
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 |
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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 |
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Analysis for microorganisms | Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | AS 3896 |
Surfaces | Listeria spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP048 | |
Plate count | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | in-house method BALQASOP016 | ||
Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP021 | ||
Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP004 | ||
Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP038 | ||
Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP039 | ||
Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP011 | ||
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Irrigation and stock waters | Sulfate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP008 |
Phosphate; Phosphorus - Acid hydrolysable - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP006 | ||
Ammonium | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP001 | ||
Nitrogen - Nitrate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP004 | ||
Nitrogen - Nitrite | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP005 | ||
Nitrogen | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP009 | ||
Magnesium | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP010 | ||
Calcium | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP002 | ||
Chloride | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method BALCHMSOP003 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for allergenic proteins | Meat and meat products | Gluten allergens | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method BALQASOP041 |
Analysis for microorganisms | Meat and meat products; Plant based meals; Poultry and poultry products | Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP039 |
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP007 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method BALQASOP003 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP038 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | AS 5013.8 | ||
Listeria monocytogenes | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALQASOP040 | ||
Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate | AS 5013.29 | ||
Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP011 | ||
Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method BALQASOP012 | ||
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Pour plate | AS 5013.12.2 | ||
Bacillus cereus | Spread plate | AS 5013.2 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP027 | ||
Meat and meat products; Poultry and poultry products | Escherichia coli | Pour plate | in-house method BALQASOP006 | |
Campylobacter spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | in-house method BALQASOP013 | ||
Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method BALQASOP001 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALPCRSOP038 | ||
Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP021 | ||
Listeria spp. enumeration | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | AS 5013.24.2 | ||
Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
Staphylococcus enterotoxins | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP034 | ||
Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP004 | ||
Bacillus cereus | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP065 | ||
Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate | AS 5013.16 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method BALQASOP002 | ||
Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) - TEMPO | in-house method BALQASOP005 | ||
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 | ||
Potable waters | Plate count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3.1 | |
Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | AS 4276.5 | ||
Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | in-house method BALQASOP050 | ||
Detection, characterisation and/or quantification of nucleic acids | Bacterial isolates | Viable DNA for sequencing | Sequenom analysis | in-house method BALPCRSOP017 (Salmonella spp. typing) |
Meat and fish species testing | Meat and meat products; Poultry and poultry products | Beef; Chicken; Pork; Turkey | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BALPCR024 |
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 | 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 |
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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
14 Feb 2025