🇵🇱 POLITECHNIKA ŁÓDZKA PL
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)
- Sugar — 10 methods
- Molasses — 5 methods
- Pulp — 4 methods
- Sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar — 4 methods
- Raw / brown sugar — 3 methods
- Sugar Raw / brown sugar Liquid sugar Liquid invert sugar — 2 methods
- Sugar beet — 1 method
- Sugar Liquid sugar — 1 method
- Sugar Raw sugar — 1 method
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