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Memphis, Tennessee
March 31, 2008
SGS North America, Inc.
Agriculture Services Division is preparing to open a new seed
testing facility in Memphis by June 2, 2008. This will increase
the kind of tests offered and the possibility of
one-stop-testing for many of the clients in the agricultural
sector.
With the opening of the new facility, customers will be offered
tests including germination, vigor, TZ testing, herbicide
tolerance, physical and genetic purity and GMO (ELISA/protein,
DNA/PCR, bioassays) on a wide variety of seed kinds. SGS will
also provide tests needed to meet ISTA and CFIA certificate
requirements.
The new SGS Seed Laboratory manager is David Johnston. He is a
Registered Seed Technologist (RST) with the Society of
Commercial Seed Technologists organization and has over 25 years
of experience in performing numerous tests on a wide variety of
seed kinds. Interested parties are encouraged to contact
Johnston at (901) 775-1767 ext. 222 or via email at
david.johnston@sgs.com to obtain more information. David is
originally from SE Missouri and is very excited to get back to
his home area.
The SGS Group is the world’s leading inspection, verification,
testing and certification company.
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