Precision Analytical Laboratories

What Precision Analytical Laboratories does

Precision Analytical Laboratories (PAL) is a private, independent analytical and microbiological testing laboratory founded in 1999 and headquartered in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The company provides fee-for-service testing across five core service areas: microbiology (pathogen detection for Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, and Staphylococcus aureus, plus quality indicator testing), chemistry (feeds, ingredients, nutritional labeling, pet food, water/wastewater, heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, protein, fat, fiber, proximates), dedicated water/wastewater testing (BOD, COD, alkalinity, hardness, metals, nitrogen, phosphorus, phenols, TDS, TOC, total hydrocarbons), nutritional labeling for FDA food labeling compliance, and environmental services. Technical operations are conducted under ISO 17025 quality systems and follow officially recognized methodologies including FDA BAM, FSIS MLG, USDA, AMS, AOCS, and Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.

Name

Precision Analytical Laboratories

Legal name

Precision Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

Website

https://palnwa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Precision Analytical Laboratories is a private, independent analytical and microbiological testing laboratory founded in 1999 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It serves food, feed, pet food, water/wastewater, and environmental clients in Northwest Arkansas with ISO 17025-certified testing and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical and Microbiological Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

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Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

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Labeling, Nutrition Facts & Allergen Verification Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

Keywords

• Analytical testing services
• Microbiological testing
• Food safety testing
• Water quality analysis
• Nutritional labeling analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Siloam Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: Fee-for-service analytical and microbiological testing for food, water, environmental, and nutritional labeling samples. Customers submit samples with analysis request forms and receive detailed test results. Pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed on website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Precision Analytical Laboratories is a private independent laboratory that performs fee-for-service analytical and microbiological testing on customer-submitted samples covering pathogens, quality indicators, chemistry (heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, proximates), water/wastewater chemistry, and nutritional labeling, alongside related consulting services such as on-site assessments, laboratory audits, method validation, and SOP development. Testing is delivered under ISO 17025 quality systems using official methodologies (FDA BAM, FSIS MLG, USDA, AMS, AOCS, Standard Methods for Water/Wastewater) to food, feed, pet food, water/wastewater, and environmental clients primarily in Northwest Arkansas.

Product overview

Precision Analytical Laboratories of Northwest Arkansas (PALNWA) is a private, independent laboratory founded in 1999, offering a unified portfolio of analytical and microbiological testing services. The core offerings comprise Microbiology Testing, Chemistry Testing, Water/Waste Water Testing, Nutritional Labeling, and Environmental Services, all delivered under ISO 17025 quality standards. The portfolio is complemented by Consulting Services that provide regulatory compliance support, laboratory design, and operational assistance. The company follows official methodologies including BAM, FSIS, USDA, AMS, FDA, AOCS, and Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microbiology Testing Microbiological testing services including pathogen detection (Bacillus cereus, Campylobacter, E. coli O:157 H7, Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria species, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus) and quality indicator testing (Aerobic Plate Count, Coliform, E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae, Fecal Coliforms, Heterotrophic Plate Count, Total Plate Count, Yeast and Mold) for food processors and related industries.
• Chemistry Testing Comprehensive chemical analysis services covering feeds and ingredients, nutritional labeling, pet food, water/wastewater testing, and broader analysis including heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, protein, fat, fiber, and proximates for food, feed, pet food, and environmental clients.
• Water/Wastewater Testing Environmental water quality testing including BOD, COD, alkalinity, hardness, metals, nitrogen compounds, phosphorus, pH, phenols, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Organic Carbon, and Total Hydrocarbons for municipal, industrial, and environmental clients.
• Nutritional Labeling Nutritional analysis services supporting FDA food labeling requirements including calorie profile, fat analysis, protein analysis (Combustion and Kjeldahl), moisture analysis, ash analysis, fiber analysis, and trans fat analysis.
• Environmental Services Environmental testing and consulting services supporting regulatory compliance for public and private clients.
• Consulting Services Expert consulting including on-site visitations, testing needs assessments, sanitation and environmental issue guidance, data interpretation, method validation, precision and accuracy studies, laboratory design, instrumentation assessments and set-up, laboratory audits, and creation/implementation of SOPs, Chemical Hygiene Plans, Lock-Out/Tag-Out Programs, and Blood-Borne Pathogen Programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Next-day pathogen results available via 3M MDS AOAC-approved system
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: World-leading testing, inspection, and certification company with significant US food and environmental testing operations — competes for the same regulated testing work but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global market leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and clinical testing with extensive US lab network — operates across every vertical PAL serves but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC services company with commodity, food, and environmental testing lines — overlaps with PAL's service portfolio but operates as a diversified incumbent rather than a regional specialist.
• NSF International: Public health and safety organization providing testing, inspection, certification, and consulting services across food, water, and consumer products — broad overlap with PAL's regulated testing verticals.
• ALS Limited: International testing services group with food, environmental, and water testing operations — provides overlapping analytical and microbiological testing services to the same regulated end-markets.
• Intertek: Global TIC provider with food, agricultural, and environmental testing services — directly overlapping offerings but with international scale and broader accreditations than a regional independent.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with food, environmental, and laboratory testing services — competes in adjacent TIC categories but at international scale rather than regional specialty.

Direct peers

• Mérieux NutriSciences: Global food testing and consulting laboratory with deep microbiological and chemical testing services for food processors, feed manufacturers, and water utilities — directly comparable offering to PAL across the same regulated verticals.
• Microbac Laboratories: US-based network of accredited testing laboratories offering microbiological, chemical, and environmental testing to food, environmental, and industrial clients — comparable regional/multi-site independent lab model.
• Pace Analytical Services: US-focused life sciences and environmental testing lab network providing microbiological, chemical, and environmental testing services to food, feed, and water clients — comparable accredited independent lab model with multi-site US footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/palnwa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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