We are extremely happy with Melbec and our continued working relationship. In fact I would say that without doubt that Melbec are by far the best test house and people we have ever worked with.

– PZ Cussons

Cosmetics & Personal Care

Biocidal
Products

Microbiology for Healthcare

Virology
Testing

Stability / Compatibility Testing

Contract
Research

Antimicrobial Textile
Testing
Vegan
Testing

Melbec Microbiology are one of Britain’s leading UKAS accredited testing laboratories (8615), including microbiology testing and contract research, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Since we launched in 2013, we have worked with customers from every continent to deliver the best service and support for all.

Our staff have many years’ experience and technical expertise in their chosen fields, delivering a plethora of standard and bespoke testing including cosmetics, personal care, biocidal products, wound care, UV testing, virology and vegan testing.

Our services are UKAS accredited, including our recent Vegan accreditation and flexible scope award for biocidal testing.

Testing standards

Melbec offers one of the most comprehensive collections of standards for biocidal products of any UK laboratory.

At Melbec, we offer an extensive range of standard testing, for many industry types.

For biocidal products, some standards are mandatory in order to make biocidal claims about products, whereas for others, the testing can help support additional claims for products.

Vegan testing

We were the first UK lab to be UKAS accredited (8615) for both batch release (ISO 21149 / ISO 16212) and preservative efficacy testing (ISO 11930) only using vegan consumables.

Often within the microbiology testing industry, consumables used for testing are animal-derived, and therefore, whilst the cosmetic products being tested are vegan and cruelty-free, the testing is not.

In 2021, we became the first lab in the UK to be able to offer UKAS accredited (8615) testing for these tests only using only vegan consumables; meaning that not only are the products vegan, so is the testing!

Organisms’ information

Understanding the organisms, you are looking to test against can help you determine the best strategy for your product.

Knowledge is power and with this in mind Melbec has constructed fact sheets for all the test organisms stated in the standards we test against. We have also created these sheets for other popular organisms and have tried to keep up to date with topical organisms such as hospital required infections and food poisoning organisms.

Testimonials

  • “We have had an excellent working relationship with Melbec for a number of years. They provide a complete service to support our manufacture of cosmetic, detergent and biocidal products. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services and expertise. ”
    Manufacturer of Hair and Beauty Products
  • “Melbec’s friendly and honest approach makes it feel like they are a department of our own business!”
    Antibacterial Wipes Manufacturer
  • “Melbec Microbiology are a great company to work with. The staff and friendly and very helpful. All queries are dealt with in a timely manner and results are always delivered on time. I would highly recommend Melbec’s services”
    Cosmetics Manufacturer
  • “Melbec always provide an excellent service. They have good in-depth microbiological knowledge and offer helpful advice. Results and reports are always on time and queries are dealt with in a professional friendly manner. You are all Stars!”
    Healthcare Products Manufacturer
  • “All the team at Melbec have supported us with excellent professional service. Quick response times and clear communication is exactly what we need from our partners!”
    Cosmetic Packaging Manufacturer
  • “Throughout the years that we have been using Melbec, we have received an exemplary service with excellent communications and support from all members of staff. It has been our experience for test results to be issued in a professional and timely fashion on all the types of tests that we use. They have been, and will remain, our primary choice for much of our testing”
    Manufacturer of Hair and Beauty Products
  • “Melbec Microbiology in two words – Professionalism and Excellence. That combined with a friendly, highly efficient and personalised service means you always get more than just a test.”
    Infection Control Manufacturer
  • “We are extremely happy with Melbec and our continued working relationship. In fact I would say that without doubt that Melbec are by far the best test house and people we have ever worked with.”
    Personal Healthcare Product Manufacturer
  • “Our experience with Melbec is very positive - they are a very professional test house, that offer fair advice and take the time to talk through results. Their high standard service was especially valuable to us during the pandemic, where Melbec helped guide us through the biocide and cosmetic microbial test requirements for hand hygiene products, fast-tracking the testing and explaining what these results mean. This helped us get our product to market fast. In our experience Melbec are a very approachable team and always happy to help.”
    Beauty Product Manufacturer
  • “Melbec offers a really great microbiology laboratory service, it’s an efficient lab with sensible turn round times. Since Dawn started the business, I have used their services for both routine Quality Control and R&D projects. We regard them as an extension of our own laboratory team, they are always ready to talk through problems rather than giving a simple pass/fail result.”
    Cleaning Products Manufacturer
  • “Melbec provide a great all round microbiological service and have a very knowledgeable team. We always receive micro results and answers to queries promptly ”
    Plant-based Personal Care Product Manufacturer
  • “A really helpful team. A very professional and competitively priced service which comes highly recommended”
    Healthcare Product Manufacturer
  • “Melbec have been an excellent partner on our journey from brand owner to third party manufacturer, ensuring we create products tested to the highest standards. Thank you for your continuous support”
    Cosmetic Contract Manufacturer
  • “We are relatively new to microbiology and the testing of biocides. Fortunately, Melbec Microbiology have been patient, helpful, supportive and willing to help with educating our team and facilitating the development of our product strategy which has proved invaluable. The fact that Melbec have done our tests carries great weight and engenders confidence with potential customers and other professional organisations in this field. Most importantly the Melbec team are responsive, helpful and just great to work with.”
    Medical Equipment Manufacturer

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