🇵🇱 POLITECHNIKA ŁÓDZKA PL

PCA AB 1381 • Łódź, Poland • 31 methods

Food & beveragesMicrobiologyPharma & cosmetics

POLITECHNIKA ŁÓDZKA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1381 (Łódź, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 31 test methods in the following areas: Food & beverages, Microbiology, Pharma & cosmetics. Test objects include: Sugar, Molasses, Pulp, Sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1381
  • Methods in scope: 31
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • City: Łódź, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1381
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, KATEDRA CUKROWNICTWA I ZARZĄDZANIA BEZPIECZEŃSTWEM ŻYWNOŚCI, SPECJALISTYCZNE LABORATORIUM ANALITYKI CUKROWNICZEJ
City
Łódź, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Accreditation scope — test methods (31)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Sugar Raw sugar Moisture content Range: (0,001 – 1,000)% Gravimetric method ICUMSA GS2-15 (2007)
2 Sugar Polarisation Range: (99,5 – 100,2)°Z Optical rotation Range: (66,3 – 67,0)° Polarimetric method ICUMSA GS2-1 (2022) European Pharmacopoeia 01/2023:0204
3 Sugar Reflectance Range: (0,1 – 4,5) colour type units Photometric method ICUMSA GS2-13 (2024)
4 Sugar Sulphite content Range: (0,1 – 5) mg/kg Spectrophotometric method ICUMSA GS2-33 (2022)
5 Sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar Colour Range: (1 – 50) IU Spectrophotometric method ICUMSA GS2-10 (2024) European Pharmacopoeia 01/2023:0204
6 Sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar Turbidity Range: (1 – 50) IU Spectrophotometric method ICUMSA GS2-18 (2013)
7 Sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar Conductivity Range: (1– 50) μS/cm Conductometric method Conductometric ash (calculated) ICUMSA GS2-17 (2011) European Pharmacopoeia 01/2023:0204
8 Sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar Content of water-insoluble substances Range: (1,0 – 20,0) mg/kg Gravimetric method ICUMSA GS2-19 (2007)
9 Sugar Liquid sugar Reducing sugar content Range: (0,002 – 0,010)% Titrimetric method ICUMSA GS2-5 (2011)
10 Raw / brown sugar Polarisation Range: (96,6 – 99,9)°Z Polarimetric method ICUMSA GS1-1 (2022)
11 Raw / brown sugar Colour Range: (200 – 7000) IU Spectrophotometric method ICUMSA GS1-7 (2024)
12 Raw / brown sugar Conductivity Range: (1 – 1000) μS/cm Conductometric method Conductometric ash (calculated) ICUMSA GS1-13 (1994)
13 Sugar Raw / brown sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar Starch content Range: (20 – 300) mg/kg Spectrophotometric method ICUMSA GS1-16 (2013)
14 Sugar Raw / brown sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar Dextran content Range: (20 – 500) mg/kg Spectrophotometric method ICUMSA GS1-15 (2015)
15 Sugar Content of elements: Range: Arsenic (0,1 – 1,6) mg/kg Cadmium (0,02 – 1,6) mg/kg Copper (0,1 – 1,6) mg/kg Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) method PB-06 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.06.2023
16 Sugar beet Polarisation Range: (12,0 – 21,0)°Z Polarimetric method ICUMSA GS6-3 (2024)
17 Molasses Sucrose content Range: (40,0 – 60,0) % m/m Polarimetric method PB-01 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
18 Molasses Apparent dry substance content Range: (70,0 – 95,0) °Bx Refractometric method ICUMSA GS4-13 (2009)
19 Molasses pH of molasses solution Range: 2,00 – 12,00 Potentiometric method ICUMSA GS1-23 (2009)
20 Molasses Reducing sugar content Range: (0,03 – 2,00) % m/m Titrimetric method PB-02 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
21 Molasses Total nitrogen content Range: (1,0 – 5,0) % m/m Titrimetric method PB-03 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
22 Pulp Sucrose content Range: (0,2 - 30,0) % m/m Polarimetric method PN-R-64808:1985
23 Pulp Dry substance content Range: (5,0 – 100,0) % m/m Gravimetric method PN-R-64808:1985
24 Pulp Ash content Range: (1,00 – 10,00) % m/m Gravimetric method ICUMSA GS8-7 (2019)
25 Pulp Nitrogen content Range: (0,16 – 2,40) % m/m Titrimetric method Protein content (calculated) PB-04 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
26 Sugar Total count of mesophilic bacteria Membrane filtration method ICUMSA GS2-41 (2024)
27 Sugar Count of slime-forming bacteria Membrane filtration method ICUMSA GS2-45 (2017)
28 Sugar Yeast and mould count Membrane filtration method ICUMSA GS2-47 (2022)
29 Sugar Count of thermophilic acidophilic bacteria (TAB) Membrane filtration method ICUMSA GS2-50 (2024)
30 Sugar Presence of guaiacol-producing thermophilic acidophilic bacteria (GP-TAB) Membrane filtration method with biochemical confirmation ICUMSA GS2-50 (2024)
31 Sugar Count of thermophilic spore-forming bacteria Membrane filtration method ICUMSA GS2-49 (2024)

Reference standards (29)

ICUMSA GS1-1 (2022)
ICUMSA GS1-13 (1994)
ICUMSA GS1-15 (2015)
ICUMSA GS1-16 (2013)
ICUMSA GS1-23 (2009)
ICUMSA GS1-7 (2024)
ICUMSA GS2-1 (2022) European Pharmacopoeia 01/2023:0204
ICUMSA GS2-10 (2024) European Pharmacopoeia 01/2023:0204
ICUMSA GS2-13 (2024)
ICUMSA GS2-15 (2007)
ICUMSA GS2-17 (2011) European Pharmacopoeia 01/2023:0204
ICUMSA GS2-18 (2013)
ICUMSA GS2-19 (2007)
ICUMSA GS2-33 (2022)
ICUMSA GS2-41 (2024)
ICUMSA GS2-45 (2017)
ICUMSA GS2-47 (2022)
ICUMSA GS2-49 (2024)
ICUMSA GS2-5 (2011)
ICUMSA GS2-50 (2024)
ICUMSA GS4-13 (2009)
ICUMSA GS6-3 (2024)
ICUMSA GS8-7 (2019)
PB-01 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
PB-02 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
PB-03 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
PB-04 wydanie 1 z dnia 05.01.2022
PB-06 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.06.2023
PN-R-64808:1985