🇵🇱 INSTYTUT OGRODNICTWA – PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY PL
Food & beveragesMaterials & polymersEnvironmentMicrobiology
INSTYTUT OGRODNICTWA – PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1688 (Skierniewice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 20 test methods in the following areas: Food & beverages, Materials & polymers, Environment, Microbiology. Test objects include: Food E, Agricultural products E, Food E, Agricultural products E, Soil, substrates E, Plant material, food of plant origin - leaves, shoots, fruit, veget…, Food E. Most frequently used techniques: Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique, Conductometric method (Dumas).
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1688
- Methods in scope: 20
- Types of test objects: 10
- Techniques used: 12
- City: Skierniewice, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1688
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, LABORATORIUM BADANIA JAKOŚCI PRODUKTÓW OGRODNICZYCH, ul. Pomologiczna 18, 96-100 Skierniewice
- City
- Skierniewice, Poland
What this laboratory tests (10)
- Food E, Agricultural products E — 9 methods
- Food E, Agricultural products E, Soil, substrates E — 2 methods
- Plant material, food of plant origin - leaves, shoots, fruit, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, Soil, growing media — 2 methods
- Food E — 1 method
- Food E, Agricultural products: (air-dry material) E — 1 method
- Food E, Agricultural productsE — 1 method
- Food E, Plant material E, Soil, substrates E — 1 method
- Plant material, food of plant origin: - air-dry fruit, - fresh and frozen fruit and other fruit, vegetable and fruit- vegetable products - non-concentrated juices and concentrated juices reconstituted to the extract in accordance with the requirements of the AIJN code for a given species — 1 method
- Soil, substrates — 1 method
- Soil, substrates E — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (12)
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 6 methods
- Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique — 1 method
- Conductometric method (Dumas) — 1 method
- Enzymatic-gravimetric method — 1 method
- Gravimetric method — 1 method
- High-performance ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 1 method
- High-performance liquid chromatography with refractive index detection (HPLC-RID) — 1 method
- High-temperature combustion method with infrared (IR) detection — 1 method
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
- Soxhlet extraction-gravimetric method — 1 method
- Titrimetric method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (2)
- Horticultural Products Quality Testing Laboratory — 19 methods
- Horticultural Products Quality Testing Laboratory; Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Horticultural Technologies; ASA&ICP Spectral Analysis Room — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- INSTYTUT OGRODNICTWA – PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY (main site) — ul. Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice
- HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS QUALITY TESTING LABORATORY — ul. Pomologiczna 18, 96-100 Skierniewice
- Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Horticultural Technologies; ASA&ICP Spectral Analysis Room — ul. Stanisława Rybickiego 15/17, 96-100 Skierniewice
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 15.06.2026
- Issue no.
- 10
Accreditation scope — test methods (20)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horticultural Products Quality Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Plant material, food of plant origin - leaves, shoots, fruit, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, Soil, growing media | Total nitrogen content total nitrogen (0.02-7.00) % |
Conductometric method (Dumas) | PB-05 edition 05 of 26.02.2024 | |
| 2 | Plant material, food of plant origin - leaves, shoots, fruit, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, Soil, growing media | Dry matter content Dry matter content (80.0-99.9) % |
Gravimetric method | PB-09 edition 05 of 12.03.2026 | |
| 3 | Plant material, food of plant origin: - air-dry fruit, - fresh and frozen fruit and other fruit, vegetable and fruit- vegetable products - non-concentrated juices and concentrated juices reconstituted to the extract in accordance with the requirements of the AIJN code for a given species | Energy value, Calorific value, Reference intake, Salt content (calculated) | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 | I-01/PO-02, edition 01 of 08.04.2022 | ||
| 4 | Soil, substrates | pH in H2O, pH in KCl pH in H2O Zares: (2.00-10.0) pH in KCl Zares: (2.00-10.0) |
Potentiometric method | PB-16 edition 01 of 26.02.2024 | |
| 5 | Food E, Agricultural products: (air-dry material) E | Content of macronutrients (phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-01 | |
| 6 | Food E, Agricultural productsE | Content of macronutrients (phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-02 | |
| 7 | Food E | Content of mineral components (phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-03 | |
| 8 | Food E, Agricultural products E, Soil, substrates E | Metal content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-04 | |
| 9 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Content of nitrates (V) (NO3-) and nitrites (III) (NO2-) nitrates V (0.50-8000) mg/kg nitrates III (nitrites) (0.50-50.0) mg/kg nitrates V (0.50-8000) mg/l nitrates III (nitrites) (0.50-50.0) mg/l Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
High-performance ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PB-06 | |
| 10 | Food E, Agricultural products E, Soil, substrates E | Total mercury content: mercury (0.005-2.00) mg/kg mercury (0.005-2.00) mg/l Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB-07 | |
| 11 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Micronutrient content (boron, copper, zinc, iron, manganese, sodium) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-10 | |
| 12 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Dietary fibre content broken down into fractions: total dietary fibre (TDF) (0.15-98.5) % insoluble dietary fibre (IDF) (0.15-98.5)% Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Enzymatic-gravimetric method | PB-11 | |
| 13 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Soluble dietary fibre content (SDF) (calculated) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
PB-11 | ||
| 14 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Total fat content total fat ( 0.01-33.4) % Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Soxhlet extraction-gravimetric method | PB-12 | |
| 15 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Sugar content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with refractive index detection (HPLC-RID) | PB-13 | |
| 16 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Kjeldahl nitrogen content nitrogen (NKj) (0.02-9.32) % Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Titrimetric method | PB-14 | |
| 17 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Protein content (calculated) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Regulations | I-01/PO-02 | ||
| 18 | Food E, Plant material E, Soil, substrates E | Carbon content carbon (C) (0.50-50.0) % Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
High-temperature combustion method with infrared (IR) detection | PB-15 | |
| 19 | Soil, substrates E | Available element content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-17 | |
| Horticultural Products Quality Testing Laboratory; Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Horticultural Technologies; ASA&ICP Spectral Analysis Room | |||||
| 20 | Food E, Agricultural products E | Metal content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is made available publicly or on request by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PB-08 | |
Reference standards (21)
I-01/PO-02
I-01/PO-02, edition 01 of 08.04.2022
PB-01
PB-02
PB-03
PB-04
PB-05 edition 05 of 26.02.2024
PB-06
PB-07
PB-08
PB-09 edition 05 of 12.03.2026
PB-10
PB-11
PB-12
PB-13
PB-14
PB-15
PB-16 edition 01 of 26.02.2024
PB-17
Regulations
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011