Donald W. Schaffner, Ph. D.
Department Chair
Distinguished Professor
Extension Specialist
don.schaffner@rutgers.edu
65 Dudley RD, Room 107
(848) 932-5411
(732) 932-6776
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Food Innovation Center
450 East Broad Street Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 391-7601
http://www.foodinnovation.rutgers.edu
This center offers comprehensive expertise in business development, market research, product and process development, workforce development and training, regulations and compliance support, and quality assurance and food safety. Their clients include Farmers and Cooperatives desiring to create new businesses based on value-added agricultural products or considering new markets for their existing commodities; Startup Food Companies coping with challenges such as financing, technology, regulations, market development and other infrastructure requirements; Existing small and mid-sized food companies seeking to access new technologies, upgrade quality assurance capabilities, enter new markets, and expand and improve their operations; and Retail and Foodservice Establishments seeking to improve their operations and purchase locally grown New Jersey products.
Catapult Commercialization Services
(925) 407-5081
leadership@catapultserv.com
Catapult is a nationwide services firm centered on planning & executing projects to commercialize products for food and beverage startups. Services include product/process/package development, marketing, branding, manufacturing (coman & capital), quality, procurement, distribution, and business development.
HACCP plan development
Yundong Chi-Zhang, Ph.D.
Food Safety Research Lab
(908) 803-0089
(866) 888-6236
Yundong@aol.com
Dr. Michele Pfannenstiel
Dirigo Food Safety
michele@dirigofoodsafety.com
http://www.dirigofoodsafety.com
Laboratory Testing Services
Many useful services are available from a variety of local testing labs. If your lab is not listed here, please contact Dr. Schaffner (don.schaffner@rutgers.edu) so that it may be added.
Food Safety Research Laboratory
57 Industrial Road, Building B-A
Berkeley Heights, NJ 079220
(908) 516-2762
(866) 888-6236
info@fsrlab.com
FSNS Labs
Tel: (888) 525-9788
https://fsns.com
Garden State Laboratories
410 Hillside Avenue Hillside, NJ 07205
(800) 273-890
(908) 688-8966
http://www.gslabs.com
Eurofins USA
(515) 280 8378
info@eurofinsus.com
www.eurofinsus.com
Merieux NutriSciences
111 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 938-5151
https://www.merieuxnutrisciences.com/us/services/food-safety-and-quality
Food-Tek
50 Intervale Road Boonton, NJ 07005-1056
(973) 257-4000
(973) 257-5555
www.foodtek.com
Sanipure
178-182 Saddle River Road Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663-4619
(201) 843-2525
(201) 843-4934
sanipure.labs@verizon.net
Microbac Laboratories, Inc.
South Jersey Division
104 Ganttown Road 2nd Floor, Suite D Turnersville, NJ, 08012
(856) 227-5680
(856) 227-7057
http://www.microbac.com/
EMSL Analytical Inc.
107 Haddon Ave. Westmont, NJ 08108
(800) 220-3675 x1218
(856) 858-4766
http://www.emsl.com
Chestnut Labs
720 Warren Rd Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 241-4117
www.chestnutlabs.com
Covance Food Solutions
55 Hamblin Avenue E Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 565-7700
http://www.covance.com/foodsolutions.html
Libra Technical Center
Analytical & Forensic Services
200 Centennial Avenue, Suite 140
Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
(855) 441 5200
www.libratechnicalcenter.com
Issi Laboratories Inc
Chemical Identification Services
515 Blue Ridge Avenue Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 246-3930
Food Innovation Center
Analytical Chemistry & Mass Spectrometry
65 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(848) 932-5543
http://foodinnovation.rutgers.edu/AMS2017.html
Community Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
1202 Technology Dr, Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-7600
info@celabinc.com
www.watertestinglabs.com
Process Authorities for Acidified and Low Acid Canned Foods
If you make a food product classified as an acidified or low acid canned food (LACF) by FDA or USDA you will need the assistance of a process authority. If you are a process authority, and are not listed here, buy would like to be, please contact Dr. Schaffner (don.schaffner@rutgers.edu) so that you can be added to the list.
New York State Food Venture Center
Cornell University
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 787-2273
necfe@nysaes.cornell.edu
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/necfe/
Chris Balestrini
CGB Consulting Services, LLC
2165 Pioneer Road Hatboro, PA 19040
(570) 917-3427
cbal24@verizon.net
David Bresnahan
Bresnahan Thermal Processing Consultancy
(914) 953-3415
dpbresnahan@gmail.com
PhF Specialists Inc.
San Jose, CA 95150
(408) 275-0161
phfspec@pacbell.net
http://www.phfspec.com
Tom Ragusa
Thermal Process Technology, Inc
Naperville, IL 60564
(630) 961-9987
tjragusa@worldnet.att.net
TechniCAL
New Orleans, LA 70123
(504) 733-0300
http://www.tcal.com/
Jason Bolton
jason.bolton@maine.edu
Process Authority who specializes in Smoked Salmon and Seafood Products.
Paul Priyesh Vijayakumar
paul.v@uky.edu
Process Authority.
Pablo Coronel
pcoronel@aseptia.com
Process Authority with expertise in HPP and other novel technologies.
Marco Antonio Leon Felix
marcoelp@lefix.com.mx
Process Authority based in Mexico.
Tristan Laundon
Tristan_Laundon@ncsu.edu
Process authority.