PAO Accredited Laboratories (as of Dec. 2012) - DTI

65. Department of Science and Technology - Cordillera Administrative Region
Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory
Address : Km. 6, La Trinidad, Benguet
Telephone No. : (074) 422-0979
Fax No. : (074) 422-2214
E-mail : zenybaucas@yahoo.com
Authorized Representative : Ms. Zenaida Juan Baucas
Science Research Specialist II
Accreditation No. Field of Testing
LA-2009-132A Chemical Testing
Validity: 11 March 2014
Products/
Class of Test
2.26 Foods
.01 Cereals products
.02 Nuts and nut products
.03 Dairy products
.04 Meat, poultry and derived products
.08 Fruit, jams and other fruit product
.09 Vegetables and vegetables
products
Specific tests or
Measurements
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Standard Method/
Reference Standard
Ash Gravimetric, AOAC 18 th Ed. 2005
Moisture Oven, AOAC 18 th Ed. 2005
Crude Fat Soxhlet/Solvent Extraction with
Acid Hydrolysis, AOAC 18 th Ed.
2005
Crude Protein
Energy
Carbohydrates
Kjeldahl/ AOAC 18 th Ed. 2005
By Computation/ Philippine Food
Composition Tables by FNRI-
DOST, 1997
.10 Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic Content Refractometry, Method 920.58
AOAC 18 th Ed. 2005
Methanol Content Colorimetry, Method 958.04
AOAC 18 th Ed. 2005
2.33 Waters
.01 Water potable & domestic purposes pH Meter, Method 973.41
.02 Drinking water
AOAC 18 th Turbidity
Ed. 2005
Meter, Method 2130 SMEWW
21 st Ed.
Total Dissolved Solids
Gravimetry, Method 2540C
SMEWW 21 st Ed.
Hardness as CaCO3
Titrimetry, Method 2340C
SMEWW 21 st Ed.
Chloride Argentometry, Method 4500Cl _ B
SMEWW 21 st Ed.
Nitrate
Colorimetry, Method 973.50
AOAC 18 th Ed. 2005
Calcium Titrimetry, Method 3500-Ca
SMEWW 21 st Ed.
Magnesium Calculation, Method 3500-Mg
SMEWW 21 st Ed.
Turbidimetry, Method 4500-
Sulfate
SO4 2
SMEWW 21 st Ed.
Legends to Reference Standards:
AOAC - Association of Official Analytical Chemists
APHA-AWWA - American Public Health Association-American Waterworks Association
SMEWW - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater