{"id":4142,"date":"2024-10-24T06:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=4142"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:23:27","slug":"vut-water-and-food-testing-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-water-and-food-testing-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"VUT Water and Food Testing Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4142\" class=\"elementor elementor-4142\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d706a9 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d706a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83efc77 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83efc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VUT Water and Food Testing Laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e2741 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e2741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVUT Water &#038; Food Testing Laboratory established in 2007 and rebranded in 2022, provides specialized microbiological and chemical analysis for the water and food sectors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d99df8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d99df8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4de77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af4de77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e53ddf e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e53ddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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sectors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddb3ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cddb3ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db433d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db433d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8510cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8510cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VUT Water and Food Testing Laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b1500 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3b1500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000a4f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000a4f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24538d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24538d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Technical Marketer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b4bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40b4bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VUT Water and Food Laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a2a0a elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"93a2a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper 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src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/first.new_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/first.new_.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/first.new_-300x40.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"first.new_ \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225a831 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"225a831\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157f051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157f051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"456\">Established in 2007 as a consulting and testing laboratory specialising in microbiological and chemical analysis, the lab was created to offer services to the water and food sectors. Formerly known as AMBIO Environmental, the laboratory was rebranded by VUT in 2022 and is now known as the VUT Water &amp; Food Testing Laboratory.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"739\">The VUT Water &amp; Food Testing Laboratory continues to provide prompt, efficient, and reliable services to its clientele through its dedicated and competent staff. The laboratory is ideally located at the Y-Block on the Vanderbijlpark campus of the Vaal University of Technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ad10e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35ad10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6b411 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa6b411\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ceb417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ceb417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/second.origin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/second.origin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/second.origin-300x40.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"second.origin \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6522fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6522fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_shadow vc_sep_border_width_3 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_chino\" data-raofz=\"15\"><ol><li class=\"\" data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"364\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"364\"><strong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"178\">Microbial and chemical analysis<\/strong> of all types of water (tap water, bottled water, borehole water, river water, industrial and sewage effluents), conducted according to the <strong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"337\">SANS 241-1:2015<\/strong> drinking water standard.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"440\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"440\"><strong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"411\">Determination of fats, oils, and greases<\/strong> in water and food samples.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"524\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"524\"><strong data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"470\">Food pathogen detection<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"483\">Listeria<\/em>, <em data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"497\">Salmonella<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"503\" 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