DTS Food Laboratories
5/352 Macaulay Rd Kensington
3031
Melbourne
Australia
Phone : +613 8371 7600
Fax : +613 9372 2013
Director
Graeme Richardson
grichardson@dtsfoodlabs.com.au
Technical Manager (or contact person)
Shane Nolan
snolan@dtsfoodlabs.com.au
Affiliation(s)
Private dairy / Industry
Accreditation Organisation
NATA
7 Leeds St Rhodes
2138
Sydney
Australia
Coverage of Accreditation
Chemical & Biological
Type of Milk
Cow milk
Fields of competence related to analyzing milk
Information provider on analytical methods
Categories of analytical methods practised
Wet chemistry, Spectroscopic and routine methods, Chromatography, Physico-chemical methods, Biochemical methods (enzym., immuno., mol. biol.), Microbiological methods, Rheology, Sensory Analysis, and Other
Milk and milk Products Tested
Liquid milk and whey (including raw milk, skim milk, homogenized,heat-treated, etc.), Butter, Cheese and Processed Cheese and Processed Cheese Preparations, Dairy Fat Spreads, Evaporated Milks and Sweetened Condensed Milks, Cream and Prepared Creams, Milk Powders, Cream Powder and Whey Powders, Edible Casein Products, Fermented Milks, Ice creams, Milk based desserts, Composite foods with dairy ingredients, and Other dairy products
Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory
Milk recording / Dairy Herd Improvement / Dairy genetic, Milk payment to producers according to milk composition and quality, Production monitoring and commercial exchanges in dairy industry, Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers), and Food trade regulation (protection of customers)