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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
National Measurement Institute - Chemical and Biological Services
Site
VIC Laboratories (Chemical)
Accreditation No.
198
Site No.
82
Date of Accreditation
16 Mar 1953
Address
1/153 Bertie Street
Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
Australia
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) | Animal feeds; Pet foodsAddition to masterlist requested on 23/05/24: Pet foods | Acaricides; Fungicides; Herbicides; Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids; Synthetic pyrethroids metabolitesAddition to masterlist requested on 23/05/24: Synthetic pyrethroids; Synthetic pyrethroids metabolites | GC-MS-MS; LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL410 |
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Cereals; Grain by-products; Grains; Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Stockfeeds | Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile | GC-FID | in-house method VL289 |
Moisture; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method VL298 | ||
Nitrogen - Total; Protein | Kjeldahl | in-house method VL299 | ||
Ash | Gravimetric | in-house method VL286 | ||
Sugar | HPLC | in-house method VL295 | ||
Sulfur dioxide | Titration | in-house method VL285 | ||
Cholesterol | GC-FID | in-house method VL288 | ||
Peroxide value | Titration | in-house method VL311 | ||
Fat | Gravimetric | in-house method VL300, in-house method VL302 | ||
pH | Electrometric | in-house method VL389 | ||
Pet foods; Stockfeeds | Water activity | Electrometric | in-house method VL433 | |
Stockfeeds | α-Tocopherol (vitamin E); β-Tocopherol (vitamin E); δ-Tocopherol (vitamin E) | HPLC | in-house method VL291 | |
Investigative analysis of materials for unknown substances | Unknown materials | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | in-house method VIC-ASB-SOP-04 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for agricultural chemical residues | Tissues | Cyromazine; Dicyclanil; Melamine | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL424 |
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; Bread; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Cheese; Chilli powder; Condiments; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Cured meats; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Jams; Juices; Margarine; Mayonnaise; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Pickles; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Flavonoids - Total (as catechin equivalents) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method VL381 |
Phenolics - Total (as gallic acid equivalents) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method VL380 | ||
Oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) | Fluorescence spectroscopy | in-house method VL370 | ||
Allura red AC (E129); Amaranth (E123); Azorubine (carmoisine, E122); Brilliant black BN (E151); Brilliant blue FCF (E133); Brown HT (E155); Chlorophyll-copper complex (E141); Erythrosine (E127); Ponceau 4R (E124); Quinoline yellow (E104); Sunset yellow FCF (E110); Tartrazine (E102) | HPLC | in-house method VL310 | ||
Acesulfame potassium (acesulfame K); Aspartame; Saccharin | HPLC | in-house method VL405 | ||
Alcoholic beverages; Bread; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Cheese; Condiments; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Cured meats; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Jams; Juices; Margarine; Mayonnaise; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Pickles; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Benzoic acid; Sorbic acid | HPLC | in-house method VL312 | |
Spirits; Wine | Citric acid | HPLC | in-house method VL319 | |
Analysis for elements | Alcoholic beverages; Canned fruit; Canned soups; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen dinners; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Fruit products; Grain products; Grains; Herbs; Jams; Liver; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Oilseeds; Preserved fruit; Spices; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Trace elements | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | in-house method VL247 |
Iodine | ICP-MS | in-house method VL345 | ||
Analysis for histamine | Fish and fish products | Histamine | HPLC | in-house method VL297 |
Analysis for mycotoxins | Milk and milk products | Aflatoxin M1 | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL401 |
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Apple juice; Fish; Rice; Seafood; Seaweed | Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners | GC-MS; GC-MS-MS | in-house method VL233 |
Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Alcoholic beverages; Bread; Cereal products; Cheese; Dairy products; Edible oils; Fish; Food pastes; Fruit juices; Grape juice; Meat products; Milk and milk products; Pet foods; Potable waters; Rice; Sauces; Seafood; Soy-based (soya-based) products; Spices; Vegetables; Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Phthalates | GC-MS | in-house method VL429 |
Alcoholic beverages; Bread; Cereal products; Dairy products; Edible oils; Fruit juices; Milk and milk products; Milk powder; Pet foods; Potable waters; Sauces; Seafood; Vegetables | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method VL430 | |
Alcoholic beverages; Fruit juices; Orange juice; Potable waters; Rice; Soft drinks | Halogenated hydrocarbons; Monocyclic aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method VL234 | |
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene); Styrene (ethenyl benzene); m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method VL234 | ||
Alcoholic beverages; Fruit juices; Orange juice; Potable waters; Sauces; Soft drinks | Phthalates | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL428 | |
Cereal products; Confectionery; Dairy products; Eggs and egg products; Fruit and fruit products; Infant formulas; Meat products; Milk and milk products; Milk protein concentrate; Milk protein isolate; Nutritional supplements; Nutritional yeast; Pet foods; Seafood; Soy-based (soya-based) products; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products; Whey powder | Cyanuric acid; Dicyanodiamide (DCD); Melamine | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL426 | |
Honey; Nectar | 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF); Dihydroxyacetone (DHA); Methyl glyoxal (MG) | LC-PDA-MS-MS | in-house method VL451 | |
2-Methoxyacetophenone; 2-Methoxybenzoic acid; 3-Phenyllactic acid; 4-Hydroxyphenyllactic acid; Methyl syringate | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL452 | ||
Milk and milk products | Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL420 | |
Potable waters | Oxirane (ethyleneoxide) | GC-FID | in-house method VL366 | |
Spirits; Wine | 1-Pentanol (pentan-1-ol, n-amyl alcohol); 1-Propanol (n-propanol); 2-Methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butanol, tert-butyl alcohol); Ethanol; Ethylacetate; Isoamyl alcohol; n-Butanol; sec-Butanol (sec-butylalcohol, 2-butanol) | GC-FID | in-house method VL315 | |
Analysis for veterinary chemical residues | Animal tissue | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL425 |
Animal tissue; Butter; Meat; Milk; Milk powder | Tetracyclines; Tetracyclines metabolites | HPLC; LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL397 | |
Animal tissue; Eggs; Fish; Meat; Milk; Seafood | Trimethoprim | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL398 | |
Animal tissue; Eggs; Fish; Meat; Seafood | Aminoglycosides; Cephalosporin; Lincosamides; Macrolides; Sulfonamides; Tetracyclines; Tetracyclines metabolites; Triamilides; β-Lactams | Microbial inhibition test (MIT) | in-house method VL395 | |
Animal tissue; Eggs; Fish; Milk; Seafood | Sulfonamides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL398 | |
Animal tissue; Meat | Lincosamides; Macrolides; Triamilides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL399 | |
Animal tissue; Meat; Milk | Cephalosporin; β-Lactams | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL396 | |
Animal tissue; Milk | Aminoglycosides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL400 | |
Ceftiofur | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL403 | ||
Animal tissue; Seafood tissue | Fluoroquinolones; Malachite green; Quinolones | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL418 | |
Dairy products | Aminoglycosides; Cephalosporin; Lincosamides; Macrolides; Sulfonamides; Tetracyclines; β-Lactams | Microbial inhibition test (MIT) | in-house method VL394 | |
Milk | 5-Hydroxy flunixin; 5-Hydroxy-thiabendazole; Albendazole; Albendazole sulfone; Albendazole sulfoxide; Albendazole-2-aminosulfone; Avermectin B1a (abamectin); Clorsulon; Doramectin; Eprinomectin B1a; Febantel; Fendazole sulfone; Fendbendazole; Flunixin; Ivermectin B1a; Ketoprofen; Levamisole; Mebendazole; Meloxicam; Monepantel; Moxidectin; Nitroxinil (nitroxinyl); Oxfendazole; Oxyphenbutazone; Phenylbutazone; Praziquantel; Thiabendazole; Tolfenamic acid; Triclabendazole; Triclabendazole sulfone; Triclabendazole sulfoxide | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL455 | |
Analysis for vitamins | Alcoholic beverages; Bread mix; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Coconut milk; Condiments; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products; Wheat flour | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D2; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3; Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3); Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2); Vitamin D | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL454 |
Alcoholic beverages; Bread mix; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Condiments; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible fats and oils; Fish; Fruit and fruit products; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products; Wheat flour | Retinol (vitamin A) | HPLC | in-house method VL287 | |
Riboflavin (vitamin B2); Thiamine (vitamin B1) | HPLC | in-house method VL290 | ||
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) | HPLC | in-house method VL301 | ||
Niacin (vitamin B3) | HPLC | in-house method VL293 | ||
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine) | HPLC | in-house method VL320 | ||
α-Tocopherol (vitamin E); β-Tocopherol (vitamin E); γ-Tocopherol (vitamin E); δ-Tocopherol (vitamin E) | HPLC | in-house method VL291 | ||
Carotenes | HPLC | in-house method VL292 | ||
Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants | Crustaceans; Fish; Molluscs (including shell) | Domoic acid (DA) | HPLC | in-house method VL317 |
Shellfish | Decarbamoylneosaxitoxin (dcNEO); Decarbamoylsaxitoxin (dcSTX); Gonyautoxin 1 and 4 (GTX1,4); Gonyautoxin 2 and 3 (GTX2,3); N-Sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 1 and 2 (C1,2); Neosaxitoxin (NEO); Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP); Saxitoxin (STX) | HPLC - Fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLU, HPLC-FLD) | AOAC 2005.06; in-house method VL421 | |
Analysis of cannabinoids | Hemp plant material; Hemp seed oil; Hemp seeds and hemp seed products | Cannabidiol (CBD); Cannabinol (CBN); Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-Δ9); Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA-Δ9) | LC-MS-MS | in house method VL459 |
Analysis of fungicide residues and contaminants | Fruits; Vegetables | Dithiocarbamates | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method VL334 |
Analysis of pesticide residues and contaminants | Dairy products; Edible oils; Fats - Animal; Fruits; Herbs; Milk and milk products; Pet foods; Processed foods; VegetablesRequested addition to masterlist on 23/05/24: Rice; Seeds | Acaricides; Fungicides; Herbicides; Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids; Synthetic pyrethroids metabolites | GC-MS-MS; LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL410 |
Eggs and egg products | Bifenthrin; Fipronil; Fipronil desulfinyl; Fipronil sulfide; Fipronil sulfone; Mebendazole | GC-MS-MS; LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL375 | |
Fruits; Vegetables | Acaricides; Herbicides; Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids; Synthetic pyrethroids metabolites | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL375 | |
Potable waters | 2-Chloroethanol (ethylene chlorohydrin) | GC-FID | in-house method VL366 | |
Spices | 2-Chloroethanol (ethylene chlorohydrin) | GC-FID | in-house method VL366 | |
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Alcoholic beverages; Almonds; Barley; Beer; Butter; Canned fruit; Carbonated alcoholic beverages; Cereal products; Cheese; Cider; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coffee; Condiments; Confectionery; Conserves; Cooked meats; Cordials; Crustacean products; Cultured products; Cured fish; Cured meats; Dairy products; Desserts; Dried fruit; Dry cat food; Dry dog food; Eggs and egg products; Fats and fat products; Fish products; Flours; Food pastes; Fortifieds; Fresh crustaceans; Fresh fish; Fresh fruit; Fresh meat; Fresh molluscs; Fresh vegetables; Frozen crustaceans; Frozen dinners; Frozen fish; Frozen molluscs; Frozen vegetables; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Fruit powders; Hazelnuts; Jams; Legumes; Liqueurs; Liquid milk; Macadamias; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Mixed foods; Mollusc products; Must; Nuts and nut products; Oats; Oils; Oilseeds; Peanuts; Pet foods; Pet mince; Powdered eggs; Preserved eggs; Preserved fruit; Processed meats; Pureed fruit; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Salad mixes; Sauces; Savoury dips; Shark cartilage; Soda drinks; Soft drinks; Soups; Sparkling wine; Spirits; Sugar products; Syrups; Tea; Tinned cat food; Tinned dog food; Tofu; Vegetable juices; Vegetable powders; Vegetable products; Wheat; Wine | Caffeine | HPLC | in-house method VL321 |
Alcoholic beverages; Fruit and fruit products; Potable waters | Phosphorus acid | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL427 | |
Cereal products; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustacean products; Dairy products; Edible fats; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish products; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Soft drinks; Spirits; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetable products; Vegetables; Wine | Nitrogen - Total; Protein | Kjeldahl | in-house method VL299 | |
pH | Electrometric | in-house method VL389 | ||
Carbohydrate/energy value | Calculation | in-house method VL412 | ||
Ash | Gravimetric | in-house method VL286 | ||
Moisture; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method VL298 | ||
Fat | Gravimetric | in-house method VL300, in-house method VL302 | ||
Cereal products; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustacean products; Dairy products; Edible fats; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish products; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Soft drinks; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetable products; Vegetables | Cholesterol | GC-FID | in-house method VL288 | |
Sugar | HPLC | in-house method VL295 | ||
Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile | GC-FID | in-house method VL289 | ||
Cereal products; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustacean products; Edible fats; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish products; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Soft drinks; Spirits; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetable products; Vegetables; Wine | Peroxide value | Titration | in-house method VL311 | |
Cereal products; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustacean products; Edible fats; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish products; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Nuts and nut products; Pet foods; Soft drinks; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetable products; Vegetables | Sulfur dioxide | Titration | in-house method VL285 | |
Confectionery; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Jams; Spirits; Vegetable products; Vegetables; Wine | Acidity - Total; Titratable acidity | Titration | in-house method VL432 | |
Edible fats; Edible oils | Refractive index | Refractometry | in-house method VL309 | |
Grains; Meat and meat products; Potable waters | Amino acids | LC-PDA-MS-MS | in-house method VL450 | |
Honey | Proline | LC-PDA-MS-MS | in-house method VL450 | |
Spirits; Wine | Acetaldehyde (ethanal); Methanol | GC-FID | in-house method VL315 | |
Sulfur dioxide - Free; Sulfur dioxide - Total | Titration | in-house method VL285 | ||
Sugars - Reducing | HPLC | in-house method VL295 | ||
Analysis of rodenticide residues and contaminants | Animal tissue | Rodenticides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL434 |
Brodifacoum (bromfenacoum); Bromadiolone; Coumatetralyl; Difenacoum; Difethialone; Flocoumafen; Pindone; Warfarin | LC-MS-MS | in-house method VL434 | ||
Investigative analysis of materials for unknown substances | Unknown materials | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | in-house method VIC-ASB-SOP-04 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Antiseptic solution; Hand sanitiser | Ethanol; Methanol; Propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol, 2-propanol) | GC-FID | in-house method VL315 |
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics of medical devices | Medical devices | 2-Chloroethanol (ethylene chlorohydrin); Oxirane (ethyleneoxide) | GC-FID; GC-MS | in-house method VL366 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Safety evaluation of products designed for contact with food | Food packaging | Migration of phthalates | GC-FID | in-house method VL413 |
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Accreditation No.
198
Site No.
82
Print date
01 Sep 2024