
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Eurofins Food Testing Australia Pty Ltd
Site
Melbourne Microbiology Laboratory
Accreditation No.
20293
Site No.
24190
Date of Accreditation
16 Apr 2019
Contact
Mr Paul Bellchambers
P: +61 0429363079
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Not Applicable
Scope of Accreditation
Melbourne Microbiology Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for microorganisms | Bacterial isolates | Identification | MALDI-TOF | in-house method MM-035 (Bruker Library number 9607 MSP Version 10.0) |
Pet foods | Clostridium perfringens | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method MM-034 |
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Enterococci | Pour plate | in-house method MM-088 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method MM-090.1 | ||
Anaerobes | Pour plate | in-house method MM-089 | ||
Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | ISO 16649-3 (in-house method MM-082.2) | ||
Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | AS 5013.15 | ||
Bacillus spp. | Spread plate |
AS 5013.2 |
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Campylobacter spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment; Spread plate | AS 5013.6 | ||
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Presence/absence | AS 5013.12.3 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 2003.01 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | AS 5013.8.2 | ||
Shigella spp. | Cultural |
AS 5013.25 |
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Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
AOAC 991.14 |
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Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) | AS 5013.3 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
AOAC 121501; AFNOR (EGS 38/01-03/15) (in-house method MM-064) |
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Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube | in-house method MM-090.2 | ||
Clostridium spp. - Sulfite reducing | Pour plate |
in-house method MM-073.1 |
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Clostridium spp. - Sulfite reducing | Cultural |
in-house method MM-073.2 |
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Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
AOAC 061701; AFNOR (EGS 38/05-03/17) (in-house method MM-065) |
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Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Cultural |
in-house method MM-081 |
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Campylobacter spp. | Molecular |
AOAC 111803 (in-house method MM-043) |
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Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate |
AS 5013.16 |
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Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
GB 4789.38 (Method II) |
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Salmonella spp. | Enrichment | AS 5013.10 | ||
Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
ISO 16649-2 |
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Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Enrichment | AS 5013.24.1 | ||
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate | AS 5013.12.1 | ||
Escherichia coli | Cultural | ISO 16649-3 (in-house method MM-082.1) | ||
Shigella spp. | Cultural | GB 4789.5 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic |
AS 3896-2008 |
Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method LTM-MIC-6631; in-house method LTM-MIC-6632 | ||
Bacteriophage - F-specific; Bacteriophage - Somatic | Pour plate |
APHA 9224 B and E |
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Campylobacter spp.; Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium spp. (including spores of sulfite reducing Clostridia); Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella spp.; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
AS/NZS 4276.19-2001; in-house method LTM-MIC-6617; in-house method LTM-MIC-6618; AS/NZS 4276.5-2007; AS/NZS 4276.7-2007; AS/NZS 4276.9-2007; AS/NZS 4276.14-1995; AS/NZS 4276.13-2008 |
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Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) |
AS/NZS 4276.21-2005; in-house method LTM-MIC-6623; APHA 9230D |
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Purified and processed waters | Pseudomonas spp. | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.11 |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
AS/NZ 4276.13 |
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Yeasts and moulds | Membrane filter | in-house method MM-084 | ||
Soils | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method LTM-MIC-6621 |
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Surfaces | Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
AOAC 061701; AFNOR (EGS 38/05-03/17) (in-house method MM-065) |
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Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
Cronobacter spp. | Molecular |
AOAC 2018.01 (in-house method MM-042) |
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Enterococci | Pour plate | in-house method MM-088 | ||
Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 991.14 | ||
Cronobacter spp. | Selective enrichment | AS 5013.13 | ||
Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Selective enrichment | AS 5013.24.1 | ||
Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Cultural |
in-house method MM-081 |
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Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | AS 5013.8.2 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube | in-house method MM-090.2 | ||
Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) |
AS 5013.3 |
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Escherichia coli | Cultural | ISO 16649-3 (in-house method MM-082.1) | ||
Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
ISO 16649-2 |
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Shigella spp. | Cultural |
AS 5013.25 |
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Enterobacteriaceae | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 2003.01 | ||
Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | ISO 16649-3 (in-house method MM-082.2) | ||
Salmonella spp. | Selective enrichment | AS 5013.10 | ||
Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | AS 5013.15 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
AOAC 121501; AFNOR (EGS 38/01-03/15) (in-house method MM-064) |
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Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method MM-090.1 | ||
Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
Escherichia coli non O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145; Escherichia coli O157 H7 | PCR - Multiplex | AOAC 022003 | ||
Detection, characterisation and/or quantification of nucleic acids | Surfaces; Viral RNA; Waste waters | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) E gene; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RdRP gene | PCR - Qualitative - Reverse transcription (RT-PCR); PCR - Real time | in-house method MM-092 |
Viral RNA; Waste waters | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) E gene; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RdRP gene | PCR - Quantitative - Reverse transcription (RT-PCR); PCR - Real time | in-house method MM-092 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for microorganisms | Bacterial isolates | Identification | MALDI-TOF | in-house method MM-035 (Bruker Library number 9607 MSP Version 10.0) |
Beer | Aerobes | Membrane filter |
in-house method MM-076 |
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Yeasts - Wild | Membrane filter |
in-house method MM-078 |
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Lactic acid bacteria | Membrane filter |
in-house method MM-077 |
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Beer; Beverages; Potable waters | Yeasts - Preservative acid resistant | Membrane filter |
in-house method MM-085 |
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Beverages | Lactic acid bacteria | Membrane filter |
in-house method MM-071.3 |
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Plate count | Membrane filter |
AS 5013.14.2 |
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Beverages; Cereal products; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm |
AOAC 2014.05 |
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Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate |
GB 4789.15 |
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Beverages; Coffee; Potable waters | Yeasts and moulds | Membrane filter |
in-house method MM-084 |
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Cereal products; Crustaceans; Fish; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Oysters; Poultry and poultry products; Prawns; Vegetables and vegetable products | Escherichia coli | Cultural | ISO 16649-3 (in-house method MM-082.1) | |
Cereal products; Crustaceans; Fish; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Oysters; Prawns; Vegetables and vegetable products | Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | ISO 16649-3 (in-house method MM-082.2) | |
Cereal products; Dairy products | Cronobacter spp. | Molecular |
AOAC 2018.01 (in-house method MM-042) |
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Cereal products; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Potable waters; Vegetables and vegetable products | Campylobacter spp. | Molecular |
AOAC 111803 (in-house method MM-043) |
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Cereal products; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Poultry and poultry products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method MM-090.1 | |
Cereal products; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | AOAC 061701; AFNOR (EGS 38/05-03/17) (in-house method MM-065) | |
Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 991.14 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 2003.01 | ||
Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. | Enrichment | AS 5013.24.1 | ||
Bacillus cereus | Spread plate | AS 5013.2 | ||
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Presence/absence | AS 5013.12.3 | ||
Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) | AS 5013.3 | ||
Enterococci | Pour plate | in-house method MM-088 | ||
Staphylococcus aureus | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic | GB 4789.10 Method II | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube | in-house method MM-090.2 | ||
Plate count - Aerobic | Pour plate | GB 4789.2 | ||
Staphylococcus aureus | Enrichment | GB 4789.10 Method I | ||
Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) | GB 4789.3 Method I | ||
Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate | AS 5013.29 | ||
Salmonella spp. | Enrichment | GB 4789.4 | ||
Enterobacteriaceae | Pour plate | AS 5013.8.2 | ||
Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
ISO 16649-2 |
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Salmonella spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
AOAC 121501; AFNOR (EGS 38/01-03/15) (in-house method MM-064) |
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Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | AS 5013.15 | ||
Yeasts and moulds | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 997.02 | ||
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains | Spread plate | AS 5013.12.1 | ||
Coliforms | Pour plate | AS 5013.4 | ||
Plate count | Pour plate | AS 5013.5 | ||
Escherichia coli | Pour plate |
GB 4789.38 (Method II) |
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Salmonella spp. | Enrichment | AS 5013.10 | ||
Coliforms | Pour plate | GB 4789.3 Method II | ||
Cereal products; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Potable waters; Vegetables and vegetable products | Campylobacter spp. | Qualitative selective enrichment; Spread plate |
AS 5013.6 |
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Cereal products; Dairy products; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Poultry and poultry products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Cultural |
in-house method MM-081 |
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Cereal products; Dairy products; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Shigella spp. | Cultural | GB 4789.5 | |
Shigella spp. | Cultural |
AS 5013.25 |
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Cereal products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Meat and meat products; Nuts and nut products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Clostridium perfringens | Pour plate |
AS 5013.16 |
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Clostridium spp. - Sulfite reducing | Pour plate |
in-house method MM-073.1 |
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Anaerobes | Pour plate | in-house method MM-089 | ||
Clostridium perfringens | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method MM-034 |
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Clostridium spp. - Sulfite reducing | Cultural |
in-house method MM-073.2 |
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Cereal products; Meat and meat products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Plate count - Aerobic | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 990.12 | |
Escherichia coli non O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145; Escherichia coli O157 H7 | PCR - Multiplex |
AOAC 022003 |
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Crustaceans; Fish; Molluscs (including shell); Oysters; Prawns | Vibrio spp. | Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube |
in-house method MM-072.1 |
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Vibrio spp. | Cultural |
in-house method MM-072.3 |
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Vibrio spp. | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method MM-072.2 |
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Dairy products | Plate count - Aerobic | Spread plate - Petrifilm | AOAC 989.10 | |
Cronobacter spp. | Enrichment | AS 5013.13 | ||
Dairy products; Fish; Heat-processed foods in hermetically sealed containers; Meat and meat products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Lactic acid bacteria | Pour plate | in-house method MM-071.1 | |
Lactic acid bacteria | Spread plate |
in-house method MM-071.2 |
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Dairy products; Liquid milk | Cronobacter sakazakii (Enterobacter sakazakii) | Enrichment | GB 4789.40 Method I | |
Meat and meat products | Pseudomonas spp. | Spread plate |
AS 5013.21 |
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Potable waters | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic |
AS 3896-2008 |
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Campylobacter spp.; Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium spp. (including spores of sulfite reducing Clostridia); Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella spp.; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
AS/NZS 4276.19-2001; in-house method LTM-MIC-6617; in-house method LTM-MIC-6618; AS/NZS 4276.5-2007; AS/NZS 4276.7-2007; AS/NZS 4276.9-2007; AS/NZS 4276.14-1995; AS/NZS 4276.13-2008 |
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Pseudomonas spp. | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.11 |
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Plate count | Pour plate |
in-house method LTM-MIC-6631; in-house method LTM-MIC-6632 |
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Bacteriophage - F-specific; Bacteriophage - Somatic | Pour plate |
APHA 9224 B and E |
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Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) |
AS/NZS 4276.21-2005; in-house method LTM-MIC-6623; APHA 9230D |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | AS/NZ 4276.13 | ||
Analysis for vitamins | Beverages; Cereal products; Confectionery; Dairy products | Folic acid | UV-vis spectrophotometry | AOAC 100903 |
Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | AOAC 101002 | ||
Beverages; Cereal products; Confectionery; Dairy products; Infant formulas; Milk powder | Biotin (vitamin B7) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | GB 5009.259 | |
Infant formulas; Milk powder | Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | GB 5413.14 |
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Accreditation No.
20293
Site No.
24190
Print date
07 Dec 2023
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