{"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":"2025-05-20T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:22:00","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-38c6d2eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38c6d2eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2646f680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2646f680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Laboratory<\/strong>, established in 2007 and rebranded in 2022, provides specialized microbiological and chemical analysis for the water and food sectors.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-32bc70e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32bc70e9\" 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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbc823 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cbc823\" 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-9d110b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d110b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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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\" data-end=\"521\">Escherichia coli<\/em>.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"603\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"603\"><strong data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"551\">Production and sales<\/strong> of VUT-branded Reverse Osmosis water (<strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"601\">VUTAQUA<\/strong>).<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\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-376c375 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"376c375\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a8809 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70a8809\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1005\" 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data-id=\"fb25a10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e68c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e68c10\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/third.finale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/third.finale.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/third.finale-300x40.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"third.finale \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-a49b8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49b8da\" 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\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"322\"><strong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"322\">The VUT Water and Food Testing Laboratory\u00a0 Environmental Management (Pty) Ltd is a highly specialised laboratory that provides chemical, microbiological, and analytical support to the following sectors:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"454\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"359\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"359\">Water and wastewater industries<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"384\"><p class=\"\" 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