🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyFood & beveragesPharma & cosmetics
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 530 (Suwałki, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 64 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Food & beverages, Pharma & cosmetics. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a…, Faeces, Faecal swab. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Plate method (pour plate).
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 530
- Methods in scope: 64
- Types of test objects: 17
- Techniques used: 17
- City: Suwałki, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 530
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W SUWAŁKACH, ul. Utrata 9 A, 16-400 Suwałki
- City
- Suwałki, Poland
What this laboratory tests (17)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 33 methods
- Swimming pool water — 12 methods
- Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands — 3 methods
- Faeces, Faecal swab — 2 methods
- Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products — 2 methods
- Bacterial strains — 1 method
- Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control: sporal A — 1 method
- Cereal products — 1 method
- Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products, Dietary supplements, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes — 1 method
- Domestic hot water, Swimming pool water — 1 method
- Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Frozen food, Delicatessen products — 1 method
- Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Poultry and poultry products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Fruit, vegetables, fruit and vegetable products — 1 method
- Mięso i przetwory mięsne, Mleko i przetwory mleczne, Drób i przetwory drobiowe, Wyroby cukiernicze i słodycze, Przyprawy, Żywność mrożona, Wyroby garmażeryjne, Ryby i przetwory rybne oraz owoce morza, Ziarno zbóż i przetwory zbożowo-mączne, Owoce, warzywa, przetwory owocowe i warzywne, Kawa, herbata, kakao, herbatki owocowe i ziołowe, Środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego, Suplementy diety, Ziarna roślin oleistych, Substytuty mięsa, Substytuty nabiału — 1 method
- Mięso i przetwory mięsne, Mleko i przetwory mleczne, Owoce, warzywa, przetwory warzywno-owocowe oraz warzywno-mięsne, Wyroby cukiernicze i słodycze, Surowce i przetwory zielarskie, Przyprawy, Wyroby garmażeryjne, Drób i produkty drobiarskie, jaja, Ryby i przetwory rybne oraz owoce morza, Ziarno zbóż i przetwory zbożowo-mączne, Środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego, Suplementy diety, Substytuty mięsa, Substytuty nabiału — 1 method
- Milk and dairy products, Fruit, vegetables, vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Delicatessen products — 1 method
- and 2 more
Analytical techniques used (17)
- Membrane filtration method — 11 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 10 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 8 methods
- Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) — 6 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 4 methods
- Titrimetric method — 4 methods
- Plate method (spread plate) — 3 methods
- Potentiometric method — 3 methods
- Colorimetric method — 2 methods
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 2 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) — 2 methods
- Nephelometric method — 2 methods
- Calculation method — 1 method
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method — 1 method
- and 2 more
Laboratory sections (2)
- Oddział Laboratoryjny; Sekcja Badań Żywności i Wody — 60 methods
- Medyczne Laboratorium Diagnostyczne; Sekcja Badań Mikrobiologicznych — 4 methods
Laboratory locations
- Oddział Laboratoryjny — ul. Utrata 9 A, 16-400 Suwałki
- Sekcja Badań Żywności i Wody — ul. Utrata 9 A, 16-400 Suwałki
- Sekcja Badań Mikrobiologicznych — ul. Utrata 9 A, 16-400 Suwałki
- Medyczne Laboratorium Diagnostyczne; Sekcja Badań Mikrobiologicznych —
Accreditation scope — test methods (64)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddział Laboratoryjny; Sekcja Badań Żywności i Wody | |||||
| 1 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 – 100) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Metoda C | |
| 2 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4,0 - 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 3 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Hardness Range (25 – 720) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 4 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,18 – 10,50) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-C-04576-4:1994 | |
| 5 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (0,44-100,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 6 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,008 - 0,820) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 7 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Boron concentration Range (0,10 – 4,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Test Mercka 1.00826.0001 data wydania 07/2024 | |
| 8 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (150 - 2750) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 9 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 100) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.4 | |
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Chloride concentration Range (5,00 - 300,00) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 11 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (40 – 1000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/C-04590.03 | |
| 12 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (8,0 – 1200,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 13 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nickel concentration Range (10,0 – 100,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 14 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Chromium concentration Range (4,0 – 120,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 15 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Cadmium concentration Range (0,2 – 10,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 16 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Arsenic concentration Range (5,0 – 400,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 17 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Lead concentration Range (5,0 – 400,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 18 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Fluoride concentration Range (0,20 – 2,00) mg/l |
Potentiometric method | PN-78/C-04588.03 | |
| 19 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Iron concentration Range (50 - 10000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 pkt.7.1 +Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 20 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Oxidisability with KMnO4 Range (0,5 – 10,0) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 21 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Cyanide concentration Range (20 – 150) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Test Mercka 1.14561.0001 data wydania 09/2022 | |
| 22 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Uranium concentration Range (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04 | |
| 23 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Element concentration Arsenic (1,0 – 20,0) μg/l Chromium (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l Cadmium (1,00 – 20,00) μg/l Nickel (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l Lead (1,0 – 20,0) μg/l Manganese (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l Iron (5,0 – 500,0) μg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04 | |
| 24 | Swimming pool water | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 100) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.4 | |
| 25 | Swimming pool water | pH Range 4,0 - 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 26 | Swimming pool water | Nitrate concentration Range (0,44 - 100,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 27 | Swimming pool water | Oxidisability with KMnO4 Range (0,5 - 10,0) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 28 | Swimming pool water | Iron concentration Range (50 - 10000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 pkt.7.1 +Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 29 | Swimming pool water | Free chlorine Range (0,10 - 4,50) mg/l Cl2 Regulated area: badania/ pomiary wykonywane w terenie |
Colorimetric method | Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024 | |
| 30 | Swimming pool water | Total chlorine Range (0,10 - 4,50) mg/l Cl2 Regulated area: badania/ pomiary wykonywane w terenie |
Colorimetric method | Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024 | |
| 31 | Swimming pool water | Combined chlorine | Calculation method | Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024 | |
| 32 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 33 | Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 34 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Faecal streptococci (enterococci) count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 35 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 36 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-ISO 9308-1:1999 | |
| 37 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 38 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN 26461-2:2001 | |
| 39 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 40 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 41 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of coliform bacteria and faecal type coliform bacteria | Membrane filtration method | PN-ISO 9308-1:1999 | |
| 42 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 43 | Swimming pool water | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007 | |
| 44 | Swimming pool water | Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 45 | Swimming pool water | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 46 | Swimming pool water | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 47 | Domestic hot water, Swimming pool water | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix A Procedura 5 (pożywka A) Procedure 7 (C-GVPC medium) Range od 1 jtk /100 ml Range od 1 jtk /1000 ml |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 48 | Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02 | |
| 49 | Milk and milk products | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02 | |
| 50 | Mięso i przetwory mięsne, Mleko i przetwory mleczne, Drób i przetwory drobiowe, Wyroby cukiernicze i słodycze, Przyprawy, Żywność mrożona, Wyroby garmażeryjne, Ryby i przetwory rybne oraz owoce morza, Ziarno zbóż i przetwory zbożowo-mączne, Owoce, warzywa, przetwory owocowe i warzywne, Kawa, herbata, kakao, herbatki owocowe i ziołowe, Środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego, Suplementy diety, Ziarna roślin oleistych, Substytuty mięsa, Substytuty nabiału | Presence of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04+A1:2020-09 | |
| 51 | Milk and dairy products, Fruit, vegetables, vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Delicatessen products | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07 | |
| 52 | Mięso i przetwory mięsne, Mleko i przetwory mleczne, Owoce, warzywa, przetwory warzywno-owocowe oraz warzywno-mięsne, Wyroby cukiernicze i słodycze, Surowce i przetwory zielarskie, Przyprawy, Wyroby garmażeryjne, Drób i produkty drobiarskie, jaja, Ryby i przetwory rybne oraz owoce morza, Ziarno zbóż i przetwory zbożowo-mączne, Środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego, Suplementy diety, Substytuty mięsa, Substytuty nabiału | Listeria monocytogenes count | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07 | |
| 53 | Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products | Total viable count | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06 | |
| 54 | Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products, Dietary supplements, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes | Presumptive Bacillus cereus count | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 7932:2005+A1:2020-09 | |
| 55 | Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Poultry and poultry products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Fruit, vegetables, fruit and vegetable products | Liczba β-glukuronidazo–dodatnich Escherichia coli | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-ISO 16649-2:2004 | |
| 56 | Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Frozen food, Delicatessen products | Enterobacteriaceae count | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08 | |
| 57 | Cereal products | Presence of pests and their residues | Visual method | PN-74/A-74016 | |
| 58 | Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands | Total viable count at 30°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06 | |
| 59 | Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands | Presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) | Tube culture method | PN-EN ISO 6888-3:2004 + AC:2005 pkt.9.1 | |
| 60 | Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands | Presence of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09 | |
| Medyczne Laboratorium Diagnostyczne; Sekcja Badań Mikrobiologicznych | |||||
| 61 | Faeces, Faecal swab | Obecność i identyfikacja Salmonella spp. i Shigella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | „Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010), Schemat White’a-Kauffmanna-Le Minora (2007) | |
| 62 | Faeces, Faecal swab | Obecność i identyfikacja Yersinia enterocolitica | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | „Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010) | |
| 63 | Bacterial strains | Identification of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | „Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010), Schemat White’a-Kauffmanna-Le Minora (2007) | |
| 64 | Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control: sporal A | Presence of the indicator microorganism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Culture method | PB-01 wydanie 6 z dnia 17.08.2020 r. | na podstawie Instrukcji producenta wskaźnika | |
Reference standards (44)
Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007
PB-01 wydanie 6 z dnia 17.08.2020 r.
PN-74/A-74016
PN-78/C-04588.03
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-92/C-04590.03
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 26461-2:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04+A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-3:2004 + AC:2005 pkt.9.1
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.4
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Metoda C
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005+A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 pkt.7.1 +Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9308-1:1999
Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024
Test Mercka 1.00826.0001 data wydania 07/2024
Test Mercka 1.14561.0001 data wydania 09/2022
na podstawie Instrukcji producenta wskaźnika
„Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010)
„Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010), Schemat White’a-Kauffmanna-Le Minora (2007)