
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Symbio Laboratories Pty Ltd
Site
Sydney Chemistry laboratory
Accreditation No.
2455
Site No.
22547
Date of Accreditation
23 Mar 1982
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for residues and contaminants (including pesticide residues, excluding veterinary chemicals residues) | Cereals; Dried berries; Fruits; Grains; Nuts | Sulfuryl fluoride | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-069 |
Analysis for veterinary chemical residues | Stockfeeds; Stockfeeds - Premixes; Stockfeeds - Raw material | Pepsin | HPLC |
In-house LTM 011 |
Amprolium | HPLC |
In-house LTM 123 |
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Lysine | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
In-house LTM 019 |
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Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Cereals; Flours; Stockfeeds; Wheat | Acid detergent fibre | Gravimetric |
In-house LTM 165 |
Ash; Fat; Fibre - Crude; Moisture; Starch content; Sugar | Gravimetric |
In-house LTM 166 |
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Cereals; Grain by-products; Grains | Moisture | Infrared (IR) |
In-house CF005.1, CF005.2 and LTM 270 |
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Fat; Fat - Hydrolysis | Soxhlet |
In-house LTM 014 and LTM 015 |
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Oilseed by-products | Sugar profile | HPLC |
In-house LTM 151 |
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Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds | Peroxide value | Classical |
In-house LTM 023 |
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Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Pet foods; Stockfeeds | Arsenic; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES |
In-house LTM 188 |
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Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Stockfeeds | Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile | Gas chromatography (GC) |
In-house LTM 084 |
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Ash | Gravimetric |
In-house CF007 |
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Protein | Combustion |
In-house CF003.1 |
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Fat; Fat - Hydrolysis | Soxhlet |
In-house LTM 014, LTM 015 and LTM 022 |
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Free fatty acids | Titration |
In-house LTM 022 |
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Stockfeeds | Moisture | Infrared (IR) |
In-house CF005.1, CF005.2 and LTM 270 |
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Salt; Salt - As chloride | Titration |
In-house LTM 012 |
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Carbohydrate/energy value | Calculation |
In-house LTM 017 |
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Fibre - Crude | Gravimetric |
In-house LTM 189 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for carbamate pesticides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Carbamates | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-101 |
Analysis for elements | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Trace elements | ICP-AES | In-house method 04-001 |
Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | In-house method 04-002 | ||
Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish | Trace elements | ICP-MS | In-house method 04-016 | |
Fish | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | In-house method 04-006 | |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | In-house method 04-009 | |
Trace elements | ICP-MS | In-house method 04-015 | ||
Trace elements | ICP-AES | In-house method 04-003 | ||
Analysis for fungicides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Fungicides | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-101 |
Analysis for herbicides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA); Glufosinate; Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-084 |
Herbicides | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-101 | ||
Plant material; Soils | Sulfonylurea herbicides | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-064 | |
Analysis for hydrocarbons | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters | Acetone; Carbon disulfide; Chloroacetonitrile; Ethylmethacrylate; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Methylmethacrylate; Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Naphthalene; Tetrahydrofuran (THF) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | In-house method 04-047 |
Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-022 | |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-031 | |
Sediments | Dibutyltin; Monobutyltin; Tributyltin (TBT) | GC-MS | In-house method 04-026 | |
Analysis for industrial chemicals | Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish | Organotins | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-074 |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters | 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); Fluorotelomer acids (FTAs); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | UPLC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-068 | |
Saline waters | Organotins | GC-MS | In-house method 04-061 | |
Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-024 |
Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-077 | |
Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS | In-house method 04-072 | |
Analysis for organometals | Sediments | Tetrabutyltin | GC-MS | In-house method 04-026 |
Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-024 |
Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Organophosphate pesticides | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-101 | |
Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS | In-house method 04-072 | ||
Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C10; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS - Purge and trap | In-house method 04-021 |
Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID | In-house method 04-020 | |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID | In-house method 04-030 | |
Analysis for phenols | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Phenols | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-022 |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Phenols | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-031 | |
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Solids - Total | Gravimetric | In-house method 04-004 |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | pH | Direct reading instrument | In-house method 04-012 | |
Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | In-house method 04-013 | ||
Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | Sample preparation | Leachate procedures | In-house method 04-014 | |
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-070 |
Soils | Polyhalogenated biphenyl congeners - 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180 | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-029 | |
Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Acaricides; Insecticides | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-101 |
Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | In-house method 04-072 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives | Alcoholic beverages; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Juices | Benzoic acid; Sorbic acid | HPLC |
In-house LTM 155 |
Analysis for elements | Alcoholic beverages; Almond milk; Canned fruit; Canned soups; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coconut milk; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen dinners; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Fruit products; Grain products; Grains; Herbs; Honey; Jams; Liver; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Oilseeds; Potable waters; Preserved fruit; Seafood and seafood products; Soft drinks; Soy (soya) milk; Spices; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products; Waters for domestic purposes; Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | In-house method 04-006 |
Cereal products; Meat and meat products | Arsenic; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES |
In-house LTM 188 |
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Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Trace elements | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | In-house methods 04-003, 04-015 | |
Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | In-house method 04-009 | ||
Analysis for phenols | Infant foods; Infant formulas | Bisphenol A (BPA) | UPLC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-103 |
Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Phenols | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-031 | |
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-070 |
Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Edible oils | Acrylamide | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-044 |
Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C10; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS - Purge and trap | In-house method 04-021 | |
6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); Perfluorinated alkyl acids; Perfluorinated sulfonates; Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | UPLC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-068 | ||
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-031 | ||
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID | In-house method 04-030 | ||
Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | In-house method 04-072 |
Analysis for vitamins | Cereal products | Folic acid | HPLC; LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-033 |
Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants | Seafood; Shellfish | Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP) | HPLC |
In-house 04--89 |
Domoic acid (DA); Lipophillic toxins | LC-MS-MS |
In-house 04-091 |
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Analysis of pesticide residues and contaminants | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | In-house method 04-072 |
Acaricides; Carbamates; Fungicides; Herbicides; Insecticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Piperonyl butoxide | LC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-101 | ||
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Cereal products; Coconut milk; Flours; Fruit and fruit products; Jams; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Milk powder; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Sauces; Stock; Sugar products; Vegetable powders; Wheat | Sugars - Total | HPLC |
In-house LTM 151 and LTM 099 |
Cereal products; Dry cat food; Dry dog food; Flours; Meat and meat products; Pet mince; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Tinned cat food; Tinned dog food; Wheat | Protein | Combustion |
In-house CF003.1 |
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Cereal products; Flours; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Milk powder; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat | Fat - Hydrolysis | Thermogravimetric analyser |
In-house LTM 015 and LTM 016 |
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Cereal products; Flours; Meat and meat products; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat | Ash | Gravimetric |
In-house CF007 |
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Carbohydrate/energy value | Calculation |
In-house LTM 158 |
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Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile | Gas chromatography (GC) |
In-house LTM 084 |
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Moisture | Classical; Thermogravimetric analyser |
In-house CF005.1, CF005.2 and LTM 270 |
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Cereal products; Flours; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat | Water activity | Gravimetric |
In-house CF032 |
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Energy | Calculation |
In-house LTM 211 |
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Fibre - Crude | Soxhlet |
In-house LTM 189 |
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Dietary fibre - Insoluble; Dietary fibre - Soluble; Dietary fibre - Total | Classical |
In-house LTM 108 and LTM 266 |
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Free fatty acids | Classical |
In-house LTM 022 |
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Oils | Free fatty acids | Gas chromatography (GC) |
In-house LTM137 |
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Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | In-house method 04-013 | |
pH | Direct reading instrument | In-house method 04-012 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of industrial surfactants, foams and related products | Fire prevention foams | Fluorotelomer acids (FTAs); Fluorotelomer sulfonates (FTSs); Perfluorinated compounds (PFC); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | UPLC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-068 | |
Safety evaluation of products designed for contact with food | Food packaging | Bisphenol A (BPA) | UPLC-MS-MS | In-house method 04-103 |
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Accreditation No.
2455
Site No.
22547
Print date
01 Jul 2022