Microscopy services

The Microscopy team at Campden BRI offers a comprehensive range of analytical techniques to support its customers. From foreign body identification, troubleshooting problems with food packaging materials, to the investigation and screening of a wide range of samples, some of them non-food materials, the team carries out a wide range of projects.

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Accelerated shelf-life testing for alcoholic beverages

How accelerated shelf-life testing is done for alcoholic beverages, why it matters, the pain points it addresses, when to use ASLT, and what our testing proc...


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Exploring the complexities of mycotoxins in food

Discover more about mycotoxins in food, the issues they can cause and what can be done to help mitigate their presence in our food.


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Working to decipher toxigenic profiles in foodborne bacterial pathogens

See what we have been doing to enhance our understanding and detection of foodborne toxins.


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Exploring the effectiveness of natural antimicrobials as an alternative to synthetic preservatives

Discover what we have been doing in the area of natural antimicrobial testing, to help support those thinking about adding natural antimicrobials into their ...


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What is STEC and why is it a risk in sprouted seeds?

Having been accredited with an extension to scope for STEC detection in sprouted seeds (TES-MB-225), we explore why STEC is a risk in sprouted seeds and how ...


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5 reasons to refresh your process validation in a fast-changing world

In this short video, Rob Limburn, Deputy Head of Microbiology, outlines five of the most common reasons why you might need to re-validate your processes.



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