🇵🇱 WOJEWÓDZKI INSPEKTORAT WETERYNARII W SZCZECINIE PL

PCA AB 546 • Szczecin, Poland • 37 methods

Food & beveragesMicrobiologyEnvironmentMaterials & polymers

WOJEWÓDZKI INSPEKTORAT WETERYNARII W SZCZECINIE is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 546 (Szczecin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 37 test methods in the following areas: Food & beverages, Microbiology, Environment, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions…, Feed E, Food E, Biological material from fish E. Most frequently used techniques: Plate method (pour plate), Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation, Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 546
  • Methods in scope: 37
  • Types of test objects: 23
  • Techniques used: 18
  • City: Szczecin, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 546
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Ostrawicka 2, 71-337 Szczecin, ZAKŁAD HIGIENY WETERYNARYJNEJ W SZCZECINIE, ODDZIAŁ W KOSZALINIE, ul. Połczyńska 72
City
Szczecin, Poland

What this laboratory tests (23)

Analytical techniques used (18)

Accreditation scope — test methods (37)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Food E Microorganism count Plate method (pour plate) Normy
2 Food E Microorganism count Plate method (spread plate) Normy
3 Food E Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation Normy Schemat White’a-Kaufmanna-Le Minora
4 Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area – surface swabs E Presence of microorganisms Culture method with biochemical confirmation Normy
5 Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area – surface swabs E Presence of microorganism DNA Real time PCR method Procedury badawcze
6 Fish and fish products E Microorganism count at 21oC Plate method (pour plate) Normy
7 Meat and meat products Nitrogen content
Range (1,0 – 8,0) % Protein content calculated
Titrimetric method PN-A-04018:1975/Az3:2002
8 Fish and fish products, Meat and meat products Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) content
Benzo(a)pyrene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Chrysene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Benzo(b)fluoranthene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Benzo(a)anthracene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Sum of four PAHs (calculated)
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) PB–CH/04 wydanie 5 z dnia 24.06.2025 r.
9 Fish Volatile ammonium base content
Range (5,0 – 40,0) mg/100g
Titrimetric method PN-A-86791:1995
10 Animal feed Nitrogen content
Range (1,0 – 13,0) % Protein content calculated
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 5983-2:2009
11 Fish and fish products Histamine content
Range (3,0 – 250) mg/kg
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) PB-CH/03 wydanie 3 z dnia 24.06.2025 r.
12 Meat and meat products Nitrate content
Range (10 – 400) mg/kg Nitrite content Range (5 – 200) mg/kg
Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection PN-EN 12014-4:2006
13 Cheese Nitrate content
Range (5 – 200) mg/kg Nitrite content Range (2,5 – 100) mg/kg
Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection PB-CH/05 wydanie 2 z dnia 03.09.2025 r.
14 Brine Nitrate content
Range (10 – 200) mg/l Nitrite content Range (5 – 200) mg/l
Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection PB-CH/05 wydanie 2 z dnia 03.09.2025 r.
15 Cattle blood serum Presence of anti-Brucella abortus antibodies. Tube agglutination method (OA) Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Nr 26/2003 z dnia 25 czerwca 2003 r. Nr GIW z VII. 420/lab – 3/2003
16 Cattle blood serum Presence of anti-Brucella abortus antibodies. Complement fixation test method (OWD) Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii nr BP.0200.1.3.2022 z dnia 30 sierpnia 2022 r.
17 Animal blood serum – cattle, small ruminants, pigs Presence of antibodies against, Brucella spp. Acidified plate agglutination test (OKAP) Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Nr 27/2003 z dnia 25 czerwca 2003 r. Nr GIW z VII. 420/lab – 4/2003
18 Animal blood serum E Presence of antibodies Enzyme immunoassay method (ELISA) Instrukcje Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedury badawcze
19 Feed E Presence of microorganisms Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation Normy
20 Feed E Microorganism count Plate method (pour plate) Normy
21 Feed E Presence of microorganism DNA Real time PCR method Procedury badawcze
22 Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E Presence of microorganisms Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation Normy
23 Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E Microorganism count Plate method (pour plate) Normy
24 Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E Presence of microorganism DNA Real time PCR method Procedury badawcze
25 Environmental samples from food production areas (surface swabs) E Presence of microorganisms Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation Normy
26 Environmental samples from food production areas (surface swabs) E Microorganism count Plate method (pour plate) Normy
27 Milk Microorganism count at 30°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12+A1:2022-06
28 Milk Presence of residues of ß-lactam antibiotics, dihydrostreptomycins, streptomycins, chloramphenicol and tetracyclines Receptor method (4-SENSOR BSCT) PB – P – ML/11 wydanie 1 z dnia 30.06.2020 r. | na podstawie instrukcji testu receptorowego 4-SENSOR BSCT
29 Raw milk Somatic cell count Microscopic method PN-EN ISO 13366-1:2009+ Ap1:2009+AC:2009
30 Animal brain tissue Presence of lyssaviruses Direct immunofluorescence method (IF) Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Nr GIWpr-02010-3/2018 z dnia 7 lutego 2018 r.
31 Biological material from fish E Presence of viral genetic material Real time RT-PCR method Instrukcje Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedury opracowane przez laboratorium
32 Samples taken at the primary production stage E Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation Normy
33 Fish meat and fish products E Presence of Anisakis spp. Method: etching Procedura badawcza PB-P/06
34 Fish meat and fish products E Anisakis spp. count Method: etching Procedura badawcza PB-P/06
35 Biological material from fish E Presence of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus – VHSV, Stage 1: Virus propagation and isolation in continuous cell lines method, Stage 2: ELISA method Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedura badawcza PB-P/01
36 Biological material from salmonid fish E Presence of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus – IPNV, Stage 1: Virus propagation and isolation in continuous cell lines method, Stage 2: ELISA method Procedura badawcza PB-P/01
37 Biological material from salmonid fish E Presence of infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus – IHNV, Stage 1: Virus propagation and isolation in continuous cell lines method, Stage 2: ELISA method Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedura badawcza PB-P/01

Reference standards (23)

Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Nr 26/2003 z dnia 25 czerwca 2003 r. Nr GIW z VII. 420/lab – 3/2003
Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Nr 27/2003 z dnia 25 czerwca 2003 r. Nr GIW z VII. 420/lab – 4/2003
Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Nr GIWpr-02010-3/2018 z dnia 7 lutego 2018 r.
Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedura badawcza PB-P/01
Instrukcja Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii nr BP.0200.1.3.2022 z dnia 30 sierpnia 2022 r.
Instrukcje Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedury badawcze
Instrukcje Głównego Lekarza Weterynarii Procedury opracowane przez laboratorium
Normy
Normy Schemat White’a-Kaufmanna-Le Minora
PB – P – ML/11 wydanie 1 z dnia 30.06.2020 r.
PB-CH/03 wydanie 3 z dnia 24.06.2025 r.
PB-CH/05 wydanie 2 z dnia 03.09.2025 r.
PB–CH/04 wydanie 5 z dnia 24.06.2025 r.
PN-A-04018:1975/Az3:2002
PN-A-86791:1995
PN-EN 12014-4:2006
PN-EN ISO 13366-1:2009+ Ap1:2009+AC:2009
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12+A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 5983-2:2009
Procedura badawcza PB-P/01
Procedura badawcza PB-P/06
Procedury badawcze
na podstawie instrukcji testu receptorowego 4-SENSOR BSCT