About Us

History

Packaging Consultants International (PCI) was incorporated in 1980 and resides at 1101 State Fair Boulevard, in Syracuse, New York. The company was originally owned and operated by Chet and Tanya Parrow, and was purchased in September 2007 by Patrick and Renee Frontale.

PCI began its accreditation process for ISO/IEC 17025 in November 2012 by choosing A2LA as its accrediting body. Our strength in microbiological testing and our history of reliable results helped PCI successfully achieved accreditation against this standard in September 2013. The Scope of Accreditation includes the four primary tests techniques for which PCI is an acknowledged expert – disintegration, swab, rinse and pour contact. These include total bacteria, coliforms, yeast, and mold counts. PCI is also accredited to perform potable water screening for heterotrophic plate count and detection of coliforms/E. coli, and detection of Listeria & Salmonella species. See our A2LA accreditation listing for a copy of our current ISO/IEC 17025 Scope of Accreditation, and our Accreditation Certificate.