🇵🇱 SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ - PL

PCA AB 062 • Łódź, Poland • 34 methods

Materials & polymersFood & beveragesPharma & cosmetics

SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ - is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 062 (Łódź, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 34 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers, Food & beverages, Pharma & cosmetics. Test objects include: Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and fin…, Plastic and rubber products, chemical products, other products, Toys, Textiles and leather, fabrics, yarn, clothing and finished products. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Visual method, Thin-layer chromatography (TLC); High-performance liquid chromatogr….

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 062
  • Methods in scope: 34
  • Types of test objects: 14
  • Techniques used: 12
  • City: Łódź, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 062
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ŁÓDZKI INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGICZNY, ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 19/27, 90-570 Łódź, LABORATORIUM BADAŃ PRODUKTÓW SPOŻYWCZYCH,, PRODUKTÓW BARWIONYCH I ŚRODOWISKA
City
Łódź, Poland

What this laboratory tests (14)

Analytical techniques used (12)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (34)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Laboratory for Testing of Food Products, Coloured Products and the Environment
1 Textiles, fabrics, yarn, clothing and finished products Aromatic amine content:
biphenyl-4-amine benzidine 4-chloro-o-toluidine 2-naphthylamine o-aminoazotoluene 5-nitro-o-toluidine 4-chloroaniline 4-meoxy-m-phenylenediamine 4,4’-methylenedianiline 3,3’-dichlorobenzidine 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine 3,3’-dimethylbenzidine 4,4’-methylenedi-o-toluidine 6-methoxy-m-toluidine 4,4’-methylene-bis-(2-chloroaniline) 4,4’-oxydianiline 4,4’-thiodaniline o-toluidine 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine 2,4,5-trimethylaniline o-anisidine 4-aminoazobenzene Range (15 – 300) mg/kg Range (15 – 300) mg/kg
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC); High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) PN-EN ISO 14362-1:2017-04
2 Textiles, fabrics, yarn, clothing and finished products Presence and content of 4-aminoazobenzene released by reduction from azo dyes
Range (15 – 300) mg/kg
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC); High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) PN-EN ISO 14362-3:2017-04
3 Leather, fabrics, yarn, clothing and final products Pentachlorophenol (PCP) content
Range (0,1 – 10) mg/kg
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) PB-5.4 wydanie 3 z dnia 30.03.2018 r.
4 Textiles and leather, fabrics, yarn, clothing and finished products Formaldehyde content
Range (16,0 – 300,0) mg/kg
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 14184-1:2011
5 Leather, leather clothing and finished leather products Aromatic amine content:
4-aminodiphenyl benzidine 4-chlorotoluidine 2-naphthylamine 4-chloroaniline 2,4-diaminoanisole 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane 3,3’-dichlorobenzidine 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine 3,3’-dimethylbenzidine 3,3’-dimethyl-4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane 4-cresidine 4,4’-methylene-bis-(2-chloroaniline) 4,4’-oxydianiline 4,4’-thiodianiline 2-toluidine 2,4’-diaminotoluene 2,4,5-trimethylaniline o-aminoazotoluene o-toluidine o-anisidine 4-aminoazobenzene Range (15 – 300) mg/kg Range (15 – 300) mg/kg
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC); High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) PN-EN ISO 17234-1:2025-06 z wyłączeniem A.2.2, A3 i A4
6 Colorants Content of colouring matter in dyes:
Cochineal red A Brilliant blue FCF Amaranth Azorubine Tartrazine Allura Red Sunset Yellow FCF Indigotine Quinoline Yellow Brilliant Black BN (E151) Fast Acid Red (E128) Brown HT (E155) Curcumin (E100) Cochineal (E120) β-carotene (E160 a) Erythrosine (E127) Patent Blue V (E131) Range (30 – 100) %
Spectrophotometric method PB-1.4 wydanie 4 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
7 Toys Heavy metal content
As (0,005 – 150) mg/kg Sb (0,005 – 150) mg/kg Se (0,005 – 300) mg/kg
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PN-EN-71-3:+A2:2025-05 pkt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
8 Toys Heavy metal content
Hg (0,01 – 300) mg/kg
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PN-EN-71-3:+A2:2025-05 pkt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
9 Toys Heavy metal content
Al (0,2 – 45000) mg/kg B (7,0 – 45000) mg/kg Ba (0,1 – 30000) mg/kg Cd (0,025 – 6000) mg/kg Co (0,1 – 30000) mg/kg Cr (0,1 – 30000) mg/kg Cu (0,02 – 30000) mg/kg Mn (0,09 – 30000) mg/kg Ni (0,08 – 30000) mg/kg Pb (0,1 – 30000) mg/kg Sn (1 – 45000) mg/kg Sr (0,1 – 30000) mg/kg Zn (0,05 – 30000) mg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN-71-3:+A2:2025-05 pkt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
10 Plastic and rubber products, chemical products, other products Arsenic (As) content
Range (0,008 – 0,200) mg/kg
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PB-5.1 wydanie 10 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
11 Plastic and rubber products, chemical products, other products Mercury (Hg) content
Range (0,02 – 0,10) mg/kg
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PB-5.1 wydanie 10 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
12 Plastic and rubber products, chemical products, other products Metal content:
Pb (0,2 – 2,0) mg/kg Cd (0,1 – 1,0) mg/kg Cr (0,5 – 5,0) mg/kg Ni (0,63 – 5,0) mg/kg Sb (2,9 – 30,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-5.1 wydanie 10 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
13 Textiles and leather, fabrics, yarn, clothing and finished products Metal content:
As (0,020 – 2500) mg/kg Cd (0,005 – 2500) mg/kg Co (0,003 – 2500) mg/kg Cu (0,002 – 2500) mg/kg Cr (0,003 – 2500) mg/kg Hg (0,008 – 2500) mg/kg Ni (0,005 – 2500) mg/kg Pb (0,020 – 2500) mg/kg Sb (0,020 – 2500) mg/kg
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 17072-1:2019-07
14 Plastic products, Packaging materials, Toys, Textiles and leather, Footwear, Paper Phthalate content
BBP - Benzyl butyl phthalate DEHP - Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate DBP - Dibutyl phthalate DIDP - Di-iso-decyl phthalate DINP - Di-iso-nonyl phthalate DNOP - Di-n-octyl phthalate DCHP - Dicyclohexyl phthalate DEP - Diethyl phthalate DMP - Dimethyl phthalate DNHP - Di-n-hexyl phthalate DIBP - Di-iso-butyl phthalate DPHP - Di-(2-propylheptyl) phthalate DNPP - Di-n-pentyl phthalate DUP - Diundecyl phthalate DPrP - Di-n-propyl phthalate DMEP - Di-(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate Range (0,5 – 1000) mg/kg
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) PB-3.1 wydanie 5 z dnia 08.01.2020 r.
15 Milk and dairy products, cheeses, fruit and vegetable products, confectionery and bakery products, cereal products, food supplements, meat and meat products, fish and fish products, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, spices, sauces Dye content:
Cochineal red A Brilliant blue FCF Azorubine Tartrazine Sunset Yellow FCF Indigotine Allura red Brilliant black Range (0,5 – 500) mg/kg lub mg/l
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) PB-2.3 wydanie 1 z dn.01.10.2018 r.
16 Confectionery, bakery products, cereal products, milk and milk products, dietary supplements Titanium dioxide content
Ti (0,1 – 55) mg/kg
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB-2.4 Wydanie 1 z dn. 31.01.2025 r.
17 Confectionery, bakery products, cereal products, dietary supplements, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, meat and meat products, fish and fish products, milk and milk products including cheeses, fruit and vegetable preserves, spices, sauces, eggs and egg products, oils, vegetable and animal fats Presence of dyes:
Cochineal red A Brilliant blue FCF Amaranth Azorubine Tartrazine Allura Red Sunset Yellow FCF Indigotine Quinoline Yellow Sudan I Sudan II Sudan III Sudan IV Sudan Orange G Sudan Red 7B Para Red Rhodamine B Acid orange II Brilliant Black BN (E151) Fast Acid Red (E128) Brown HT (E155) Curcumin (E100) Cochineal (E120) β- carotene (E160 a) Erythrosine (E127) Patent Blue V (E131) Annatto (E160b) Lycopene (E160d) Limit of detection for each dye od 0,15 mg/kg lub mg/l
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) PB-2.1 wydanie 4 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
18 Sweets, confectionery products and food supplements, beverages, meat and fish products, milk products including cheeses, Fruit and vegetable products, spices, sauces Dye content:
Cochineal red A Brilliant blue FCF Amaranth Azorubine Tartrazine Allura Red Sunset Yellow FCF Indigotine Quinoline Yellow Brilliant Black BN (E151) Brown HT (E155) Curcumin (E100) Cochineal (E120) β- carotene (E160 a) Erythrosine (E127) Patent Blue V (E131) Annatto (E160b) Lycopene (E160d) Brilliant green (E142) Range (0,5 – 300) mg/kg lub mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PB-2.2 wydanie 4 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
19 Textiles, fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products pH of aqueous extracts
Range 4 – 11
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 3071:2020-08
20 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to rubbing Visual method PN-EN ISO 105-X12:2016-08
21 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to water Visual method PN-EN ISO 105-E01:2013
22 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to domestic laundering
Range (40 – 95) ºC
Visual method PN-E ISO 105-C06:2010
23 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to perspiration Visual method PN-EN ISO 105-E04:2013
24 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to ironing
Range (110 – 200) ºC
Visual method PN-EN ISO 105-X11:2000
25 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to bleaching Visual method PN-EN 20105-N01:2000
26 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to dry cleaning Visual method PN-EN ISO 105-D01:2010
27 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour fastness to artificial light
Range (1 – 8) stopnia według niebieskiej skali
Visual method PN-EN ISO 105-B02:2014-11 Metoda 2
28 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Chromaticity coordinates (x, y) and luminance factor
Range (400 – 700) nm
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 20471:2013 pkt. 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2, 7.2 | PB-10 wydanie 1 z dnia 31.05.2019 r.
29 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Reflection coefficient R=f (wavelength)
Range (350 – 2100) nm
Spectrophotometric method PB-10 wydanie 1 z dnia 31.05.2019 r.
30 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour
Range (350 – 800) nm
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 105-J01:2002
31 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour difference (E)
Range (350 – 800) nm
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 105-J03:2009
32 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Staining of adjacent fabrics
Range (400 – 700) nm
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 105-A04:2001
33 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Colour change
Range (400 – 700) nm
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 105-A05:2000
34 Textiles, woven fabrics, yarn, clothing, upholstery fabrics and final products, leather Protective properties against UV radiation
range (290 – 400) nm
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 13758-1+A1:2007

Reference standards (30)

PB-1.4 wydanie 4 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
PB-10 wydanie 1 z dnia 31.05.2019 r.
PB-2.1 wydanie 4 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
PB-2.2 wydanie 4 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
PB-2.3 wydanie 1 z dn.01.10.2018 r.
PB-2.4 Wydanie 1 z dn. 31.01.2025 r.
PB-3.1 wydanie 5 z dnia 08.01.2020 r.
PB-5.1 wydanie 10 z dnia 10.06.2013 r.
PB-5.4 wydanie 3 z dnia 30.03.2018 r.
PN-E ISO 105-C06:2010
PN-EN 13758-1+A1:2007
PN-EN 20105-N01:2000
PN-EN ISO 105-A04:2001
PN-EN ISO 105-A05:2000
PN-EN ISO 105-B02:2014-11 Metoda 2
PN-EN ISO 105-D01:2010
PN-EN ISO 105-E01:2013
PN-EN ISO 105-E04:2013
PN-EN ISO 105-J01:2002
PN-EN ISO 105-J03:2009
PN-EN ISO 105-X11:2000
PN-EN ISO 105-X12:2016-08
PN-EN ISO 14184-1:2011
PN-EN ISO 14362-1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 14362-3:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 17072-1:2019-07
PN-EN ISO 17234-1:2025-06 z wyłączeniem A.2.2, A3 i A4
PN-EN ISO 20471:2013 pkt. 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2, 7.2
PN-EN ISO 3071:2020-08
PN-EN-71-3:+A2:2025-05 pkt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12