National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
BVAQ Pty Ltd
BVAQ Pty Ltd
Site
BVAQ NSW Microbiology Laboratory
Accreditation No.
345
Site No.
23107
Date of Accreditation
06 Sep 2016
Contact
- Client Services-NSW
P: +61 (02) 80077447
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
BVAQ NSW Microbiology Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Pet foods | Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate |
in-house method STFD100321 |
| Pet foods; Stockfeeds | Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | in-house method SMFD030505 | |
| Plate count - Anaerobic | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD030505 | ||
| Psychrotrophic microorganisms | Spread plate | in-house method PYFD020906 | ||
| Stockfeeds | Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method LMFD060715 |
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| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method VPFD010708 |
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| Campylobacter spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment |
in-house method CAFD040708 |
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| Listeria monocytogenes | Spread plate |
in-house method LMFD030406 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method SMFD090914 |
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| Pseudomonas spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method PSFD010505 |
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| Coliforms | Pour plate |
in-house method COFD101011 |
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| Listeria spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment |
in-house method LSFD010505 |
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| Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
in-house method ECFD030708 |
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| Plate count | Pour plate |
in-house method PCFD041005 |
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| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
in-house method YMFD080414 |
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| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate |
in-house method STFD030906 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Selective enrichment | in-house method SMFD120419 | ||
| Xerophilic moulds; Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate |
in-house method YMFD010505 |
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| Bacillus cereus | Spread plate |
in-house method BCFD040808 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method SMFD020505 |
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| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method LSFD020505 |
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| Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method COFD041005 |
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| Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate |
in-house method CPFD050906 |
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| Vibrio cholerae | Qualitative selective enrichment |
in-house method VCFD010708 |
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| Listeria spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method LSFD040107 |
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| Campylobacter spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method CAFD050914 |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method CEFD020505 |
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| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method ECFD040906 |
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| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate |
in-house method ENFD121208 |
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| Analysis for microorganisms in abattoirs | Meat; Meat surfaces | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
AOAC 991.14 AOAC 998.08 |
| Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | AOAC 2003.09 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 990.12 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Cultural | AS 5013.10 (confirmation only) | ||
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Pet foods | pH | Electrometric |
in-house method PHAS020793 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
in-house method COWT031208 |
| Pseudomonas spp. | Membrane filter |
in-house method PSWT020503 |
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| Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate |
in-house method PCWT010696 |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
in-house method PSAE021111 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Product contact surfaces; Surfaces; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method ECSW010118 | |
| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD090118 | ||
| Product contact surfaces; Surfaces | Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | in-house method SMFD030505 | |
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method PCFD130415 | ||
| Surfaces | Listeria spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment |
in-house method LSFD010505 |
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| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate |
in-house method STFD030906 |
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| Listeria spp. | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
in-house method LSFD040107 |
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| Campylobacter spp. | Immunochromatography |
in-house method CAFD040708 |
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| Psychrotrophic microorganisms | Spread plate |
in-house method PYFD020906 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method SMFD090914 |
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| Escherichia coli | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Selective enrichment | in-house method SMFD120419 | ||
| Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate |
in-house method CPFD050906 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method SMFD020505 |
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| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate |
in-house method ENFD121208 |
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| Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method LMFD060715 |
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| Plate count - Anaerobic | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD030505 | ||
| Bacillus cereus | Spread plate |
in-house method BCFD040808 |
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| Campylobacter spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method CAFD050914 |
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| Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method COFD041005 |
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| Plate count | Pour plate |
in-house method PCFD0401005 |
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| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate |
in-house method YMFD010505 |
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| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
in-house method YMFD080414 |
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| Bacillus cereus | Pour plate; Spread plate |
in-house method BCFD081020 |
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| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method ECFD040906 |
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| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate |
in-house method STFD100321 |
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| Coliforms | Pour plate |
in-house method COFD101011 |
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| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method LSFD020505 |
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| Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Beverages; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coffee; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Herbs and spices; Honey; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Poultry and poultry products; Sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate |
in-house method CPFD050906 |
| Xerophilic moulds; Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate |
in-house method YMFD010505 |
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| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
in-house method YMFD080414 |
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| Pseudomonas spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method PSFD010505 |
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| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate |
in-house method ENFD121208 |
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| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method ECFD040906 |
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| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method LSFD020505 |
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| Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method LMFD060715 |
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| Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
in-house method ECFD030708 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) |
in-house method SMFD020505 |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method CEFD020505 |
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| Listeria spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method LSFD040107 |
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| Salmonella spp. | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method SMFD090914 |
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| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method VPFD010708 |
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| Vibrio cholerae | Qualitative selective enrichment |
in-house method VCFD010708 |
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| Campylobacter spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method CAFD050914 |
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| Listeria monocytogenes | Spread plate |
in-house method LMFD030406 |
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| Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method COFD041005 |
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| Bacillus cereus | Spread plate |
in-house method BCFD040808 |
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| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate |
in-house method STFD030906 |
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| Plate count | Pour plate |
in-house method PCFD041005 |
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| Listeria spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment |
in-house method LSFD010505 |
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| Campylobacter spp. | Immunochromatography |
in-house method CAFD040708 |
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| Coliforms | Pour plate |
in-house method COFD101011 |
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| Beverages; Cereal products; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Food additives; Fruit and fruit products; Gelatine and other gums; Heat-processed foods in hermetically sealed containers; Herbs and spices; Honey; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nutritional supplements; Nuts and nut products; Poultry and poultry products; Sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | in-house method SMFD030505 | |
| Beverages; Cereal products; Dairy products; Frozen prepared meals; Herbs and spices; Non-frozen prepared meals; Vegetables and vegetable products | Bacillus cereus | Pour plate; Spread plate |
in-house method BCFD081020 |
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| Butter; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coffee; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Dehydrated foods; Dips; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen foods; Frozen prepared meals; Fruit and fruit products; Gelatine and other gums; Heat-processed foods in hermetically sealed containers; Herbs and spices; Honey; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Non-frozen prepared meals; Nuts and nut products; Oysters; Poultry and poultry products; Powdered beverages; Sandwiches; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Plate count - Anaerobic | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD030505 | |
| Psychrotrophic microorganisms | Spread plate | in-house method PYFD020906 | ||
| Butter; Cereal products; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Frozen foods; Frozen prepared meals; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Mixed foods; Non-frozen prepared meals; Vegetables and vegetable products | Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD090118 | |
| Cereal products; Dairy products; Mixed foods | Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | |
| Escherichia coli | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | ||
| Dairy products | Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate | GB 4789.15 (in-house method YMFD100515) | |
| Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate | in-house method YMDP010693 | ||
| Coliforms | Pour plate | GB 4789.3 (in-house method COFD140713) | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | GB 4789.2 (in-house method PCFD120713) | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | Spread plate | GB 4789.10 (in-house method STFD080713) | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | Qualitative selective enrichment | GB 4789.10 (in-house method STFD090415) | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Enrichment; Qualitative selective enrichment | GB 4789.4 (in-house method SMFD080713) | ||
| Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Meat and meat products; Non-frozen prepared meals; Poultry and poultry products; Sandwiches; Vegetables and vegetable products | Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate |
in-house method STFD100321 |
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| Eggs and egg products; Poultry and poultry products | Salmonella spp. | Selective enrichment | in-house method SMFD120419 | |
| Frozen foods; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Poultry and poultry products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method PCFD130415 | |
| Meat and meat products | Listeria monocytogenes | PCR - BAX System | in-house method LMFD010505 | |
| Potable waters | Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate |
in-house method PCWT010696 |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
in-house method COWT031208 |
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| Pseudomonas spp. | Membrane filter |
in-house method PSWT020503 |
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| Salmonella spp.; Yeasts and moulds | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method SMFD090914 |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
in-house method PSAE021111 |
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| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Confectionery; Crustacean products; Dairy products; Desserts; Eggs and egg products; Fats and fat products; Fish products; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Nuts and nut products; Oils; Sugar products; Vegetable products | pH | Electrometric |
in-house method PHAS020793 |
| Cereal products; Confectionery; Crustacean products; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish products; Fruit and fruit products; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Nuts and nut products; Sugar products; Vegetable products | Water activity | Resistive electrolytic hygrometers (REH) |
in-house method WACT011204 |
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Accreditation No.
345
Site No.
23107
Print date
06 Jul 2022
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