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

Products/
Class of Test
Specific tests or
Measurements
185 of 391
Standard Method/
Reference Standard
.20 Other food products Protein Content Kjeldahl Method/ Official Method of
Analysis AOAC International Tentative
18th Ed., 2005
Fat Content Soxhlet Method/ Official Method of
Analysis AOAC International Tentative
18th Ed., 2005
24 Sauces, spices and
condiments
.25 Food supplement and/or
Dietary supplement
Legends to Reference Standards:
AOAC - Association of Official Analytical Chemists
AOCS - American Oil Chemists' Society
Moisture Content Oven-Drying Method/ Official Method of
Analysis AOAC International Tentative
18th Ed., 2005
Ash Content Gravimetric Method/ Official Method of
Analysis AOAC International Tentative
18th Ed., 2005
Mineral (Ca, Fe, Na) AAS/ Official Method of Analysis AOAC
International Tentative 18th Ed., 2005
Salt Content (NaCl) Argentometric Titration; Ammonium-
Thiocyanate Titration/ Pearson's Chemical
Analysis of Foods/ AOAC, 18 th Ed. 2005
Toxicity test/Heavy metals AAS/ Food & Chemical Toxicology 42.
2004 and AOAC, 18th Ed. 2005
Moisture Content Oven-Drying Method/ AOAC 18th Ed.,
2005