🇵🇱 WOJEWÓDZKI INSPEKTORAT WETERYNARII W BIAŁYMSTOKU PL
Food & beveragesMicrobiologyEnvironmentWater & wastewater
WOJEWÓDZKI INSPEKTORAT WETERYNARII W BIAŁYMSTOKU is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 437 (Białystok, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 47 test methods in the following areas: Food & beverages, Microbiology, Environment, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade ar…, Meat products, Food E, Cattle blood serum. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation, Complement fixation test OWD.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 437
- Methods in scope: 47
- Types of test objects: 25
- Techniques used: 30
- City: Białystok, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 437
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Zwycięstwa 26 a, 15-959 Białystok, ZAKŁAD HIGIENY WETERYNARYJNEJ, im. prof. Feliksa Nagórskiego W BIAŁYMSTOKU, ul. Zwycięstwa 26 a/1
- City
- Białystok, Poland
What this laboratory tests (25)
- Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E — 6 methods
- Meat products — 5 methods
- Food E — 4 methods
- Cattle blood serum — 3 methods
- Equine blood serum — 3 methods
- Feed — 3 methods
- Feed E, Food E — 3 methods
- Feed E — 2 methods
- Feed, Food — 2 methods
- Blood serum of: cattle, sheep, goats and pigs — 1 method
- Brain of warm-blooded animals — 1 method
- Environmental samples taken from the primary production area, including biological material E — 1 method
- Feed E, Food E, Biological material E, Water E — 1 method
- Feed with water activity higher than 0,95 — 1 method
- Feed with water activity lower than or equal to 0,95 — 1 method
- and 10 more
Analytical techniques used (30)
- Gravimetric method — 5 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 4 methods
- Complement fixation test OWD — 3 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 3 methods
- Plate method (spread plate) — 3 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and microscopic confirmation — 2 methods
- ELISA method — 2 methods
- Gamma-ray spectrometry method — 2 methods
- Microscopic method — 2 methods
- Bulk sample leaching using the magnetic stirring method.; Reference method. — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 1 method
- Diffusion method — 1 method
- Diffusion method in agar gel — 1 method
- Direct immunofluorescence method (IF) — 1 method
- Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS); Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS); Flame atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS); Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique (DMA) — 1 method
- and 15 more
Accreditation scope — test methods (47)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Fish and fish products, Frozen products, Canned products, Delicatessen products, Meat-vegetable products | Presence of anaerobic spore-forming bacteria and sulphite(IV)-reducing anaerobic spore-forming bacteria | Culture method with biochemical and microscopic confirmation | PN-A-82055-12:1997 | |
| 2 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E | Microorganism count | Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 3 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E | Microorganism count | Plate method (spread plate) | Standards | |
| 4 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | Standards | |
| 5 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards | |
| 6 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E | Presence and identification of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards | |
| 7 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area E, Animal carcasses E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical and microscopic confirmation | Standards | |
| 8 | Food E | Most probable number of microorganisms | MPN method | Standards | |
| 9 | Raw milk E | Somatic cell count | Microscopic method | Standards | |
| 10 | Food E | Presence of antibiotics and other inhibitory substances | Diffusion method | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 11 | Food E | Presence of antibiotics | Receptor method | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 12 | Food E, Water E | Presence of residues of antibiotics and other antibacterial substances | Diffusion method in agar gel | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 13 | Food E, Environmental samples from food production and food trade areas E | Presence of specific DNA | Real-time PCR method | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 14 | Meat and fish products, Milk powder | Nitrogen content calculated as protein Range (0,3 - 46,5) % |
Titrimetric method (Kjeldahl) | PB-05 edition 03 of 21.05.2024 | |
| 15 | Meat products, Meat, Dairy products | Nitrate and nitrite content Range (5,0 - 300,0) mg/kg for meat and meat products NaNO3 (0,1 – 100) mg/kg for dairy products NaNO2 (0,1 – 10) mg/kg for dairy products |
Flow injection analysis (FIA) with spectrophotometric detection | PB-45 edition 04 of 21.05.2024 | |
| 16 | Meat products | Table salt content Range (0,94 - 7,94) % |
Titrimetric method | PN-73/A-82112 cl. 2.2.+Az1:2002 | |
| 17 | Meat products | Phosphorus content Range (0,09 - 0,89) % expressed as P2O5 |
Gravimetric method | PN-A-82060: 1999 cl. 2 | |
| 18 | Meat products | Water content Range (22,3 - 85,2) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 1442:2000 | |
| 19 | Meat products | Free fat Range (0,5 - 55,8) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 1444:2000 | |
| 20 | Meat products | Ash content Range (1,12 - 4,02) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 936:2000 | |
| 21 | Feed, Food | Radionuclide activity concentration: 134Cs Range (2,9 - 945,0) Bq/kg |
Gamma-ray spectrometry method | PB-52 issue 4 of 05.05.2025 | |
| 22 | Feed, Food | Radionuclide activity concentration: 137Cs Range (3,6 - 2162,0) Bq/kg |
Gamma-ray spectrometry method | PB-52 issue 4 of 05.05.2025 | |
| 23 | Plant feed, Animal meals | Humidity Range (1,9 – 14,0) % |
Gravimetric method | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/771 of 29 February 2024 Annex III A | |
| 24 | Feed E, Food E | Content of pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) | Gas chromatography with electron capture and flame photometric detection (GC-ECD, GC-NPD) | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 25 | Feed E | Pesticide content | Gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS/MS) | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 26 | Food E | Pesticide content | Gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection, liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS/MS, LC-MS-MS) | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 27 | Food E, Biological material E, Water E | Hormone content | Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection, gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection, liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, LC-MS-MS) | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 28 | Feed E, Food E | Element content | Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS); Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS); Flame atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS); Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique (DMA) | Procedures developed by the laboratory standards | |
| 29 | Feed E, Food E | Mycotoxin content | Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array and fluorescence detection (LC-MS-MS, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-FLD) | Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 30 | Feed E, Food E, Biological material E, Water E | Content of veterinary drug residues, feed additives and colourants | Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array, fluorescence and spectrophotometric detection (LC-MS-MS, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-FLD, HPLC-UV/VIS) | Procedures developed by the laboratory standards | |
| 31 | Blood serum of: cattle, sheep, goats and pigs | Presence of antibodies against, Brucella spp. | OKAP method | Instruction No. 27/2003 of the Chief Veterinary Officer of 25 June 2003, No. GIW z VII.420/lab – 4/2003. | |
| 32 | Cattle blood serum | Presence of antibodies against, Brucella spp. | Tube agglutination method OA | Instruction No. 26/2003 of the Chief Veterinary Officer of 25 June 2003, No. GIW z VII. 420/lab – 3/2003. | |
| 33 | Cattle blood serum | Presence of antibodies against, Brucella spp. | Complement fixation test OWD | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.3.2022 of 30 August 2022 | |
| 34 | Cattle blood serum | Presence of antibodies against bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) | ELISA method | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-32/2016 of 11 October 2016 | Instruction No. IN-01/S issue 2 of 25.04.2025 developed on the basis of the test manufacturers' instructions | |
| 35 | Equine blood serum | Presence of antibodies against, Trypanosoma equiperdum | Complement fixation test OWD | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.5.2022 of 30 August 2022 | |
| 36 | Equine blood serum | Presence of antibodies against, Burkholderia mallei | Complement fixation test OWD | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.4.2022 of 30 August 2022 | |
| 37 | Equine blood serum | Presence of antibodies against equine infectious anaemia virus | Gel immunodiffusion method | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-29/2016 of 7 September 2016 | |
| 38 | Porcine blood serum | Presence of antibodies against glycoprotein gE of, Aujeszky's disease virus (PRV) | ELISA method | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-20/2016 of 9 August 2016 | Instruction No. IN-02/S issue 2 of 25.04.2025 developed on the basis of the test manufacturers' instructions | |
| 39 | Feed | Presence of components of animal origin | Microscopic method | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/893 of 7 June 2022 | |
| 40 | Feed | Total viable count at 30 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06 | |
| 41 | Feed | Enterobacteriaceae count | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08 | |
| 42 | Feed with water activity higher than 0,95 | Yeast and mould count | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-ISO 21527-1:2009 | |
| 43 | Feed with water activity lower than or equal to 0,95 | Yeast and mould count | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-ISO 21527-2:2009 | |
| 44 | Brain of warm-blooded animals | Presence of lyssavirus antigen | Direct immunofluorescence method (IF) | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-3/2018 of 7 February 2018 | |
| 45 | Environmental samples taken from the primary production area, including biological material E | Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PN-EN ISO 6579 ISO/TR 6579-3 | |
| 46 | Feed E | Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PN-EN ISO 6579 ISO/TR 6579-3 | |
| 47 | Raw meat of pigs and wild boars E | Presence of trichinae (Trichinella) | Bulk sample leaching using the magnetic stirring method.; Reference method. | Standards Instructions of the Chief Veterinary Officer | |
Reference standards (31)
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.3.2022 of 30 August 2022
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.4.2022 of 30 August 2022
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.5.2022 of 30 August 2022
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-20/2016 of 9 August 2016
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-29/2016 of 7 September 2016
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-3/2018 of 7 February 2018
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-32/2016 of 11 October 2016
Instruction No. 26/2003 of the Chief Veterinary Officer of 25 June 2003, No. GIW z VII. 420/lab – 3/2003.
Instruction No. 27/2003 of the Chief Veterinary Officer of 25 June 2003, No. GIW z VII.420/lab – 4/2003.
Instruction No. IN-01/S issue 2 of 25.04.2025 developed on the basis of the test manufacturers' instructions
Instruction No. IN-02/S issue 2 of 25.04.2025 developed on the basis of the test manufacturers' instructions
Standards
Standards Instructions of the Chief Veterinary Officer
PB-05 edition 03 of 21.05.2024
PB-45 edition 04 of 21.05.2024
PB-52 issue 4 of 05.05.2025
PN-73/A-82112 cl. 2.2.+Az1:2002
PN-A-82055-12:1997
PN-A-82060: 1999 cl. 2
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 6579 ISO/TR 6579-3
PN-ISO 1442:2000
PN-ISO 1444:2000
PN-ISO 21527-1:2009
PN-ISO 21527-2:2009
PN-ISO 936:2000
Procedures developed by the laboratory
Procedures developed by the laboratory standards
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/893 of 7 June 2022
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/771 of 29 February 2024 Annex III A