Certified Analytical Group

Acupath Laboratories is a pathology and cancer genetics laboratory based in New Hyde Park, N.Y. Acupath offers tissue pathology, cytology and direct immunofluorescence services, including gastroenterology, gynecology, internal medicine, ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastic surgery and immunophenotyping for leukemia and lymphoma. Its pathology report has a patented Peel-Off label system that allows transcription of diagnosis and diagram into the patient's chart. It accepts insurance plans of various insurance companies, including Affinity Medicaid HMO, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Unicare, Sunrise, America s Health Plan and AmeriHealth.

Certified Laboratories, established in 1926, and located in Plainview, N.Y., is involved in public health activities, such as food chemistry, microbiology and sanitation. Its products include dairy products, juices, meats, seafood, spices and refrigerated foods. The laboratory offers various tests to ensure quality in its products, such as environmental testing, proximate analysis, salt, fat content sulfites, cheese adulteration, ash, crude fiber, fats and oils protein, viscosity, and nutritional analyses. It also offers consulting services in the areas, such as regulatory compliance issues, pathogen and shelf life, and risk management. The company s facility is built on more than 20,000-square-feet of space and employs over 75 people. The company has another laboratory located in Anaheim, Calif.