
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Birling Laboratories Pty Limited
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Animal fats and oils; Vegetable oils | Free fatty acids | Titration | in-house method BALCHMSOP016 |
| Animal feeds; Barley; Bone meal; Canola; Chickpeas; Field peas; Grains; Legumes; Maize; Oats; Pulses; Rye; Stockfeeds; Wheat | Ash | Gravimetric | in-house method BALCHMSOP027 | |
| Phosphorus | Colourimetry | in-house method BALCHMSOP040 | ||
| Animal feeds; Oilseeds | Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method BALCHMSOP020 | |
| Detection, characterisation and/or quantification of nucleic acids | Animal feeds; Canola; Cotton; Maize; Plant material; Soy (soya); Tallow | GMO DNA target - 3'NOS; GMO DNA target - P34S; GMO DNA target - P35S; GMO DNA target - PAT gene | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALPCR023 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Bacterial isolates | Identification | MALDI-TOF | in-house method BALMICOP050 using Biomerieux Knowledge base version refkl-full-8.5.0-3 |
| Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | AS 3896 | |
| Potable waters | Plate count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3.1 | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | in-house method BALQASOP050 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | AS 4276.5 | ||
| Surfaces | Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP011 | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP004 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | in-house method BALQASOP016 | ||
| Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP021 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP038 | ||
| Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP039 | ||
| Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP048 | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Irrigation and stock waters | Chloride | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP003 |
| Calcium | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP002 | ||
| Magnesium | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP010 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP005 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP004 | ||
| Ammonium | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP001 | ||
| Phosphate; Phosphorus - Acid hydrolysable - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP006 | ||
| Sulfate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP008 | ||
| Nitrogen | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP009 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for allergenic proteins | Meat and meat products | Gluten allergens | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method BALQASOP041 |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Bacterial isolates | Identification | MALDI-TOF | in-house method BALMICOP050 using Biomerieux Knowledge base version refkl-full-8.5.0-3 |
| Meat and meat products; Plant based meals; Poultry and poultry products | Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP039 | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP040 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP038 | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP027 | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | AS 5013.8 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP011 | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
| Bacillus cereus | Spread plate | AS 5013.2 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method BALQASOP003 | ||
| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Pour plate | AS 5013.12.2 | ||
| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP007 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method BALQASOP012 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate | AS 5013.29 | ||
| Meat and meat products; Poultry and poultry products | Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP004 | |
| Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate | AS 5013.16 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method BALQASOP016 | ||
| Campylobacter spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP009 | ||
| Campylobacter spp. | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP057 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP005 | ||
| Listeria spp. enumeration | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | AS 5013.24.2 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP002 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALPCRSOP038 | ||
| Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP021 | ||
| Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Pour plate | in-house method BALQASOP006 | ||
| Staphylococcus enterotoxins | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP034 | ||
| Campylobacter spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | in-house method BALQASOP013 | ||
| Bacillus cereus | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP065 | ||
| Meat and fish species testing | Meat and meat products; Poultry and poultry products | Beef; Chicken; Pork; Turkey | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALPCRSOP024 |
| Molecular analysis - Bioinformatic analysis and interpretation | DNA sequences generated from DNA libraries by Ion S5TM sequencing | Primary analysis - Conversion of instrument file to FASTQ or FASTA file; Reporting; Secondary analysis - Alignment and variant calling; Tertiary analysis - Data annotation and interpretation | Analysis of DNA alignment; Conversion of raw data to BAM files; DNA alignment to reference sequence; Mapping of aligned sequences to custom database of verified sequences | in-house method BALPCRSOP031 (Salmonella spp. typing) |
| Molecular analysis - Sequencing | Bacterial isolates | Salmonella spp. serotyping | Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) | in-house method BALPCRSOP037 (Salmonella spp. typing) |
| Extracted DNA from a saline suspension of organisms | Viable DNA libraries for ion S5 sequencing for Salmonella serotyping | Ion Torrent | in-house method BALPCRSOP031 (Salmonella spp. typing) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for media quality control | Bacteriology media - General purpose; Bacteriology media - Selective | Cultural recovery; Gel strength; Physical appearance; Shelf life; Sterility; pH | Physical appearance; Qualitative; Quantitative | ASM Guidelines for Assuring the Quality of Food and Water Microbiological Culture Media 2014 |
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Accreditation No.
14235
Site No.
15676
Print date
30 Oct 2025