Quality Assurance of Specialty Enzymes You Can Count On
The Quality Assurance Department at Amano Enzyme USA is fully committed to continuous improvement of the quality assurance of specialty enzymes. This assures all products meet safety and quality specifications before being distributed to the customer. All our QA personnel are highly trained in company food safety and quality policies. We’ve even established a HACCP plan to assure food safety from initial receipt of raw materials to the shipment of final product. Our group is tasked and committed with maintaining our quality system at all times.
Our Certifications include
- SQF Level 2 (2015)
- Kosher certification
- Halal certification
Our staff is fully tasked and committed with maintaining the highest quality at all times in all aspects of production.
Warehouse and Enzyme Manufacturing to Meet Your Every Need!
Our Amano Enzyme state-of-the-art facility for an enzyme company in the USA is constructed and housed to meet our stringent, high quality standards including:
- Room temperature and cold storage warehouses
- Manufacturing and clean room facility – meets ISO Class 8 standards
- Temperature, humidity, and pressure are controlled, monitored and
recorded using an advanced and robust environmental monitoring system - Particulate and dust controls
- Temperature, humidity, and pressure are controlled, monitored and
- cGMP compliant
- The entire area is secure, restricted, and monitored 24/7
- Approved by Orthodox Union and IFANCA for manufacturing and storage of
Kosher and Halal products - Backup generators for critical areas and emergency occurrences
Advanced Technical Service to Match our Advanced Product Lines
Our Technical Services department provides the necessary support for the Food, Dietary Supplement, Industrial, and BioMedic industries. We feature the most up-to-date modern equipment and analysis methods, which enable us to provide support for a full variety of microbial enzyme applications, such as lab/pilot scale modeling of customer processes to aid in product/process development.
Our analyses are executed using in-house HPLC, Gas Chromatography, and UV/Vis Spectroscopy.
Our Analysis Methods include
- Degree of hydrolysis
- Free fatty acid analysis
- Molecular weight profile/distribution
- Amino acid analysis
- Oligosaccharide analysis
- Enzymatic assays
- ELISA
- Sensory evaluation
A Full Dedicated Quality Control Laboratory
Amano Enzyme USA boasts a dedicated Quality Control laboratory that adheres to ISO 17025: 2005 guidelines. All company lab personnel are trained in a variety of skilled tests and methods.
At Amano Enzyme, our rapid and accurate testing assures product safety at all times and high quality which reduces turnaround time between enzyme production and actual product release.
Our Skilled Tests and Methods include
- Food Chemical Codex (FCC) enzyme activity assays
- JP enzyme activity assays
- FCC Lead Limit Test
- Total Viable Aerobic Count (BAM Method)
- Coliforms/E. coli (BAM Method)
- Salmonella (BAM Method)
- Yeast and Mold (BAM Method)
For safe handling of enzymes
When handling enzymes, the adverse effects on health can be minimized through proper work methods and process controls, as well as the use of appropriate protective equipment. Before handling the enzymes, please refer to the following “Guidelines on the safe handling of enzymes.”
