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    Bureau Veritas North America
    Bureau Veritas is a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services (TIC). Our mission is at the heart of key challenges: quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Through our wide range of expertise, impartiality, and independence, we foster confidence between companies, public authorities, and clients.
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    Do you suspect soil, water, or air contamination; or need to comply with an environmental guideline? Customers concerned with potential soil, water, and air contaminants call on the industry leader, Bureau Veritas. With our Environmental & IH Laboratories, we provide a wide range of scientific support and reliable analytical solutions. Our complementary Green Line Services and Solutions dedicated to sustainability can also help customers comply with environmental regulations and standards to ensure they are operating sustainably and meeting environmental objectives for the future. We leverage our decades of local and international project experience to help you reduce your risk and meet or exceed challenges of quality, health and safety, environmental, and social responsibility.

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    Bureau Veritas' Building & Infrastructure division has deep knowledge and experience in a range of industries, each of which has its own unique complexities. We know sustainability is critical across any building and infrastructure project. Our Green Line Services and Solutions address our clients’ biggest environmental challenges through the use of technology, audits, and assessments that can help them understand energy usage and other important aspects of operating in the future. Our engineers, inspectors, planners, and project managers have attained years of experience within multiple markets, from hospitality, retail, and education, to lending & insurance, power & utilities, and public agencies. Let us put our expertise to work for you.
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    The Oil & Gas industry is experiencing monumental shifts as the biggest players turn their focus to sustainability in energy and mining while continuing to meet the highest safety standards and profitability. In this dynamic, complex environment, Bureau Veritas and our industry specialists are here to help you operate more efficiently, balancing your upstream, midstream, and downstream needs with mandates to provide alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. Our Green Line of Services and Solutions dedicated to sustainability is already helping many of our Oil & Gas clients implement, measure, and achieve their unique sustainability objectives. We understand how critical it is to meet these environmental standards of the future, and our clients can be confident that the tools and expertise we provide in Oil & Gas will lead to transparency and brand protection.
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    The global food industry is facing a growing demand for safe, high-quality food. We help you meet these expectations while mitigating risks and protecting your brand. We offer a complete range of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services to ensure the safety and quality of your food from farm to fork. Our Green Line Services and Solutions are dedicated to sustainability and can also help our Food & Agri clients meet their unique objectives for operating sustainably and responsibly in the future. Whatever your concerns, let us put our expertise to work for you as you strive to meet and exceed today’s high environmental, safety, and sustainability standards.
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    Businesses today face a wide range of risks and opportunities. Management system certification enables companies to improve organizational performance and protect reputation. Modern management systems are designed to be flexible and built to the organization’s specific needs. In this context, certification becomes a valuable tool to target continuous improvement in a specific area as well as mitigate risk across the organization. We understand that operating sustainably is critical, too. With our GreenLine Services and Solutions designed to complement our certification capabilities; we help our clients implement, measure, and achieve their unique environmental objectives.
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Sampling & Packing Instructions

Need Help With Sampling?
Find step-by-step instructions below.

Air Counting Instructions for Microbiology
Allergen Surface Sampling Instructions Using Cotton-tipped Swabs
Cooler Packing Instructions - Food
Microbiology Surface Sampling Instructions Using Cotton-tipped Swabs
Microbiology Surface Sampling Instructions Using Spongesicle Swabs
Water Sampling Instructions for Microbiology

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