP <561> Pesticide Screening – After numerous requests for pesticide testing, we decided to make this a priority and invest in new equipment and resources to offer this service.  We have been able to successfully develop and validate the methods to perform the USP Pesticide Screen and now are excited to offer this to you.  We will need a 50g sample size and a 10 business day turn-around-time (rush service available upon request) to complete this testing.  We would like to offer a discounted rate of $300 per sample.  A coupon is enclosed to use with your 1^st sample.

Rapid Micro testing with the BIOLUMIX System-This equipment can give USP Validated micro results in 48 hours.  The biggest delay is always Yeast and Mold results that normally take up to 7 days to report.  Now this testing can be completed and reported within 48 hours!  The validation for this equipment was performed on dietary supplement ingredients.  We, of course, are also running side-by-side comparisons as well and our final study should be completed in mid-November and ready for your samples!  We will need a 30g sample size for the standard micro pack of APC, Y&M, Coliform, E.Coli, and Salmonella.  This rapid micro pack is priced at $100 per sample.  A coupon is enclosed to use with your 1^st sample.

We appreciate your business and we are very excited to offer these new services to our customers!  For your convenience, I have included my phone numbers and email address.  Feel free to contact me anytime!

Tammy Bryngelson

SORA Labs

Business Development Manager

15332 US Hwy 160

Forsyth, MO  65653

417-546-4796

Cell:  417-251-3870

Enzyme Testing

Here at SORA Labs we specialize in enzyme assays.  This testing is targeted toward the dietary supplement industry.  Enzymes have many health benefits.  Digestive enzymes are used to break down food and aid in digestion.

Enzymes are proteins that put things together or break things apart.  So when testing enzymes we are not looking for quantity or weight.  Enzymes are best measured by the work they are capable of doing.  The potency is usually recorded in the form of an activity unit.  Most plant and microbial enzymes are assayed using the Food Chemicals and Codex (FCC) standards.  Use of thes recognized assay procedures ensures that the methodology utilized can be reproduced to verify accuracy and legitimacy of the assay.

Performing enzyme assays take years of experience to develop accurate and repeatable results.  Our lab has been in business for over 20 years and has been involved in many proficiency testing studies to prove our capabilities and accuracy.  We are an ISO 9001:2008 certified and ISO 17025:2005 accredited testing facility.  ISO 9001:2008 applies to our quality management system as a whole.  ISO 17025:2005 is specific to testing labs, and is very stringent in its requirements. Many of our enzyme assays are included on our ISO 17025:2005 Scope of Accreditation.

	Enzyme Assays	Unit Description
*	a-Galactosidase GalU	Hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-a-D-galactopyranoside (UV-VIS)
*	a-Amylase DU	Hydrolysis of Lintner-soluble starch (Orbeco Hellige comparator)
	a-Amylase BAU	Hydrolysis of Lintner-soluble starch (Orbeco Hellige comparator)
	b-Glucanase BGU	Hydrolysis of Lichenin (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Catalase CatU	Hydrolysis of hydrogen peroxide (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Cellulase CU	Hydrolysis of CMC (Cannon-Fenske viscometry)
	Diastase DP	Hydrolysis of Lintner-soluble starch (Orbeco Hellige comparator)
*	Glucoamylase AGU	Hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-a-D-glucopyranoside (UV-VIS)
	Hemicellulase HCU	Hydrolysis of carob gum (Cannon-Fenske viscometry)
	Invertase SU	Hydrolysis of Sucrose (UV-VIS)
	Isolase IsoU	Hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-b-D-glucopyranoside (UV-VIS)
*	Lactase ALU	Hydrolysis of o-nitrophenyl-b-D-galactopyranoside (UV-VIS)
	Lipase FIP	Hydrolysis of olive oil (DpH) (Federation Internationale Pharma)
	Lysozyme MCG	Lysis of Micrococcus lysodeikticus (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Nattokinase FU	Hydrolysis of bovine plasma fibrin (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Pancreatic Amylase USP	Hydrolysis of soluble starch (TITRN)
	Pancreatic Lipase USP	Hydrolysis of olive oil (DpH)
	Pancreatic Protease USP	Hydrolysis of casein (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Pepsin USP	Hydrolysis of egg albumin (sediment)
*	Protease HUT	Hydrolysis of hemoglobin (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Pectinase PGU	Hydrolysis of citrus pectin (Cannon-Fenske viscometry)
	Peptidase DPPIV	Hydrolysis of Gly-Pro p-Nitroanilide (UV-VIS)
	Phytase FTU	Hydrolysis of sodium phytate decahydrate (UV-VIS)
	Protease AP	Hydrolysis of leucine p-nitroanalide (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
*	Protease FCC PU	Hydrolysis of casein @ pH 6.0 (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
*	Protease PC	Hydrolysis of casein @ pH 7.0 (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
*	Protease SAPU	Hydrolysis of casein @ pH 3.0 (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Serratiopeptidase U	Hydrolysis of casein @ pH 9.0 (UV-VIS spectroscopy)
	Xylanase XU	Hydrolysis of xylose @ pH 5.3 (UV-VIS spectroscopy)

             *These assays are on out ISO 17025:2005 Scope of Accreditation

We want to be your testing lab.  Feel free to call anytime-877-645-8767.

www.soralabs.com   

Supply Side West 2012 in Las Vegas

I will be attending the Supply Side West trade show in Las Vegas.  This is a dietary supplement industry trade show.  I will be there November 5-11, 2012.  We are booth #20016.

We will have a Scratcher game to win free lab testing.  Please come by and introduce yourself and get a chance to win some testing!

Call me and we can meet before or after the show one night!

Tammy Bryngelson
417-251-3870

New SORA Labs Blog

I thought I would post the first blog for SORA Labs.  We are a 3rd party testing lab working with the dietary supplement industry.  Our expertise is with Enzyme Activity testing.  We are ISO 9001:2008 certified and ISO 17025:2005 accredited.

See more about our company at www.soralabs.com.

Tammy Bryngelson
Business Development Manager
15366 US Hwy 160
Forsyth, MO  65653
417-546-8075