Food safety company Hygiena opens Sydney branch

­Hygiena, an innovator in rapid microbial detection, monitoring and identification, has opened a new branch at Unit 2, 59–61 Burrows Road, Alexandria, NSW. The company stated that the new office signified its “reinforced dedication” to a wide range of markets, predominantly in the food and beverage industry in Australia, New Zealand and the broader South-East Asian region.

The Sydney-based branch will include a warehouse and office facilities, and is staffed with a team of specialists spanning sales, operations, technical services and customer support.

Steve Nason, CEO of Hygiena, said, “The diverse food safety testing spectrum in Australia and New Zealand encompasses environmental monitoring, allergen and pathogen detection, GMO detection, nutritional labelling and more. Our continuously evolving portfolio, which offers sample collection and handling, ATP, Lateral Flow, PCR and ELISA assays, paired with sophisticated data analysis software, is primed to address the multifaceted testing demands of the animal health, food and beverage safety sectors.”

The Sydney branch will extend the complete spectrum of the company’s offerings, including:

• Allergen testing
• Environmental Monitoring
• Product Quality solutions
• Molecular testing solutions
• Mycotoxin testing.

For more information about Hygiena Australia, visit www.hygiena.com/australia.

Image caption: Steve Nason, CEO of Hygiena.