National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
BVAQ Pty Ltd
BVAQ Pty Ltd
Site
BVAQ WA Microbiology Laboratory
Accreditation No.
345
Site No.
24322
Date of Accreditation
27 Aug 2018
Contact
- Customer Experience P: +61 (03) 83717600
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
BVAQ WA 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 | Psychrotrophic microorganisms | Spread plate | in-house method PYFD020906 | |
| Salmonella spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method SMFD150123 | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | in-house method ENFD121208 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method SMFD020505 | ||
| Campylobacter spp. | Immunochromatography | in-house method CAFD040708 | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD041005 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method CEFD010505 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | in-house method SMFD030505 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LMFD060715 | ||
| Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate | in-house method CPFD050906 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method ECFD051008 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Spread plate | in-house method LSFD040107 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Pour plate | in-house method ECFD030708 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Pour plate | in-house method ECFD071016 | ||
| Clostridium perfringens | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method CPFD030505 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD020505 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method ECFD040906 | ||
| Lactobacillus spp. | Pour plate | in-house method LSCP011008 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method PCFD130415 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds - Osmophilic | Pour plate | in-house method YMOP010699 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | Spread plate | in-house method LMFD030406 | ||
| Vibrio cholerae | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method VCFD010708 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method SMFD071008 | ||
| Pseudomonas spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | in-house method PSPD010505 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | ||
| Pseudomonas spp. | Spread plate | in-house method PSFD010505 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method CEFD020505 | ||
| Coliforms | Pour plate | in-house method COFD101011 | ||
| Plate count - Anaerobic | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD030505 | ||
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method VPFD010708 | ||
| Xerophilic moulds; Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate | in-house method YMFD010505 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method YMFD080414 | ||
| Analysis for microorganisms in abattoirs | Meat | Escherichia coli O157 H7 | PCR - BAX System | AOAC 031002 |
| Escherichia coli non O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145 | PCR - BAX System | AOAC 091301 | ||
| Meat; Meat surfaces | Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | |
| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | AFNOR BIO 12/16 - 09/05 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | AOAC 2003.09 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 990.12 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Cultural | AS 5013.10 (confirmation only) | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 998.08 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 991.14 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method COWT031208 |
| Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate | in-house method PCWT010696 | ||
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | in-house method PSAE021111 | |
| Pseudomonas spp. | Membrane filter | in-house method PSWT020503 | ||
| Bore waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate | in-house method LGWT021111 | |
| Product contact surfaces | Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD111211 | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method PCFD130415 | ||
| Product contact surfaces; Surfaces | Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | in-house method SMFD030505 | |
| Surfaces | Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD041005 | |
| Coliforms | Pour plate | in-house method COFD101011 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method SMFD150123 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD090118 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method SMFD071008 | ||
| Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate | in-house method CPFD050906 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method ECFD040906 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds - Osmophilic | Pour plate | in-house method YMOP010699 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method CEFD010505 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate | in-house method YMFD010505 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method CEFD020505 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Spread plate | in-house method LSFD040107 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD020505 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LMFD060715 | ||
| Campylobacter spp. | Immunochromatography | in-house method CAFD040708 | ||
| Bacillus cereus | Pour plate; Spread plate | in-house method BCFD081020 | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | in-house method ENFD121208 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method SMFD020505 | ||
| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate | in-house method STFD100321 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate | in-house method YMDP010693 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method LSFD100822 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method YMFD080414 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method LSFD110123 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Pour plate | in-house method ECFD071016 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Beverages | Yeasts and moulds | Membrane filter | in-house method YMFD010505 |
| Mesophilic lactic acid bacteria | Membrane filter | in-house method LABF010104 | ||
| Plate count | Membrane filter | in-house method PCFD041005 | ||
| Beverages; Butter; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coffee; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Dehydrated foods; Dips; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Food additives; 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; Prawns; Royal jelly; Sandwiches; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method LSFD100822 | |
| Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method ECFD090121 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method LSFD110123 | ||
| Beverages; 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; 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 | Listeria monocytogenes | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LMFD060715 | |
| Coliforms | Pour plate | in-house method COFD101011 | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | in-house method ENFD121208 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Spread plate | in-house method LSFD040107 | ||
| Psychrotrophic microorganisms | Spread plate | in-house method PYFD020906 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method ECFD040906 | ||
| Clostridium perfringens | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method CPFD030505 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method CEFD031106 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate | in-house method YMDP010693 | ||
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method VPFD010708 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Pour plate | in-house method ECFD030708 | ||
| Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD020505 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method SMFD071008 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | Spread plate | in-house method LMFD030406 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds - Osmophilic | Pour plate | in-house method YMOP010699 | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method YMFD080414 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method CEFD010505 | ||
| Escherichia coli non O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145 | PCR - BAX System | in-house method STEC010119 | ||
| Plate count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method PCFD130415 | ||
| Plate count - Anaerobic | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD030505 | ||
| Beverages; 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; 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; Sandwiches; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method CEFD020505 | |
| Beverages; Butter; Cereal products; 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; 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 | Campylobacter spp. | Immunochromatography | in-house method CAFD040708 | |
| 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 | |
| Salmonella spp. | Enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method SMFD020505 | ||
| 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 | Salmonella spp. | PCR - BAX System | in-house method SMFD030505 | |
| Salmonella spp. | PCR - Real time | in-house method SMFD150123 | ||
| 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; 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; Sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Xerophilic moulds; Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate | in-house method YMFD010505 | |
| 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; 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 | Lactic acid bacteria | Pour plate | in-house method LABF010104 | |
| Bacillus cereus | Pour plate; Spread plate | in-house method BCFD081020 | ||
| Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate | in-house method STFD100321 | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD041005 | ||
| Butter; Cereal products; Dairy products; Dips; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen foods; Frozen prepared meals; Fruit and fruit products; Heat-processed foods in hermetically sealed containers; Honey; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Mixed foods; Non-frozen prepared meals; Oysters; Poultry and poultry products; Powdered beverages; Sandwiches; Vegetables and vegetable products | Lactobacillus spp. | Pour plate | in-house method LSCP011008 | |
| Butter; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Dips; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen foods; Frozen prepared meals; Fruit and fruit products; Heat-processed foods in hermetically sealed containers; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Non-frozen prepared meals; Poultry and poultry products; Sandwiches; Vegetables and vegetable products | Pseudomonas spp. | Spread plate | in-house method PSFD010505 | |
| Butter; Dairy products; Liquid milk; Milk concentrates | Staphylococcus aureus | Qualitative selective enrichment | GB 4789.10 (in-house method STFD090415) | |
| Salmonella spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment | GB 4789.4 (in-house method SMFD080713) | ||
| Coliforms | Pour plate | GB 4789.3 (in-house method COFD140713) | ||
| Bacillus cereus | Spread plate | GB 4789.14 (in-house BCFD070815) | ||
| Cereal products; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Honey; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Pour plate | in-house method ECFD071016 | |
| Cereal products; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Frozen prepared meals; Fruit and fruit products; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Nuts and nut products; Poultry and poultry products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Listeria spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) | in-house method LSFD090118 | |
| Crustaceans; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Molluscs (including shell); Vegetables and vegetable products | Vibrio cholerae | Qualitative selective enrichment | in-house method VCFD010708 | |
| Dairy products; Liquid milk; Milk concentrates | Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate | GB 4789.15 (in-house method YMFD100515) | |
| Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method PCFD120713 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | Spread plate | GB 4789.10 (in-house method STFD080713) | ||
| Meat and meat products | Escherichia coli non O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145 | PCR - BAX System | AOAC 091301 | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method ECFD051008 | ||
| Meat and meat products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Escherichia coli O157 H7 | PCR - BAX System | in-house method EHFD010708 | |
| Vegetables and vegetable products | Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method ECFD090121 |
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Accreditation No.
345
Site No.
24322
Print date
16 May 2025
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