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Applied Consumer Services, Inc.
provides deformulation, formulation,
reformulation, technical consulting and
testing of most consumer products
such as foods, supplements,
beverages, water, herbs, vitamins,
minerals, drugs, pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, consumer products, hair
products, waxes, coatings, paints,
ceramics, household cleaners,
plastics, metals, and construction
materials.
We can conduct a deformulation
by separations and chemical analysis
to determine the ingredients and their
levels. We also do deformulation of
complex mixtures.
We also provide failure analysis,
forensic investigations, and patent
services.
Our scientists and engineers can help
with a wide variety of R&D projects.
We offer food nutrition labeling, food
analysis, cosmetic analysis, and other
FDA related services. For 20 years, we
have been successful in solving a wide
variety of difficult technical challenges.
For a complete list of our capabilities,
click here.
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agreement.
We have one of the most versatile
analytical chemistry laboratories in the
country and have been successful in
solving difficult technical problems.
Food Analysis and Testing
We provide all types of chemical,
microbiological, and physical testing of
foods and supplements. For foods, we
provide nutrition label analysis,
including total fat, saturated fat,
mono-unsaturated fat, polyunsaturated
fat, trans fat, cholesterol,
carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars,
protein, calories, calcium, sodium, iron,
vitamin A and vitamin C. Additional
nutrients can also be determined. We
will suggest any FDA permitted label
claims. On January 1, 2006, the FDA
requires that the trans fat level be
listed on the nutrition label. We can
create new and improved foods and
food supplements. In some cases, we
can submit a patent application to the
USPTO. Organoleptic, shelf-life,
accelerated aging tests, and many
other tests can be provided.
Formulation, reformulation, and
preservation research can be provided.
Chemical Analysis, Professional
Testimony, On-Site Scientific
Testing
World wide testing either in our lab or
at your facility. We provide a wide
variety of chemical, physical and
microbiological analyses. Chemical
analysis can be performed by an
official method or we can develop a
unique in house procedure to meet
your requirements. Consider us your
employee for quality control, air
analysis, water treatment testing,
determination of physical properties,
and forensic investigations. Call us for
more applications of our chemical
laboratory. Applied Consumer Services
can give expert testimony on suspect
arson, poisons, toxic substances, slip
and fall, and more. We can provide
expert forensic witnesses in several
fields of chemistry and microbiology.
See our forensic page for additional
information.
We sample indoor air for levels of
bacteria, mold, particulates, carbon
monoxide, and organic vapors. Mold
surveys and forensic investigations are
available. Using a quantitative
Andersen microbe sampling technique,
we determine the levels of respirable
and non-respirable microbes. We also
swab samples and air settled microbe
samples can be taken for analysis. In
many cases, we sample and analyze
the outdoor air for comparison. For
legal cases, if needed, we can provide
a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) to
assist in the sampling. The presence
of most organic contaminants can be
screened using an electronic probe.
Sampling, identification and levels of
organic vapors are provided by
trapping ambient air on charcoal
and/or Tenax absorbents, eluting with
solvent, and analyzing using gas
chromatography with mass
spectroscopy (GC/MS) and fourier
transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
Product Formulation,
Reformulation, and Deformulation.
We will work with you to create a
custom formula which will be your
proprietary property. We can
deformulate existing formulas and
generally create a close copy of the
formula or, in some cases, improve the
formula.
Some of the techniques that we utilize
to deformulate products are wet
chemistry, rotary evaporation,
distillation, thin layer chromatography,
paper chromatography, high
performance liquid chromatography,
liquid chromatography/mass
spectroscopy, column
chromatography, gas chromatography
with FID, gas chromatography with
mass spectroscopy, ion
chromatography, nuclear magnetic
resonance, x-ray fluorescence, x-ray
diffraction, fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy, gel permeation
chromatography, visible and ultraviolet
spectroscopy, atomic absorption
spectroscopy, inductively coupled
plasma, energy dispersive
spectroscopy, scanning electron
microscopy with EDS, crystallography,
fluorimetry, polarimetry, refractometry,
and many others.
Our minimum fee for a simple
deformulation is $700.00. Add $100.00
or more for each ingredient above 4 in
the product. We can also make a small
trial batch for your evaluation.
Patent Search, Patent Disclosure,
and Patent Application
We can provide a patent search
($500.00) using the USPTO on-line
and write up a patent disclosure
($410.00) to send to the USPTO. Also
we can provide the utility patent
application for a retainer of $1500.00
which does not include drawings, if
needed (Generally $300.00),
consultation with a patent attorney, if
needed.(Generally $800.00), or the
USPTO fee (Generally $390.00).
For a copy of our confidentiality
agreement and patent help, click here
for patents.
