Silliker Australia Pty Ltd t/a Merieux NutriSciences

Merieux Nutrisciences

Site

Sydney Microbiology Laboratory

Accreditation No.

2020

Site No.

2759

Date of Accreditation

16 Nov 1989

Address

Unit C2, Regents Park Estate, 391 Park Road
Regents Park, NSW 2143
Australia

merieuxnutrisciences.com/au

Contact

Mr Imtiaz Ahmed P: +61 (02) 87186838

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Sydney Microbiology Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Agribusiness

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for microorganisms Pet foods Salmonella spp. PCR - Real time NF BIO 12/38-06/16 (in-house method M80.8)
Analysis for microorganisms in abattoirs Meat Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. Qualitative selective enrichment

AS 5013.24.1 
Meat; Meat surfaces Salmonella spp. Selective enrichment

AS 5013.10 
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Spread plate - Petrifilm

AOAC 991.14 

AOAC 998.08 
Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS)

AOAC 996.08 
Plate count Pour plate

AS 5013.5 

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for microorganisms Air - Ambient; Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor Plate count Air sampler APHA -CMMEF Chapter 3 (in-house methods M33, M34)
Air - Ambient; Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Surfaces Enterobacteriaceae Pour plate; Spread plate AS 5013.8 (in-house method M40.1)
AOAC 2003.01 (in-house method M40.4)
Yeasts and moulds; Yeasts and moulds - Osmophilic Membrane filter; Pour plate; Spread plate

AS 5013.29 (in-house method M4)
Campylobacter spp. Contact plates; Qualitative selective enrichment AS 5013.6 (in-house methods M48.1, M48.2)
Pseudomonas spp. Membrane filter; Spread plate AS 5013.21 (in-house method M114)
Clostridium perfringens Spread plate

AS 5013.16 (in-house method M7.1)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Most probable number (MPN); Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube; Pour plate; Spread plate

AS 5013.3, AS 5013.15 (in-house methods M8.1, M8.2)

AOAC 991.14, AOAC 998.08 (in-house methods M52)
AS 5013.4 (in-house methods M9)
Enterococci Pour plate in-house method M14
Bacillus cereus Spread plate AS 5013.2 (in-house method M43.1)
Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS); Qualitative selective enrichment; Spread plate AS 5013.24.1 (in-house method M36.2)
AOAC RI981202
AS 5013.24.2 (in-house method M68)
AOAC 2013.10 (in-house method M36.8)
Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS); Qualitative selective enrichment

AOAC Cert 020901 (in-house method M80.1)

AS 5013.10 (in-house method M106)

AOAC 2013.01 (in-house method M80.6)
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains Spread plate

AS 5013.12.1 (in-house method M3.1)

AS 5013.12.3 (in-house method M3.2)
Plate count Pour plate; Spread plate

AS 5013.5 (in-house method M2.1)

AS 1766.1.4:1991 (in-house method M2.2)

AOAC 990.12 (in-house method M2)
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. Cultural; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) in-house methods M36.3, M36.8
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Surfaces; Swimming pool and spa waters Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) in-house method M80.6
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas spp. Membrane filter

AS 4276.11, AS 4276.13 (in-house method M13)

in-house method M54 (Pharmaceutical Process Water)
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. Spread plate

AS 3896 (in-house method M15)
Enterococcus spp. Membrane filter

AS 4276.9 (in-house method M14)
Heterotrophic colony count Membrane filter; Pour plate; Spread plate

AS 4276.3.1 (in-house method M11)
Salmonella spp. Qualitative selective enrichment

AS 4276.14 (in-house method M102)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant Membrane filter

AS 4276.5, AS 4276.7 (in-house method M12)
Aerobes Pour plate

AS 4276.3.2 (in-house method M11)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant Most probable number (MPN)

AS 4276.6 (in-house method M16)
Product contact surfaces Plate count Pour plate AS 5013.5 (in-house method M2.1)
Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) AOAC 996.08; AOAC 2013.01 (in-house method M80.3)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Spread plate - Petrifilm AOAC 991.14 (in-house method M52); AOAC 998.08 (in-house method M104)
Salmonella spp. Selective enrichment AS 5013.10 (in-house method M106)
Purified and processed waters Aerobes Membrane filter; Pour plate; Spread plate AS 4276.3.1 (in-house method M49)
Surfaces Salmonella spp. PCR - Real time NF BIO 12/38-06/16 (in-house method M80.8)
Listeria spp. PCR - Real time NF BIO 12/39-09/16 (in-house method M36.10)
Listeria monocytogenes PCR - Real time NF BIO 12/40-11/16 (in-house method M36.11)
Plate count Contact plates APHA-CMMEF Chapter 3 (in-house method M17)

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Food and Beverage

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for allergenic proteins Biscuits; Cake mix; Cereal products; Chocolate; Crackers; Ice cream Peanut allergens Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method M118
Chocolate; Sausages Egg allergens Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method M133
Coconut; Corn starch; Flours; Orange and mango juice; Prepared meals; Rice cracker; Sausages; Soy (soya) milk; Spices Gluten allergens Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method M132
Analysis for microorganisms Beverages; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Herbs and spices; Honey; Infant cereal; Infant formulas; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nutritional supplements; Nuts and nut products; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products Salmonella spp. PCR - Real time NF 12/38-06/16 (in-house method M80.8)
Beverages; Dairy products Escherichia coli​​​​ Pour plate ISO 16649-2 (in-house method M134)
Cereal products; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Food additives; Fruit and fruit products; Heat-processed foods in hermetically sealed containers; 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; Clostridium spp.​​​​ Most probable number (MPN); Pour plate; Selective enrichment; Spread plate FDA-BAM Chapter 16 (in-house method M6.1, M6.2)
AS 5013.16 (in-house method M7.1)
AS 1766.2.8:1991 (in-house method M7.2)
Enterobacteriaceae Most probable number (MPN); Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube; Pour plate; Spread plate - Petrifilm AS 5013.8 (in-house method M40.1, M40.2, M40.3)
AOAC 2003.01 (in-house method M40.4)
Yeasts and moulds - Osmophilic Qualitative selective enrichment; Spread plate

AS 5013.29 (in-house method M4)

in-house methods M18, M57
Staphylococcus spp. - Coagulase producing strains Most probable number (MPN); Single tube; Spread plate; Spread plate - Petrifilm AS 5013.12.1 (in-house method M3.1)
AS 5013.12.3 (in-house method M3.2, M3.3)
AOAC 2003.07, AOAC 2003.08, AOAC 2003.11 (in-house method M84)
Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS); Qualitative selective enrichment; Spread plate AOAC 2004.02 (in-house method M36.4)
AOAC 2004.06 (in-house method M36.5)
AOAC 999.06 (in-house method M36.6)
AOAC 2013.10 (in-house method M36.8)
AS 5013.24.2 (in-house method M68)
Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS); Qualitative selective enrichment; Selective enrichment AOAC Cert 020901 (in-house method M80.1)
AOAC 996.08 (in-house method M80.3)
AOAC 2013.01 (in-house method M80.6)
AS 5013.10 (in-house method M106)
Antibiotics - Presence of Antibiotic assay - Delvotest in-house method M72
Lactic acid bacteria Pour plate; Spread plate in-house method M47
Enterococci; Streptococcus - Faecal Pour plate APHA-CMMEF Chapter 10 (in-house method M61)
Psychrotrophic microorganisms Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic

AS 5013.23 (in-house method M78)
Pseudomonas spp. Membrane filter; Spread plate AS 5013.21 (in-house method M114)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant Most probable number (MPN); Pour plate; Single tube; Spread plate - Petrifilm AS 5013.3, AS 5013.15 (in-house methods M8.1, M8.2)
AOAC 991.14, AOAC 998.08 (in-house methods M52, M104)
AS 5013.4 (in-house method M9)
Staphylococcus enterotoxins Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) in-house method M79
Plate count Membrane filter; Pour plate; Spread plate; Spread plate - Petrifilm AS 5013.5 (in-house method M2.1)
AS 1766.1.4:1991 (in-house method M2.2)
AS 5013.14.2 (in-house method M2.3)
AOAC 990.12, AFNOR 3M 01/1-09/89 (in-house method M2.6)
Water activity Visual examination in-house method M76
Mesophilic aerobic spore formers; Mesophilic anaerobic spore formers; Rope spores; Thermophilic aerobic spores; Thermophilic anaerobic spores Pour plate in-house method M45
Bacillus cereus Spread plate

AS 5013.2 (in-house method M43.1)
Campylobacter spp. Qualitative selective enrichment; Surface plate

AS 5013.6 (in-house method M48.1, M48.2)
Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio spp.; Vibrio vulnificus Cultural; Most probable number (MPN); Most probable number (MPN) - Triplicate tube AS 5013.18 (in-house method M51)
FDA-BAM Chapter 9 (in-house methods M53, M77)
Thermophilic aerobes; Thermophilic anaerobes Pour plate

in-house method M46
Commercial sterility Pour plate; Selective enrichment

AS 1766.3.7 (in-house method M103)
Dairy products; Fish; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Vegetables and vegetable products Listeria spp. PCR - Real time NF 12/39-09/16 (in-house method M36.10)
Listeria monocytogenes PCR - Real time NF 12/40-11/16 (in-house method M36.11)
Honey Antibacterial activity Spectrophotometry

in-house method M112
Mixed foods Coliforms - Thermotolerant Spread plate - Petrifilm AFNOR 3M 01/2-09/89C (in-house method M52)
Potable waters Heterotrophic colony count Membrane filter; Pour plate; Spread plate

AS 4276.3.1 (in-house method M11)
Salmonella spp. Qualitative selective enrichment

AS 4276.14 (in-house method M102)
Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) in-house method M80.6
Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp. Cultural; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS) in-house methods M36.3, M36.8
Enterococcus spp. Membrane filter

AS 4276.9 (in-house method M14)
Aerobes Pour plate

AS 4276.3.2 (in-house method M11)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant Most probable number (MPN)

AS 4276.6 (in-house method M16)
Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant Membrane filter; Most probable number (MPN)

AS 4276.5, AS 4276.7 (in-house method M12)
Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. Spread plate

AS 3896 (in-house method M15)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas spp. Membrane filter

AS 4276.11, AS 4276.13 (in-house method M13)

in-house method M54 (Pharmaceutical Process Water)

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics of cosmetics, perfumes and essentials oils Cosmetic products; Essential oils; Perfumes Bioburden Filtration ANSI/AMMI/ISO 11737-1; BS EN 1174.1 (in-house method M38)
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics of human and veterinary medicines including vaccines Biological products; Pharmaceuticals Bioburden Filtration

BS EN 1174.1, ANSI/AMMI/ISO 11737-1 (in-house method M38)
Biological analysis of cosmetics, perfumes and essentials oils Cosmetic products; Essential oils; Perfumes Preservative efficacy Pour plate BP Appendix XVIC (in-house method M28)
USP Chapter <61> (in-house method M29)
Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium spp.​​​​; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli​​​​; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas spp.; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Aerobes; Coliforms; Spores; Yeasts and moulds Pour plate; Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic

FDA-BAM Chapter 23 (in-house methods M22, M24)
Indicator organisms; Spores Pour plate; Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic USP Chapter <55> (in-house method M25, M39)
Biological analysis of human and veterinary medicines including vaccines Antibiotics Bioassay Large plate diffusion assay in-house methods M87, M89, M90, M92, M93, M95, M96, M97, M98
Biological products; Pharmaceuticals Preservative efficacy Pour plate BP Appendix XVIC (in-house method M28)
USP Chapter <61> (in-house method M29)
Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus spp. Pour plate; Spread plate in-house method M56
Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium spp.​​​​; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli​​​​; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus spp.; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas spp.; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Aerobes; Bacterial spores; Coliforms; Yeasts and moulds Membrane filter; Pour plate; Spread plate

FDA-BAM Chapter 23 (in-house methods M21, M22, M24, M65)
Biological analysis of medical devices Medical devices Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium spp.​​​​; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli​​​​; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas spp.; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Aerobes; Coliforms; Spores; Yeasts and moulds Pour plate in-house methods M21, M22, M24
Biological analysis of other healthcare or pharmaceutical products and accessories Spore strips Indicator organisms; Spores Pour plate USP Chapter <55> (in-house methods M25, M39) 

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