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EMSL Provides Salmonella and Listeria Detection for Environmental Monitoring in Food Facilities

Testing for Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli and other Foodborne Pathogens

Orlando, FL - December 9, 2025 EMSL Analytical, Inc. offers highly customized studies that can provide a variety of data to help food quality assurance managers evaluate their products. These laboratory studies include food safety testing for pathogens, shelf-life studies for spoilage and expiration dates, nutritional analysis & labeling, and food chemistry to test for metals, pesticides, PFAS, microplastics and unknown contaminants.    “EMSL's food testing laboratories routinely helps food processing companies with.......[Read More] [All News]

Florida Water Quality Testing

EMSL Orlando, FL Lab Provides FHA/VA Water Test Kits

Orlando, FL - December 9, 2025 EMSL's Orlando, FL testing laboratory is now providing water quality testing.  The FHA/VA water test kit at EMSL provides all the necessary sampling supplies, cooler and ice packs to send samples back to the laboratory for testing.  This comprehensive test detects Nitrate, Nitrite, pH, Lead, and the presence of Coliform and E. coli bacteria, making it an essential tool for anyone using a private or shared well, or financing a home purchase through a loan agency. The U.S. Department of.......[Read More] [All News]

How to Sample for Legionella

EMSL Testing Lab provides FREE Legionella Sampling Bottles

GENERAL INFORMATION Legionella are small gram-negative rodshaped bacteria. Over 40 individual species of Legionella are known. The majority of human infections are caused by the species Legionella pneumophila. Legionella pneumophila was first discovered following a pneumonia outbreak at the 1976 Convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. The species Legionella pneumophila is divided into sixteen subgroups (called serogroups). HEALTH EFFECTS IN HUMANS There are two forms of Legionellosis, pontiac fever and the more severe.......[Read More] [All News]

Legionnaires’ Disease in Central Florida Linked to Gym Leaves 14 Sick

EMSL Analytical, Inc. offers testing services to assist with identifying potential health risks

Orlando, Florida, December 9, 2025 It was recently announced that over a dozen people have contracted Legionnaires’ disease in an outbreak which has been linked to a gym in central Florida.   Although the state of Florida did not announce any additional cases beyond the gym exposure, there was a previous outbreak in 2017 at the same facility when the building was under a different name.   “Legionnaires' disease, the most severe form of Legionellosis, is a form of pneumonia that is caused by inhalation.......[Read More] [All News]

EMSL Silica Testing Laboratories and Sampling Supplies

EMSL's AIHA Accredited Silica Testing Labs are ISO17025 Certified

Silicosis is the disease most associated with crystalline silica exposure; it is incurable but preventable. This debilitating and often fatal lung disease persists worldwide despite long-standing knowledge of its cause and methods for controlling it. This Hazard Review, Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica, describes published studies and literature on the health effects of occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica among workers in the United States and many other countries. The review.......[Read More] [All News]

Resources to Identify Mold in Homes

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, building inspection tools, and air monitoring instruments to identify mold, moisture, and other potential indoor exposure issues.

Orlando, FL - December 8, 2025 Mold can develop quickly in damp or poorly ventilated areas, often going unnoticed until it becomes a health or structural concern. Homeowners and renters concerned about their indoor air quality (IAQ) now have access to trusted resources to help them identify and understand mold in their homes. In addition to numerous educational resources on where mold commonly grows, what warning signs to look for, and how to recognize conditions that allow it to thrive, EMSL Analytical, Inc. offers.......[Read More] [All News]