🇵🇱 WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 587 • Szczecin, Poland • 39 methods

MicrobiologyWater & wastewaterPharma & cosmeticsFood & beveragesPetrochemistry & fuelsEnvironment

WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 587 (Szczecin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 39 test methods in the following areas: Microbiology, Water & wastewater, Pharma & cosmetics, Food & beverages. Test objects include: Water intended for human consumption, Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and…, Cosmetics, Swimming pool water. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Plate method (pour plate), Culture method with biochemical confirmation.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 587
  • Methods in scope: 39
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • Techniques used: 7
  • City: Szczecin, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 587
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W SZCZECINIE, DZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY, ul. Spedytorska 6/7, 70-632 Szczecin, ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY W KOSZALINIE
City
Szczecin, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Analytical techniques used (7)

Accreditation scope — test methods (39)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
2 Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
3 Water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
4 Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
5 Water intended for human consumption Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
6 Water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
7 Water intended for human consumption Most probable number of coliform bacteria MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
8 Water intended for human consumption Most probable number, Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
9 Water intended for human consumption Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella
Matrix A Procedure 5 (medium A-BCYE) Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC)
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
10 Swimming pool water Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
11 Swimming pool water Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
12 Swimming pool water Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
13 Swimming pool water Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Membrane filtration method Metodyka NIZP-PZH ZHK:2007
14 Swimming pool water Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
15 Swimming pool water Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella
Matrix B Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC)
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
16 Bathing water Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
17 Bathing water Most probable number, Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
18 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Total viable count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +Ap:2016-11+A1:2022-06
19 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Presence of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
20 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Count of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
21 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Presence of Listeria monocytogenes up to 25 g/ml Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
22 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Enterobacteriaceae count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
23 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Listeria monocytogenes count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
24 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves, Fish and fish products, Sweets and confectionery, Herbal raw materials and preparations, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Count of β-glucuronidase-positive, Escherichia coli Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
25 Coffee and tea, Eggs and egg products, Delicatessen and culinary products, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated, still, juices, syrups etc.), Fruit and vegetables and fruit and vegetable products and vegetable-meat products, Fish and fish products, Herbal raw materials and products, spices, Sweets and confectionery, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Food additives, Dietary supplements Presumptive Bacillus cereus count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 7932:2005
26 Environmental samples from the food production and food trade area - swabs from surfaces delimited by a template - swabs from surfaces not delimited by a template, including from hands Presence of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
27 Environmental samples from the food production and food trade area - swabs from surfaces delimited by a template - swabs from surfaces not delimited by a template, including from hands Presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 6888-3:2004+AC:2005
28 Environmental samples from the food production and food trade area - swabs from surfaces delimited by a template - swabs from surfaces not delimited by a template, including from hands Total viable count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +Ap:2016-11+A1:2022-06
29 Environmental samples from the food production and food trade area - swabs from surfaces delimited by a template - swabs from surfaces not delimited by a template, including from hands Presence of Listeria monocytogenes Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
30 Environmental samples from the food production and food trade area - swabs from surfaces delimited by a template - swabs from surfaces not delimited by a template, including from hands Enterobacteriaceae count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
31 Cosmetics Mesophilic aerobic bacteria count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 21149:2017-07 +A1:2023-01
32 Cosmetics Mould and yeast count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 16212:2017-08 +A1:2023-01
33 Cosmetics Presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 22717:2016-01 +A1:2023-03
34 Cosmetics Presence of Staphylococus aureus Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 22718:2016-01 +A1:2023-01
35 Cosmetics Presence of Escherichia coli Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 21150:2016-01 +A1:2023-03
36 Cosmetics Presence of Candida albicans Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 18416:2016-01 +A1:2023-03
37 Human material: rectal swabs, faeces, faecal swabs Presence of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PB-13-01 wydanie 7 z dnia 16.09.2022 r. na podstawie wydawnictw metodycznych PZH
38 Human material: rectal swabs, faeces, faecal swabs Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PB-13-01 wydanie 7 z dnia 16.09.2022 r. na podstawie wydawnictw metodycznych PZH
39 Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy Presence of the indicator microorganism (Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus subtilis) Culture method PB-12-01 wydanie 6 z dnia 16.09.2022 r. na podstawie instrukcji producenta testów

Reference standards (25)

Metodyka NIZP-PZH ZHK:2007
PB-12-01 wydanie 6 z dnia 16.09.2022 r. na podstawie instrukcji producenta testów
PB-13-01 wydanie 7 z dnia 16.09.2022 r. na podstawie wydawnictw metodycznych PZH
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 16212:2017-08 +A1:2023-01
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 18416:2016-01 +A1:2023-03
PN-EN ISO 21149:2017-07 +A1:2023-01
PN-EN ISO 21150:2016-01 +A1:2023-03
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 22717:2016-01 +A1:2023-03
PN-EN ISO 22718:2016-01 +A1:2023-01
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +Ap:2016-11+A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-3:2004+AC:2005
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004