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

51. Department of Science and Technology IX
Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory
Address : Pettit Barracks, Zamboanga City 7000
Telephone No. : (062) 991-1024
Fax No. : (062) 991-2752
E-mail : rssalazar@workmail.com
Authorized Representative : Ms. Rosemarie S. Salazar
Quality Manager
Accreditation No. Field of Testing
LA-2005-070B Microbiological Testing
Validity: 17 February 2013
Products /
Class of Test
Specific tests or
Measurements
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Standard Method /
Reference Standard
1.05 Microbiological tests on foods and beverages
(.01, .03, .04) Aerobic Plate Count Conventional Plate Count/
AC. Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts FDA BAM Online - 3, 2001
2. Fruit & vegetable products in
hermetically sealed
containers (thermally
Yeast and molds count
Dilution Plating Technique/
FDA BAM - 18, 2001
processed)
7. Sun dried fruits
AG. Beverages
4. Juices
Coliform count Conventional/ FDA BAM - 4, 2001
.01 AA. Meat and Poultry Products Aerobic Plate Count Conventional Plate Count/
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)
AD. Fish and Shellfish Products
1. Fresh frozen fish and coldsmoked
3. Frozen raw crustaceans
4. Frozen cooked crustaceans
5. Cooked, chilled and frozen
crabmeat
6. Fresh and frozen bivalve
molluscs
FDA BAM Online - 3, 2001
.04 AF. Milk and Dairy Products
4. Ice cream and sherbet plain
and flavored
5. Ice cream with added
ingredients (nuts, fruits,
cocoa, etc)
Coliform count Conventional/ FDA BAM - 4, 2001
1.05 Microbiological Tests on Foods and Beverages
(.01, .04, .05)
Aerobic Plate Count Pour plate/ bacteriological
Ice cubes, crushed ice, ice block
Analytical Manual Online 2001
Total Coliform Count Conventional MPN/FDA-BAM
Online 2002
E.coli Conventional MPN/FDA-BAM
Online 2002
.28 Low acid food in hermetically Commercial Sterility Test Bacteriological Analytical Manual
sealed containers (thermally
Online 2001/APHA, Compendium
processed)
A. Canned food products
of Methods for Microbiological
Examinations of Foods, 4
B. Bottled food products
C. Flexible packages
th ed.
2001
1.17 Microbial test of waters, including effluents
(.01, .02) Aerobic Plate Count / Pour Plate/APHA-AWWA 9215 B,