Samples are regularly drawn for micro and physical testing.

Standard Testing The secret to our success is simple: natural vegetables, naturally processed. Silva products are prepared at company-owned and operated centers—facilities with high-tech equipment, advanced manufacturing techniques and the highest quality and safety standards.

After harvest at the optimal time, fresh raw materials are cleaned, sorted, sized, dehydrated, blended, cut and milled according to strict customer specifications.

With a critical focus on precision and hygienic practices, our processing capabilities include grinding, milling, cutting, blending and laser sorting. Additional quality controls include metal detection and removal, rare earth magnets, air separation, de-stoning, fumigation, steam sterilization, gravity sieve separation, bin drying, and specialized X-ray detection.

Standard Procedures
• Seed/raw material selection
• Pesticide/insecticide control
• Raw material harvested at optimal time
• Raw material washed, sorted, cut and dehydrated
• Sized and cleaned at our reprocessing center
• Samples drawn for micro and physical testing
• Product fumigated (optional)
• Product released from “hold” and made available for sale

Standard Product Testing—outside
• Standard Plate Count
• Yeast & Mold
• Coliform
• E-coli
• Salmonella
• Staphylococcus
• Moisture
• Pesticide Residue

Physical Testing—in-house
• Sieve analysis
• Bulk density
• Defect analysis
• Sensory
• Color
• Rehydration
• Other specialized testing performed as applicable

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