Alchem – Altol

Laboratory Analyses of Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Fuels, Solvents, Microbiology for Water and Food Samples.

Altol Chemical Environmental Laboratory Inc. (Alchem), is an independent analytical laboratory doing business since 1997.

Our main areas of service are in environmental, industrial hygiene, fuels, solvents, microbiology for water and food samples analyses.

Alchem provides quality laboratory services to companies in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean within the industrial community and government agencies.

Services are available seven days a week, twenty four hours a day, controlled under a Quality System established according to:

1. ISO 17025-2005 Acredited by A2LA
2. PRDH No. PR00947
3. EPA Lab Code PR 00947

4. Minority Business Enterprise No. 5124
5. NELAP Certified No. E871068

Mission

Altol Chemical Environmental Laboratory Inc. (Alchem), is committed to providing our customers in the petroleum, environmental, pharmaceutical and other industries, laboratory analyses carried out by an excellent group of experienced professionals in each of the different laboratory tests offered at a competitive price on a timely basis.

Our Program emphasizes on the following areas as its core values

Sample Integrity
Equipment Performance
Analyses Accuracy and Reproducibility
Procedure Monitoring and Control System
Personnel Competence

Accurate Documentation
Periodic Audits
Proper Reagents Handling
Adequate Waste Disposal

Goverment Agencies and Certifications

Quality Policy

Altol Chemical Environmental Laboratory Inc. (Alchem), is committed to provide laboratory services of the highest quality with a group of professionals specialized in the different fields of services and familiar with the quality system and all corporate policies.

These services will be offered free of defects, on time and at reasonable prices.

Alchem Laboratory is committed to offer data under the most strict standards of integrity and to maintain in operation a program for the continuous improvement of the effectiveness of the Quality System, based in the latest versions of ISO 17025 and NELAC.

Alchem Laboratory is committed to maintain as its primary goal the complete satisfaction of its clients in compliance with their requirements as permitted within laws and regulations.

Data Integrity Policy

Alchem Laboratory, including its management, analysts and administrative personnel is committed to provide data that is honest, accurate, complete and timely; produced following the highest standards of integrity.

All laboratory personnel shall be free of improper or undue influence from any source regarding the generation, handling and reporting of data.

Special attention must given to avoid the improper use of computer software to manipulate data.

Alchem’’s laboratory layout

Industrial and Food Microbiology

Water and Waste Water Microbiological and Chemical Analytical Services.
Food Microbiological Chemical Analytical Services.
Environmental Analytical Services.
Sampling Services for Microbiological and Chemical Analytical Testing.
PR Department of Health Certified Technician for Drinking Water and Food Sampling.
Specialized Food Consulting Services.

Food chemistry analysis that we offer among others

Fat Content
Sodium Content
Complete Nutritional Analysis
Nutritional Facts and Labeling
Water Activity
Alcohol percentage
Additives
Toxin Analysis
Allergen Analysis

Microbiology analysis

Total Count
Coliforms
Shelf Life
Enterobacteriaceae
S.aureus
B.cereus
Salmonella Thyphimorium
Listeria Monocytogenes

Food Microbiology Services

Aerobic Plate Count
Campylobacter
Clostridium botulinum
Coliform/ E. coli
E. coli O157:H7
Lactobacillus
Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes

Salmonella and Salmonella Enteritidis (SE)
Staphyllococcus aureus
Vibrio
Mold and yeast
Toxin Analysis
Allergen Analysis

Chemical analysis

ALCHEM analyzes according to AOAC approved analytical methods:

Proximate Analysis (Moisture, Fat, Protein, etc)
% Alcohol
Sodium Content
Additives
Vitamins
Calcium, Iron
pH
Water Activity

Nutritional Labeling

Alchem reviews product formulations as well as ingredient statements, and inputs them into a modified computer database to generate a camera ready FDA-approved Nutrition Facts Panel.

Alchem will assist in meeting the import-export requirements for the legal marketing of product.