🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 578 • Kalisz, Poland • 63 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyFood & beveragesPharma & cosmetics

POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 578 (Kalisz, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 63 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Food & beverages, Pharma & cosmetics. Test objects include: Water intended for human consumption, Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and…, Water, Water, Water intended for human consumption. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Plate method (pour plate), Plate method (spread plate).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 578
  • Methods in scope: 63
  • Types of test objects: 14
  • Techniques used: 18
  • City: Kalisz, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 578
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W KALISZU, ul. Kościuszki 6, 62-800 Kalisz
City
Kalisz, Poland

What this laboratory tests (14)

Analytical techniques used (18)

Laboratory sections (3)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (63)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Oddział Laboratoryjny; Sekcja Badania Żywności
1 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Presence of coliform bacteria Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-ISO 4831:2007
2 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Presence of Escherichia coli Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-ISO 7251:2006
3 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Presence of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
4 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Coliform bacteria count Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 4832:2007
5 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Microorganism count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 + Ap1:2016-11+A1:2022-06
6 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Count of β-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
7 Food with water activity higher than 0,95 Mould and yeast count Plate method (spread plate) PN-ISO 21527-1:2009
8 Food with water activity lower than or equal to 0,95 Mould and yeast count Plate method (spread plate) PN-ISO 21527-2:2009
9 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Presence of Listeria monocytogenes Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
10 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Listeria monocytogenes count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
11 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Enterobacteriaceae count Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 21528-2:2017-08
12 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Presumptive Bacillus cereus count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 7932:2005 +A1:2020-09
13 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
14 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, eggs, Non-alcoholic beverages (still, carbonated, juices, syrups, etc.), Fruit, vegetables, vegetable – fruit and vegetable – meat preserves, Fish and fish products and seafood, Confectionery products and sweets, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
15 Poultry meat - fresh Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09 + schemat Whitea Kauffmana Le Minora
16 Poultry meat - fresh Presence of Salmonella Typhimurium Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09 + schemat Whitea Kauffmana Le Minora
17 Infant formulae and follow-on formulae Presence of Enterobacteriaceae Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 21528-1:2017-08
Oddział Laboratoryjny; Sekcja Badania Wody
18 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
19 Water intended for human consumption Temperature of the collected water sample
Range (10 – 55)°C
PN-77/C04584
20 Water intended for human consumption Odour threshold number (TON)
Range 1-8
Full paired method, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
21 Water intended for human consumption Odour threshold number (TON)
Range ≤1
Simplified paired method, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
22 Water intended for human consumption Taste threshold number (TFN)
Range 1-8
Full paired method, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
23 Water intended for human consumption Taste threshold number (TFN)
Range ≤1
Simplified paired method, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
24 Water intended for human consumption Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH concentration
benzo(a)pyrene (0,0025-0,050) µg/l benzo(b)fluoranthene (0,0025-0,050) µg/l benzo(k)fluoranthene (0,0025-0,050) µg/l benzo(ghi)perylene (0,0025-0,050) µg/l indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene (0,0025-0,050) µg/l
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) PN-EN ISO 17993:2005 | HKL/PB-01 Wydanie 1 z dnia 29.02.2024 r
25 Water intended for human consumption Sum of PAH concentrations (calculated) PN-EN ISO 17993:2005 | HKL/PB-01 Wydanie 1 z dnia 29.02.2024 r
26 Water intended for human consumption Concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Kwas perluorobutanowy (PFBA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Kwas perfluoronanosulfonowy (PFNS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluoroundecanesulfonic acid (PFUnDS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoDS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l Kwas perfluotridekanosulfonowy (PFTrDS) (0,0008-0,04) μg/l
High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-MS-MS) PN-EN 17892:2024 -11 | HKL/PB-03 Wydanie 1 z dnia 12.05.2025 r.
27 Water intended for human consumption Suma stężeń PFAS (z obliczeń) PN-EN 17892:2024 -11 | HKL/PB-03 Wydanie 1 z dnia 12.05.2025 r.
28 Water intended for human consumption Haloacetic acid (HAA) concentration
Monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) (3-100) μg/l Dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) (3-100) μg/l Kwas trichlorooctowy (TCAA) (3-100) μg/l Monobromoacetic acid (MBAA) (3-100) μg/l Dibromoacetic acid (DBAA) (3-100) μg/l
High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-MS-MS) HKL/PB-02 Wydanie 1 z dnia 28.04.2025 r.
29 Water intended for human consumption Suma stężeń kwasów halogenooctowych (z obliczeń) HKL/PB-02 Wydanie 1 z dnia 28.04.2025 r.
30 Water Electrical conductivity
Range (84 – 2500) µS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
31 Water pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
32 Water Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,04 – 0,60) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
33 Water Nitrite concentration
Range (0,04 – 0,60) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
34 Water Total iron concentration
Range (40 –1000) µg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
35 Water Manganese concentration
Range (10 –300) µg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590/03
36 Water Chloride concentration
Range (5 – 400) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
37 Water Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (5 – 650) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
38 Water Colour
Range (2,5 – 70) mg/l Pt
Visual method PN EN ISO 7887:2012 +Ap1:2015-06 Metoda D
39 Water (including swimming pool water) Nitrate concentration
Range (0,20 – 60) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
40 Water (including swimming pool water) Turbidity
Range (0,10 – 10) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
41 Water (including swimming pool water) Permanganate index
Range (0,50 – 10,0) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
42 Water, Water intended for human consumption Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wył. pkt 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5 i 4.4.6.
43 Water, Water intended for human consumption Temperature of the collected water sample
Range (10 – 55)°C
PN-77/C04584
44 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ogólna liczba mikroorganizmów w 22ºC Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
45 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ogólna liczba mikroorganizmów w 36ºC Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
46 Water, Water intended for human consumption Presence and count of intestinal enterococci Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
47 Water, Water intended for human consumption Presence and count of Escherichia coli bacteria Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+ A1:2017-04
48 Water, Water intended for human consumption Presence and count of coliform bacteria Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+ A1:2017-04
49 Water, Water intended for human consumption Presence and count of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
50 Water, Water intended for human consumption Count of spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (clostridia) Membrane filtration method PN-EN 26461-2:2001
51 Water intended for human consumption Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
52 Water intended for human consumption, including domestic hot water Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella sp.
Matryca A, procedura 5 pożywka A (BCYE), procedura 7 pożywka C (GVPC)
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 + Ap1:2019-12
53 Water (bathing waters) Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
54 Water (bathing waters) Najbardziej prawdopodobna liczba Eschericha coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002 z wył. zał. NC
55 Swimming pool water Presence and count of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
56 Swimming pool water Presence and count of Escherichia coli bacteria Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+ A1:2017-04
57 Swimming pool water Presence and number of coagulase-positive staphylococci Membrane filtration method Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007
58 Swimming pool water Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella
Matryca A, procedura 5 pożywka A (BCYE), procedura 7 pożywka C (GVPC)
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 + Ap1:2019-12
59 Swimming pool water Ogólna liczba mikroorganizmów w 36ºC Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
Oddział Laboratoryjny; Sekcja Mikrobiologii i Parazytologii
60 Faeces, Rectal swab Obecność pałeczek jelitowych z rodzaju Salmonella i Shigella Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests EPL/PB-01 Wydanie 4 z dnia 02.09.2020 r. | na podstawie metodyki PZH
61 Faeces, Rectal swab Obecność pałeczek z rodziny Enterobacteriaceae (Salmonella spp., Shigella spp.) i Yersiniaceae (Yersinia spp.) Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests EPL/PB-02 Wydanie 4 z dnia 02.09.2020 r. | na podstawie metodyki PZH
62 Biologiczne wskaźniki kontroli skuteczności procesu sterylizacji. Sporal A, Sporal S Obecność drobnoustroju wskaźnikowego Geobacillus stearothermophilus – sporal A Culture method. EPL/PB-03 Wydanie 1 z dnia 08.03.2024 r. w oparciu o instrukcję producenta.
63 Biologiczne wskaźniki kontroli skuteczności procesu sterylizacji. Sporal A, Sporal S Obecność drobnoustroju wskaźnikowego Bacillus subtilis – sporal S Culture method. EPL/PB-03 Wydanie 1 z dnia 08.03.2024 r. w oparciu o instrukcję producenta.

Reference standards (50)

EPL/PB-01 Wydanie 4 z dnia 02.09.2020 r.
EPL/PB-02 Wydanie 4 z dnia 02.09.2020 r.
EPL/PB-03 Wydanie 1 z dnia 08.03.2024 r. w oparciu o instrukcję producenta.
HKL/PB-01 Wydanie 1 z dnia 29.02.2024 r
HKL/PB-02 Wydanie 1 z dnia 28.04.2025 r.
HKL/PB-03 Wydanie 1 z dnia 12.05.2025 r.
Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007
PN EN ISO 7887:2012 +Ap1:2015-06 Metoda D
PN-77/C04584
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-92/C-04590/03
PN-EN 1622:2006
PN-EN 17892:2024 -11
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 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 17993:2005
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wył. pkt 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5 i 4.4.6.
PN-EN ISO 21528-1:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 + Ap1:2016-11+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 + schemat Whitea Kauffmana Le Minora
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
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-EN ISO 9308-3:2002 z wył. zał. NC
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 21527-1:2009
PN-ISO 21527-2:2009
PN-ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-ISO 4831:2007
PN-ISO 4832:2007
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 7251:2006
PN-ISO 9297:1994
na podstawie metodyki PZH