According to the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) published by the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration of China in 2011, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, biologics, and medical devices must be manufactured in accordance with the stringent requirements of the GMP, and test sets must be carefully designed to demonstrate compliance. Common microbiological tests include enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA test) and PCR test. The entire testing procedure includes, sample collection, sample delivery, sample processing, testing and result reporting. The results are certified and processed by food hygiene supervisors and the credibility is officially guaranteed.
Total colony count refers to the total number of microbial colonies formed in each g (mL) of the test sample obtained after the food test sample has been processed and cultured under certain conditions (e.g., medium, incubation temperature and incubation time, etc.). Serious exceeding of the total colony count of food indicates that the hygienic condition of the product fails to meet the basic hygienic requirements, which will destroy the nutrients of the food, accelerate the deterioration of the food, make the food lose its edible value, and increase the chances of jeopardizing human health. Although the colony total exceeds the standard does not mean the existence of pathogenic bacteria, but consumers consume microbial exceeds the standard serious food, the chance of suffering from dysentery and other intestinal diseases will be greatly enhanced, may cause vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, endangering the health and safety of the human body, these germs will destroy the normal colonization of the intestinal tract in the environment, there is a chance to cause diarrhea, damage to the liver and other organs of the body.
In warm and humid environments, mold growth can be catalyzed. Some molds can cause infections that produce mycotoxins, which are especially dangerous for people with weakened immune systems, such as those with chronic or long-term illnesses. Mycotoxins can cause acute or long term health effects, for example, aflatoxins can cause acute liver damage and are most widely known to cause liver cancer. Lonestar Health's products use a variety of testing techniques such as ELISA and Liquid Mass Spectrometry (LMS) to ensure that they comply with the Maximum Levels for Mycotoxins in Foods (MLF).
In 2020, a family of nine in Heilongjiang province suffered collective food poisoning after consuming food that was severely over-targeted for aflatoxins, ultimately resulting in seven deaths. Aflatoxin is strongly biotoxic, often produced by several other molds such as Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in moldy grains such as rice, beans and peanuts, and is by far the most potent carcinogen.
All bacteria that can cause human disease are collectively called pathogenic bacteria or pathogenic bacteria. Food contamination can grow and multiply in the food and can cause human or animal disease bacteria called food pathogens. Food pathogenic bacteria can contaminate food through direct or indirect ways, and oral intake can lead to intestinal infectious diseases, food poisoning and other foodborne diseases. The main pathogenic bacteria in food are Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and pathogenic coliforms.
In 2020, there were about 900 cases of Salmonella infections in the United States and Canada***. People infected with Salmonella by eating red onions that have come into contact with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In summary, microbiological testing is a must for all health food and pharmaceutical products. Through various microbiological testing of our products, we are able to ensure the safety of our customers when taking Lonestar Health products, preventing them from being harmed by the use of non-compliant products and providing them with peace of mind and a high quality experience. In addition, Lontek's products meet global import quality and world testing standards, and imported products have world-class quality assurance.