Dynamic Quality Assurance®
At Prince Agri Products, we approach product quality and safety in a
dynamic, comprehensive and systematic manner. Our customers rely on us
to provide quality tested products that have passed our rigorous Dynamic
Quality Assurance® (DQA) process. DQA is a part of the culture
at Prince, central to all of our processes. We are committed to bringing
you the finest ingredients that support your goal of providing sound
nutrition for healthy animals. We clearly communicate and explore with
our domestic and foreign suppliers to assess the intended use of all
materials that enter and flow through the Prince supply chain.
The relationships we have with our suppliers — like the ones we’ve built
with our customers — are based on trust and confidence. And we won’t
allow those to be compromised. We have the policies, analytical procedures
and laboratory team in place to monitor known hazards and to continuously
attempt to identify previously unknown hazards.
Through DQA, Prince Agri Products has earned the
AFIA Safe Feed/Safe Food
certification. This program was created in 2004 to demonstrate and ensure
continuous improvement in the production and delivery of a safe and quality
feed supply for the growth and care of food-producing animals.
Prince Agri Products, Inc. facilities at Marion, IA, and Quincy,
IL, hold valid certifications under the American Feed Industry’s Safe Feed/Safe
Food Certification Program.
DQA: A five-fold program:
- Education of our employees, suppliers, and customers.
- Process reviews to identify potential quality issues,
contaminants and points of contamination.
- Ongoing analysis to confirm effective implementation of
established controls.
- Identification of unknown hazards to ensure continuous
product integrity.
- Adaptability through continuous improvement to meet
ever-changing feed safety issues.
For more information on DQA, please
contact us.
DQA® is a servicemark owned by Phibro Animal
Health Corporation and its affiliates.
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Universal Testing™
Prince Agri Products established its laboratory, Universal Testing, in 1982.
Built on years of experience evaluating mineral products for use in numerous
industrial and feed applications, Universal Testing quickly earned a
reputation for superior analyses and comprehensive evaluations.
Universal Testing’s customer base includes companies involved in animal feed,
pet food, chemical manufacturing, mining, heavy media and pharmaceutical
products. We stand ready to help you address your quality needs in an
effective, economical and efficient fashion.
Unsurpassed experience
Universal Testing focuses on elemental and physical analyses of minerals
and inorganic chemicals. This focus gives us insight into appropriate
sample preparation and allows us to plan for and avoid potential
interferences that can result in inaccurate analyses. We are the first
choice when difficult assays are required.
Unprecedented turnaround times
Universal Testing offers a normal turnaround time of 5 days. Yet there
are times when you just can’t afford to wait. We now offer a same-day,
in addition to next-day, service for many of our analyses. This service
requires advance notice and special handling, so please call to make
arrangements.
Save time and money without sacrificing accuracy
Wet chemical titrations have been the proven methods of choice when
assaying the major elemental content of ores and inorganic chemicals.
We have developed a number of new inductively coupled plasma
spectrometric methods (ICP-OES) that provide the accuracy and precision
of the classical wet chemical titration with lower costs and faster
turnaround times. We have maintained the ability to run the wet
chemical titrations and continue to offer them to customers who require
these methods. We also utilize them as confirmatory tests to back up
our ICP assays.
Investing in the future
Universal Testing maintains cutting-edge technology and instrumentation
to ensure the best functionality and reliability.
New technology
- New technology is not limited to analytical instrumentation but also
applies to information technology. We have just finished the
implementation of a new Laboratory Information Management System
that will allow for better sample tracking, enhanced data
integrity and improved reporting.
- A new Atomic Absorption Spectrometer allows us to
reach ppb levels for several heavy metals by employing hydride and cold vapor
methodologies. It also expands our analytical capacity for elemental
determinations.
- We have developed improved time-, pressure- and temperature-controlled
Digestion Techniques that limit error associated with
inconsistent sample digestion and dilution. These new techniques employ a
combination of microwave technology and hot block digestions to
minimize variability while maximizing throughput.
New laboratory facility
We have been steadily growing since we opened Universal Testing in 1982.
Our current lab was built in 1993, tripling the size of our laboratory.
Today we find ourselves in a similar situation, struggling to find space for
new technology and added workload. To answer the need we have broken ground
on a new laboratory facility that will again triple the size of our existing
facility. We expect to complete construction in mid 2009 and look forward to
the move.
Put our expertise and experience to work for your company.
For more information on Universal Testing, please visit our website at
http://www.mineral-analysis.com.
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Mineral-ingredient evaluation
We offer a complete battery of tests for the evaluation of mineral ingredients.
Universal Testing can successfully evaluate trace mineral premixes by utilizing
physical and chemical methods of separation. The following is a list of some of
the techniques used:
- Elemental analysis
- Identification of major compounds
- Bio-availability
- Water solubility
- Analyses for toxic elements
- Particle size and other physical characteristics
Download our Printable
Sample Analysis Request Form (PDF, 22K)
Download our Printable
Feedstuffs Sample Analysis Form (PDF, 106K)
Where applicable, all elemental assays will be done by instrumental analysis,
unless otherwise requested.
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Universal Testing™ is a trademark owned by Phibro Animal
Health Corporation and its affiliates.
