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

135. Microbiological Laboratory
Biomedical Research Section, Atomic Research Division
Philippine Nuclear Research institute
Address : Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone No. : 925-9211 or 929-6011 loc. 273
Fax No. : 925-9211
E-mail :
Authorized Representative : Ms. Zenaida M. De Guzman
Supervising Science Research Specialist
Accreditation No. Field of Testing
LA-2012-222A Microbiological Testing
Validity: 08 July 2017
Products /
Class of Test
235 of 391
Specific tests or
Measurements
Standard Method /
Reference Standard
1.05 Microbiological tests on foods and beverages
.01 AA. Meat and Poultry Products Aerobic Plate Count BAM On-line
2. Meat paste and pate, heat treated Petrifilm – AOAC 990.12
3. Cold cuts, frozen and chilled (hotdogs,
corned beef, luncheon meat)
4. Packaged cooked cure/salted meat
(ham, bacon)
5. Fermented, comminuted meat, not
cooked (dry and semi-dry fermented
sausages)
6. Cooked poultry meat, frozen, to be
reheated before eating (e.g. prepared
frozen meals)
7. Cooked poultry meat, frozen, ready-toeat
(e.g. turkey rolls)
8. Cured/smoked poultry meat
9. Dehydrated poultry products
10. Fresh/frozen raw chicken during
processing
11. Meat products in hermetically sealed
containers (thermally processed)
.01 AB. Cereal and Cereal/Legume-Based
Products
1. Cereals/cereal grains
3. Breakfast cereals and snack foods
4. Soya flours, concentrates and isolates
5. Flour, corn meal, corn grits, semolina
8. Frozen entrees containing rice or corn
flour as main ingredient
9. Frozen and refrigerated doughs
.01 AC. Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts Aerobic Plate Count BAM On-line
1. Frozen vegetables and fruits (pH >4.5) Petrifilm – AOAC 990.12
2. Fruit and vegetable products in
hermetically sealed containers
(thermally processed)
3. Dried vegetables
4. Coconut (desiccated)
5. Yeast
6. Peanut butter and other nut butters
- consumed without heating or other
treatment to destroy microbes
- used as ingredient in high moisture
food
7. Sun dried fruits
8. Spices
9. Cocoa Powder
Legends to Reference Standards:
BAM - Bacteriological Analytical Manual On-line
AOAC - Association of Official Analytical Chemist