Analytical Water Testing Laboratories

Extension Food Safety Fact Sheet- October 2017

The following is intended to be a partial listing of laboratories in and near the Midwest that provide water testing to Midwestern produce growers. They are listed in no particular order. Any reference to commercial products, trade names, or brand names is for information only, and no endorsement or approval is intended.

For the labs where the “Method Offered” is blank, the lab can enumerate generic E. coli, but we are not currently certain which method they are using for testing. We will continue to update this list in the future, but at this time, please contact those labs to confirm which testing method they are using to be sure that it is accepted by FDA for FSMA (methods listed here:

Numerous labs are available in other Midwestern states, as well as throughout the US.

Be sure to call before sending any samples to a laboratory. Always label each sample with your name, phone number, sample identity or code, the date that is was collected, and the test(s) required.

Illinois
Lab Name / Address / Phone No. / Method Offered / Price
DuPage County Health Department / 111 N. County Farm Rd. Wheaton, IL 60187-3988 / 630-221-7177 / Colilert Quantitray / $30
Key Laboratory Services, Inc. / 2363 Federal Drive Decatur, IL 62526 / 217-875-2691 / $30
McHenry Analytical Water Laboratory / 4314-A Crystal Lake Rd. McHenry, IL 60050-4281 / 815-344-4044 / Colilert Quantitray / $30
PDC Laboratories, Inc. / 2231 W. Altorfer Peoria, IL 61615 / 309-683-1766 / Colilert Quantitray / $25
Prairie Analytical / 1210 Capitol Airport Drive Springfield, IL 62707 / 217-753-1148 / Colilert Quantitray / $40
Iowa
Lab Name / Address / Phone No. / Method
Offered / Price
Analytical & Consulting Services / 205 Sergeant Square Dr. Sergeant Bluff, IA / 712-943-4888 / Colilert Quantitray / $30.25
Dubuque County Health Department / 13047 City View Dr. Dubuque, IA 52002 / 563-557-7396 / $20
Foundation Analytical Laboratory / 115 E. Maple Street Cherokee, IA 51012 / 712-225-6989 / $25
QC Analytical Services / 1798 Iowa Drive Le Claire, IA 52753 / 563-289-3373 / $25
State Hygienic Laboratory / 2490 Crosspark Ave. Coralville, IA 52241-4721 / 319-335-4500 / EPA 1603 / $19.50
Kansas
Lab Name / Address / Phone No. / Method Offered / Price
Meridan Analytical Laboratory / 2626 South Rock Road, Suite 124 Wichita, KS 67210-1857 / 316-618-8787 / $45
SDK Laboratories / 1000 Corey Road Hutchinson, KS 67501-0886 / 620-665-5661 / $30
Servi-Tech Laboratories / 1818 East Wyatt Earp Boulevard Dodge City, KS 67801-7007 / 620-227-7123 / Colilert Quantitray / $22
Kentucky
Lab Name / Address / Phone No. / Method
Offered / Price
Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc. / 2101 Calhoun Road Owensboro, KY 42301 / 270-685-4039 / $15
Missouri
Lab Name / Address / Phone No. / Method Offered / Price
Blue Valley Laboratories, Inc. / 814 E. 16th St. KC, MO 64108 / 816-471-4719 / EPA 10029 Membrane Filtration (mColiBlue24) / $50- note that this method is NOT currently accepted by FDA for FSMA
Engineering Surveys & Services / 1113 Fay St. Columbia, MO / 573-449-2646 / Colilert Quantitray / $29 Minimum Charge of $75
Environmental Analysis South / 400 E. Jackson Blvd. Jackson, MO 63755 / 573-204-8817 / EPA 1603 / $25
Great Plains Analytical Laboratory / 9503 N. Congress Ave. KC, MO 64153 / 816-891-7337 / $25
McDuffey Laboratory-A Divison of Lake Ozark Water & Sewer / 840 Thunder Mountain Rd. Camdenton, MO 65020 / 573-346-2092 / SM 9223B Enzyme Substrate (Colilert QuantiTray MPN) / $35
PDC Laboratories / 3278 N. Highway 67 Florissant, MO 63033-1646 / 314-432-0550 / $25
St. Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc. / 2810 Clark Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103-2574 / 314-531-8080 / Enumeration not state certified / Minimum Charge of $50
Nebraska
Lab Name / Address / Phone No. / Method
Offered / Price
Enviro Services, Inc. / 818 S. Beltline Highway E. Scottsbluff, NE 69361 / 308-632-3933 / $20
Midwest Laboratories, Inc. / 13611 B St. Omaha, NE / 402-334-7770 / $20
NE Dept. Health and Human Services Public Health Environmental Lab / 3701 S. 14th St. Lincoln, NE 68502 / 402-471-2122 / $17

For more information visit

-FDA’S FSMA Website:

-Kansas State University Produce Safety

-Cornell Produce Safety Alliance:

Prepared by Katelynn Stull
Reviewed by Londa Nwadike, PhD

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