Summit Laboratory Services

We're celebrating World Milk Day in the office today! 🥛🐄

World Milk Day is celebrated globally each year on 1 June, recognising the role milk and dairy play in nutrition, communities, jobs and economies.

For World Milk Day 2026, Dairy Australia is celebrating the women behind your morning milk. Across Australia, women are central to dairy farming, producing the fresh, nutritious milk enjoyed every day while managing farm businesses, caring for animals, supporting families and contributing to regional communities.

This year, we’re encouraging Australians, industry partners and dairy supporters to take part by celebrating their own milk moment and recognising the farmers behind it.

Whether it’s hosting a morning tea, sharing a coffee, smoothie, milk-based recipe or post-workout drink, World Milk Day is an opportunity to celebrate the people, care and commitment behind Australian dairy. Join us in celebrating the women helping power Australian dairy!

We're expanding Our Scope of NATA Accreditation! 🔬🧫

Summit Laboratory Services is pleased to announce the expansion of our NATA Accreditation - further strengthening our testing capabilities and supporting the evolving needs of the food and beverage industry.

We are now accredited for the following additional tests:

✨pH
✨Water Activity
✨Lactic Acid Bacteria
✨Anaerobic SPC

These additions reflect Summit’s ongoing commitment to providing reliable, high-quality testing services and delivering greater value to our clients through expanded laboratory capabilities.

To discuss how these newly accredited tests can support your business and testing requirements, please contact the Summit Laboratory Services team today on 1300 386844 or visit www.summitlab.com.au

Allergen Testing 🥜🥚🦐

As of February 2026, the updated plain English allergen labelling requirements are now in effect. These changes support greater transparency by making it easier for consumers to clearly identify common allergens on food labels, helping food businesses meet compliance while keeping consumers safe.

Summit Laboratory Services can assist you with your allergen testing requirements – call us on 1300 386 811 or contact us at https://summitlab.com.au

https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/.../allergen-labelling

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli STEC 🧫
(STEC) are a group of bacteria that can cause severe foodborne illness in humans. Specific E-Coli species, including E-Coli O157:H7, produce potent toxins that can damage the lining of the digestive tract and can lead to life-threatening complications.
STEC organisms are highly infectious and can be spread through contaminated food (such as ground beef), unpasteurised milk and juice, leafy greens and sprouts, and some smallgoods. They can also be transmitted through animal and human contact or through contaminated water.
Summit Laboratory Services offer STEC screening, using advanced molecular techniques, to identify the presence of E-Coli O157:H7 and the specific serogroups that have been identified as critical for human health.
Contact us at [email protected] or by calling 1300 386 811 to enquire about Escherichia coli (STEC) testing today www.summitlabservices.com.au

Dear Valued Clients,

Please be advised that we will be closed over the upcoming Easter period during the following dates:

Friday, 3rd April (Good Friday)
Sunday, 5th April (Easter Sunday)
Monday, 6th April (Easter Monday)

Please Note: There will be no courier services available over these public holidays.

If you need to change your regular schedule for the preceding or following week, please contact us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

We kindly request a minimum of 24 hours’ notice to accommodate any changes. As always, we appreciate your ongoing support and the trust you place in us.

Happy Easter from the team at Summit Laboratory Services. 🐰

Shelf – Life Testing 🧫🔬
Changes can occur over the shelf life of a food product that may impact its nutritional value, overall quality and risk to human health.
Conducting comprehensive shelf-life testing ensures that consumers receive safe, nutritious, and high-quality food and beverage products.
Summit Laboratory Services provides tailored shelf-life testing to support the validation of best before and use by dates across a wide range of food and beverage products. Our services offer confidence in regulatory compliance while protecting brand integrity and consumer satisfaction.
We can also support food businesses that wish to change product formulation, develop new products for market and extend shelf life for the consumer. This can include challenge or abuse testing of products, to better understand product integrity and robustness across the supply chain.
Find out more or to speak to one of our staff regarding your testing requirements, visit www.summitlab.com.au

We’re pleased to welcome Megan Frederickson to the Summit Laboratory team as our new Lab Manager! 👋👩‍🔬

Megan has more than 20 years’ experience in microbiology working in South Australian and Victorian laboratories testing food, water, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Since moving back to Adelaide Megan has worked in mostly food production and fragrance industries, but her passion has always been for food and water microbiology. Megan says she’s excited to lead the team at Summit Laboratory Services to support the delivery of high-quality, reliable testing services. Welcome!

Holiday TRADING HOURS
Summit Laboratory Services will be working throughout the holiday period but with reduced staff numbers.

There will be no courier service on the public holidays and weekends.

Monday 22nd December - Wednesday 24th December - normal trading

Thursday 25th and 26th December- laboratory closed

Monday 29th - Wednesday 31st December – normal trading

Thursday 1st January – New Year’s Day – laboratory closed

Friday 2nd January – normal trading

The Summit Team thank you for your continued support. We hope you have a joyful and safe festive season and a prosperous 2026.

Meet Neil Scrimgeour – Summit Laboratory Services’ New General Manager!

We’re excited to welcome Neil Scrimgeour, a passionate leader with 20+ years’ experience driving growth and innovation across the food & beverage, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals sectors.

With a strong track record in leading high-performing teams and delivering advanced testing solutions, Neil will be focused on unlocking new business opportunities and ensuring Summit stays competitive, sustainable, and quality-driven.

Join us in welcoming Neil to the team — we’re thrilled to have him on board! 🔬✨