🇵🇱 WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterFood & beveragesEnvironmentMicrobiologyMaterials & polymers
WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 537 (Warszawa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 155 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Food & beverages, Environment, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, water intended for human consumption, Food E, Water intended for human consumption, Faeces. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 537
- Methods in scope: 155
- Types of test objects: 56
- Techniques used: 69
- City: Warszawa, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 537
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W WARSZAWIE, ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- City
- Warszawa, Poland
What this laboratory tests (56)
- Water, water intended for human consumption — 37 methods
- Food E — 12 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 10 methods
- Faeces — 7 methods
- Swimming pool water — 7 methods
- Workplace environment – air — 7 methods
- Faeces, rectal swab, bacterial strains — 4 methods
- Plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food — 4 methods
- Water intended for human consumption, swimming pool water — 4 methods
- Workplace environment – electromagnetic field in the workspace from magnetotherapy devices — 3 methods
- Workplace environment E – air — 3 methods
- Bathing sites and places occasionally used for bathing — 2 methods
- Food containing silicate minerals — 2 methods
- Food E, agricultural products E — 2 methods
- Serum — 2 methods
- and 41 more
Analytical techniques used (69)
- Direct measurement method — 11 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 11 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 11 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 10 methods
- Gravimetric method — 7 methods
- Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) — 5 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 5 methods
- High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) — 4 methods
- Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests — 3 methods
- Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests, a colorimetric method and serological tests — 3 methods
- Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry EPR (qualitative) — 3 methods
- Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) — 3 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) — 3 methods
- Potentiometric method — 3 methods
- Titrimetric method — 3 methods
- and 54 more
Laboratory sections (11)
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Physico-Chemical Water Testing Laboratory — 45 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Physico-Chemical and Sensory Testing Laboratory — 29 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Water Microbiological Testing Laboratory — 19 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit; Physical Agents Testing Laboratory — 17 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory — 14 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit; Chemical and Dust Testing Laboratory — 10 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Virology and Serology Laboratory — 6 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory — 6 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Pesticide Residues Testing Laboratory Unit — 6 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Interdisciplinary Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory — 2 methods
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Interdisciplinary Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA (main site) — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Physical Agents Testing Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Chemical and Dust Testing Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Water Physicochemical Testing Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Water Microbiological Testing Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Food Physicochemical Testing and Sensory Testing Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Pesticide Residues Testing Laboratory Unit — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- Virology and Serology Laboratory — ul. Nowogrodzka 82, 02-018 Warszawa
- Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory — ul. Żelazna 79, 00-875 Warszawa
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Physico-Chemical Water Testing Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Water Microbiological Testing Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit; Chemical and Dust Testing Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit; Physical Agents Testing Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Physico-Chemical and Sensory Testing Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Interdisciplinary Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
- LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Virology and Serology Laboratory
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 07.08.2026
- Issue no.
- 28
Accreditation scope — test methods (155)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit; Physical Agents Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Workplace environment – noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (40 - 135) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (70 –139) dB Noise exposure level referred to: – an 8-hour daily working time – an average weekly working time (calculated) |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategy 3 cl. 11 | |
| 2 | Workplace environment – infrasonic noise | Equivalent sound level LGeq Range (55 - 115) dB Noise exposure level referred to: – an 8-hour daily working time – an average weekly working time (calculated) |
Direct measurement method | PN-Z-01338:2010 | |
| 3 | Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise | Equivalent sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Maximum sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Range (55 - 160) dB Equivalent sound pressure levels in third-octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz referred to: – an 8-hour daily working time – the average weekly working time (calculated) |
Direct measurement method | PN-Z-01339:2020-12 | |
| 4 | Workplace environment – hand-arm mechanical vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,06 - 50) m/s2 Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for three directional components (ahwx,, ahwy, ahwz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for three directional components (ahwx,, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11 | |
| 5 | Workplace environment – whole-body mechanical vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,02 - 20) m/s2 Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the relevant coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) (calculated) |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 6 | Workplace environment – indoor electric lighting | Illuminance Range (0,5 - 10000) lx Illuminance uniformity (calculated) |
Direct measurement method | PB/HPL-01 issue 6 of 20.03.2023 | |
| 7 | Workplace environment – hot microclimate | Air temperature Range (15 ÷ 50) oC Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15 ÷ 50) oC Black globe temperature Range (15 ÷ 50) oC |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | |
| 8 | Workplace environment – hot microclimate | WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | ||
| 9 | Workplace environment – moderate microclimate | Air temperature Range (-20 ÷ 50) oC Black globe temperature Range (-20 ÷ 50) oC Air humidity Range (25 ÷ 90) % Air velocity Range (0,15 ÷ 5) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006+Ap2:2016-04 | |
| 10 | Workplace environment – moderate microclimate | PMV index, PPD index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006+Ap2:2016-04 | ||
| 11 | Workplace environment – cold microclimate | Air temperature Range (-30 ÷ 10) oC Black globe temperature Range (-30 ÷ 15) oC Air humidity Range (20 ÷ 90) % Air velocity Range (0,15 ÷ 5) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | |
| 12 | Workplace environment – cold microclimate | IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | ||
| 13 | Workplace environment –, Electromagnetic field | Electric field strength in the frequency band: (0,1 - 18 000) MHz Range (2 - 1000) V/m |
Direct measurement method | PN-T-06580-3:2002 Method adapted to the regulated area | |
| 14 | Workplace environment –, Electromagnetic field | Magnetic field strength in the frequency band: (50 - 1000) Hz Range (4 - 2200) A/m (0,2 - 2) MHz Range (0,02-73) A/m ( 5 –1000) MHz Range (0,01 –12) A/m |
Direct measurement method | PN-T-06580-3:2002 Method adapted to the regulated area | |
| 15 | Workplace environment – electromagnetic field in the workspace from magnetotherapy devices | Magnetic field strength in the frequency band: (20 - 50) Hz Range (4,0 - 2 200) A/m Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the working environment performed for the purposes of the regulated area
The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 29.06.2016 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018, item 331) |
Direct measurement method (simplified) | Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2016, No. 4 (90), pp. 151–180 | |
| 16 | Workplace environment – electromagnetic field in the workspace from magnetotherapy devices | Magnetic flux density: in the frequency range (20 - 50) Hz Range (0,5-19 000) μT Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the working environment performed for the purposes of the regulated area
The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 29.06.2016 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018, item 331) |
Direct measurement method (simplified) | Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2016, No. 4 (90), pp. 151–180 | |
| 17 | Workplace environment – electromagnetic field in the workspace from magnetotherapy devices | Magnetic field strength in the frequency band: (20 - 50) Hz (calculated) Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the working environment performed for the purposes of the regulated area
The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 29.06.2016 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018, item 331) |
Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2016, No. 4 (90), pp. 151–180 | ||
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Substances Laboratory Unit; Chemical and Dust Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 18 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/content of crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) – respirable fraction Range (0,01 - 0,5) mg/m3 Range (10 - 400) μg in the sample |
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry method (FT - IR) | Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2012, No. 4 (74), pp. 117–130 | |
| 19 | Workplace environment – air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: industrial dusts inhalable fraction respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction respirable asbestos fibres respirable man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres organic substances, including inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: – organic substances – inorganic substances Exposure index (calculated) |
Personal dosimetry method; Stationary method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 20 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction: petroleum bitumen natural graphite synthetic graphite amorphous and synthetic silica wood dusts flour dusts dusts not classified according to toxicity organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts carbon black calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) talc coal (hard, brown) calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) silicon carbide, non-fibrous man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres Range (0,09 - 31,97) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 21 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of dust harmful to health - respirable fraction natural graphite amorphous and synthetic silica organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts talc coal (hard, brown) Range (0,08 - 6,31) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 22 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/ content of man-made mineral fibres, except refractory ceramic fibres respirable fibres Range (0,006 - 3,7) fibres/cm3 Range (5 - 500) fibres/100 fields |
Phase-contrast optical microscopy method | PB/HPL-03 issue 5 of 11.05.2026 | |
| 23 | Workplace environment – air | Asbestos concentration – respirable fibres Range (0,001- 0,07) fibres/cm3 |
Phase-contrast optical microscopy method | PN-88/ Z-04202/02 | |
| 24 | Workplace environment – air | Gas concentration CO (2,3 - 278,4) mg/m3 Range (2 - 240) ppm Exposure index (calculated) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Electrochemical method | PB/HPL-08 issue 5 of 16.04.2026 | |
| 25 | Workplace environment E – air | Concentration of organic and inorganic substances Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Spectrophotometric method | Standards, test procedures, methodologies of institutes | |
| 26 | Workplace environment E – air | Concentration / content of metals and their compounds Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | Standards, test procedures, methodologies of institutes | |
| 27 | Workplace environment E – air | Concentration / content of volatile compounds Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | Standards, test procedures, methodologies of institutes | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Physico-Chemical Water Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 28 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (5,0 - 1000) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 29 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Iron concentration Range (20 - 5000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 30 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,006 - 2,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 31 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index Range (0,50 - 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 32 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Ammonia concentration (ammonium ion) Range (0,10 - 10) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-C-04576-4:1994 | |
| 33 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 - 100) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 cl. 5.3 | |
| 34 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Free and total chlorine concentration Range (0,020 - 5,0) mg/l Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04 | |
| 35 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Sodium concentration Range (1,00 - 300) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 36 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Magnesium concentration Range (1,0 - 160) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 37 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Calcium concentration Range (1,0 - 120) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 38 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,10 - 10,0) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 39 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Chlorite concentration Range (0,050 - 0,800) mg/l Chlorate concentration Range (0,050 - 0,800) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) ∑ chlorites and chlorates (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08 | |
| 40 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Bromate concentration Range (3,0 - 40) μg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 15061:2003 | |
| 41 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Sulfate concentration Range (2,0 - 280) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | |
| 42 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Fluoride concentration Range (0,10 - 1,60) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | |
| 43 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Chloride concentration Range (2,0 - 400) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | |
| 44 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (0,50 - 100) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | |
| 45 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Potassium concentration Range (0,10 -10) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 46 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Cyanide concentration Range (5,0 - 200) μg/l |
Flow injection analysis method (FIA) | PN-EN ISO 14403-1:2012 | |
| 47 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Element concentration antimony (1,0 - 20) μg/l arsenic (1,0 - 50) μg/l boron (0,10 - 2,0) mg/l chromium (5,0 - 100) μg/l zinc (0,10 - 6,0) mg/l aluminium (20 - 500) μg/l cadmium (1,0 - 20) μg/l manganese (5,0 - 1000) μg/l copper (0,010 - 5,0) mg/l nickel (1,0 - 50) μg/l lead (1,0 - 50) μg/l mercury (0,10 - 1,5) μg/l selenium (1,0 - 50) μg/l uranium (5,0 - 50) μg/l iron (20 - 5000) μg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04 | |
| 48 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Total chromium concentration Range (5,0 - 120) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN 1233:2000 chapter 4 | |
| 49 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Aluminium concentration Range (20 - 500) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN-ISO 12020:2002 chapter 3 | |
| 50 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Element concentration Lead (1,0 - 30) μg/l Cadmium (0,3 - 6,0) μg/l Manganese (5,0 - 1000) μg/l Antimony (1,0 - 10) μg/l Selenium (2,0 - 20) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 51 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH: Benzo(b)fluoranthene Range (0,002 - 0,040) μg/l Benzo(k)fluoranthene Range (0,002 - 0,040) μg/l Benzo(g,h,i)perylene Range (0,002 - 0,040) μg/l Indeno (1,2,3-cd)pyrene Range (0,002 - 0,040) μg/l |
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC - FLD) ∑PAH (calculated) | PB/HKL-13 issue 4 of 18.02.2013 | |
| 52 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Benzo(a)pyrene concentration Range (0,002 - 0,040) μg/l |
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC - FLD) | PB/HKL-13 issue 4 of 18.02.2013 | |
| 53 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Total organic carbon concentration Range (1,00 - 20) mg/l |
Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) | PN-EN 1484:1999 | |
| 54 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Concentration of volatile organic compounds Range 1,2-dichloroethane (0,9 - 60) μg/l trichloroethene (0,5 - 60) μg/l tetrachloroethene (0,5 - 60) μg/l |
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) ∑trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene (calculated) | PB/HKL-14 issue 6 of 21.06.2022 | |
| 55 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Trihalomethane (THM) concentration: trichloromethane (2,0 - 300) μg/l tribromomethane (2,0 - 300) μg/l bromodichloromethane (2,0 - 300) μg/l dibromochloromethane (2,0 - 300) μg/l |
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) ∑THM (calculated) | PB/HKL-14 issue 6 of 21.06.2022 | |
| 56 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Concentration of volatile organic compounds vinyl chloride (0,10 - 10,0) μg/l benzene (0,25 - 10,0) μg/l Range 1,2-dichloroethane (0,25 - 10,0) μg/l trichloroethene (0,50 - 100) μg/l tetrachloroethene (0,50 - 100) μg/l epichlorohydrin (0,030 - 0,30) μg/l |
Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and mass spectrometry detection ∑trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 15680:2008 excluding cl. 6.6.2 and 9.3 | |
| 57 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Trihalomethane (THM) concentration: trichloromethane (2,0 – 500) μg/l tribromomethane (2,0 – 500) μg/l bromodichloromethane (2,0 – 500) μg/l dibromochloromethane (2,0 – 500) μg/l ∑THM (calculated) |
Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and mass spectrometry detection | PN-EN ISO 15680:2008 excluding cl. 6.6.2 and 9.3 | |
| 58 | Water intended for human consumption | Concentration of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTriDA) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluoroundecanesulfonic acid (PFUnDS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoDS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l perfluorotridecanesulfonic acid (PFTriDS) (0,0012-0,256) μg/l Sum of PFAS (calculated) |
High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-MS/MS) | PN-EN 17892:2024-11 | |
| 59 | Water intended for human consumption | Haloacetic acid (HAA) concentration: monochloroacetic acid (3-200) μg/l dichloroacetic acid (3-200) μg/l trichloroacetic acid (3-200) μg/l monobromoacetic acid (3-200) μg/l dibromoacetic acid (3-200) μg/l Sum of HAA (calculated) |
High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-MS/MS) | PB/HKL-37 issue 1 of 03.12.2025 | |
| 60 | Water intended for human consumption | Concentration of acrylic acid amide (acrylamide) Range (0,030 – 3,0) μg/l Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-MS-MS) | PB/HKL-38 issue 1 of 07.04.2026 | |
| 61 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Presence of foreign odour Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Simple descriptive test method | PB/HKL-18 issue 3 of 22.04.2024 | |
| 62 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Presence of foreign taste Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Simple descriptive test method | PB/HKL-27 issue 2 of 23.04.2024 | |
| 63 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 - 70) mg/l Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 chapter 7, Method D | |
| 64 | Water, water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4 - 10 Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 65 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (1,0 - 2500) μS/cm Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 66 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 - 400) mg/l Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 67 | Water, water intended for human consumption | Sampling of water intended for human consumption for chemical testing and physical properties Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 68 | Water | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (5,0 - 200) mg/l O2 Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 69 | Water | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,5 - 15) mg/l Range (2-100)% oxygen saturation Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04 | |
| 70 | Swimming pool water | Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential vs. Ag/AgCl 3,5 mol/l KCL Range (200 - 800) mV Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Potentiometric method | PB/HKL-34 issue 3 of 25.01.2021 | |
| 71 | Swimming pool water | Free and total chlorine Range (0,10 - 2,0) mg/l Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04 | |
| 72 | Swimming pool water | pH Range 4 - 10 Regulated area: + Tests performed at and outside the laboratory premises
Tests performed outside the laboratory premises |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Municipal Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Water Microbiological Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 73 | Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 74 | Water intended for human consumption | Total count of microorganisms at 37°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 75 | Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 76 | Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 77 | Water intended for human consumption | Count of spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN 26461-2:2001 | |
| 78 | Water intended for human consumption | Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10 | |
| 79 | Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix A Procedure 5 Medium A – BCYE Procedure 7 Medium C – GVPC Direct plating Matrix A Procedure 1 Medium A - BCYE and B - BCYE+AB |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731: 2017-08+Ap1: 2019-12 | |
| 80 | Swimming pool water | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PZH methodology-ZNK:2007 | |
| 81 | Swimming pool water | Escherichia coli count, | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 82 | Swimming pool water | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 83 | Swimming pool water | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix B Procedure 7 Medium C – GVPC Direct plating Matrix B Procedure 1, 2, 3 Medium C - GVPC |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731: 2017-08+Ap1: 2019-12 | |
| 84 | Water intended for human consumption, swimming pool water | Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 85 | Water intended for human consumption, swimming pool water | Most probable number of coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 86 | Water intended for human consumption, swimming pool water | Count of Escherichia coli, coliform bacteria | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 87 | Bathing sites and places occasionally used for bathing | Most probable number of Escherichia coli | Miniaturized MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002 | |
| 88 | Bathing sites and places occasionally used for bathing | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 89 | Surface water used for the supply of water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 90 | Surface water used for the supply of water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 91 | Water intended for human consumption, swimming pool water | Water sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Physico-Chemical and Sensory Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 92 | Vegetables, fruits, preserves (including products intended for children) | Nitrate content Range (7 - 16000) mg /kg NO3 - Nitrite content Range (1,0 - 50,0) mg /kg NO2 - Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/A-75112 cl. 3. | |
| 93 | Milk products (including products intended for children) | Nitrate content Range (6,8 - 324,0) mg /kg NO3 - Nitrite content Range (1,0 - 48,0) mg /kg NO2 - Nitrate content Range (9,3 - 450) mg /kg NaNO3 Nitrite content Range (1,5 - 72,0) mg /kg NaNO2 (calculated) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 14673-1:2004 + Ap1:2007 | |
| 94 | Salt | Potassium iodide content Range (8 - 65) mg/kg Potassium iodate content (calculated) Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-80/C-84081.35 | |
| 95 | Food E | Synthetic dye content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) | Test procedures | |
| 96 | Food E | Caffeine content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) | Standards | |
| 97 | Food E | Preservative content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Titrimetric method | Standards | |
| 98 | Food E | Content of additives Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
HPLC-DAD method | Standards | |
| 99 | Fresh fish, canned fish and fish products, Seafood | Histamine content Range (13 - 500) mg/kg Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) | PN-EN ISO 19343:2017-08 | |
| 100 | Food E | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) | Test procedures | |
| 101 | Coffee and tea, cocoa, Meat and meat products; Milk and dairy products; Soft drinks, Alcoholic beverages; Fruit and vegetables, mushrooms, fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves; Fish and fish products; Spices, herbal raw materials and products; Foods for particular nutritional uses and dietary supplements; Oils, animal and vegetable fats; Cereals and cereal products; Frozen food | Lead and cadmium content Lead (0,005 - 5,0) mg/kg Cadmium (0,001 - 2,0) mg/kg Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN 14082:2004 | |
| 102 | Food E | Metal content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | Standards | |
| 103 | Coffee and tea, cocoa, Meat and meat products; Milk and dairy products; Fruit and vegetables, mushrooms, fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat preserves; Fish and fish products; Spices, herbal raw materials and products; Foods for particular nutritional uses and dietary supplements; Oils, animal and vegetable fats; Cereals and cereal products; Frozen food | Mercury content Range (0,001 - 2,0) mg/kg |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB/HŻL-11 issue 3 of 10.06.2019 | |
| 104 | Meat and meat products;, Milk and dairy products;, Non-alcoholic beverages;, Fruit and vegetables, fruit, vegetable and vegetable-meat products;, Fish and fish products;, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses;, Cereals and cereal products | Tin content Range (10 - 500) mg/kg |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PB/HŻL-15 issue 3 of 10.06.2019 | |
| 105 | Food containing bones | Detection of irradiation, Presence of radicals formed in hydroxyapatite as a result of irradiation | Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry EPR (qualitative) | PN-EN 1786:2000 | |
| 106 | Food containing cellulose | Detection of irradiation, Presence of cellulose radicals formed as a result of irradiation | Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry EPR (qualitative) | PN-EN 1787:2022-09 | |
| 107 | Food containing crystalline sugars | Detection of irradiation, Presence of sugar radicals formed as a result of irradiation | Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry EPR (qualitative) | PN-EN 13708:2022-08 | |
| 108 | Food containing silicate minerals | Detection of irradiation, Luminescence intensity | Photoluminescence method PSL (qualitative) | PN-EN 13751:2009 (screening method) | |
| 109 | Food containing silicate minerals | Detection of irradiation, Luminescence intensity | Thermoluminescence method TL (qualitative) | PN-EN 1788:2002 | |
| 110 | Food containing fats | Detection of irradiation, Presence of radiation-induced hydrocarbons | Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) (qualitative) | PN-EN 1784:2007 | |
| 111 | Food | Activity concentration of radionuclide 137 Cs Range (0,5 - 5000) Bq/kg or Bq/l |
Gamma-ray spectrometry method | PN-EN ISO 20042:2022-01 | |
| 112 | Plastic and other materials and articles intended to come into contact with food | Presence of foreign taste and odour according to a 0-4 scale Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Triangle test method | DIN 10955:2024-01 | |
| 113 | Plastics, Melamine-formaldehyde moulding compounds intended to come into contact with food | Migration of formaldehyde Range (1,5 - 60) mg/kg Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Spectrophotometric method | CEN/TS 13130-23:2005 | |
| 114 | Plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food | Overall migration by total immersion Range (1,0 - 500) mg/dm2 Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 1186-3:2023-01 | |
| 115 | Plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food | Overall migration using a migration cell Range (1,0 - 500) mg/dm2 Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 1186-3:2023-01 | |
| 116 | Plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food | Overall migration using a pouch Range (1,0 - 500) mg/dm2 Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 1186-3:2023-01 | |
| 117 | Plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food | Overall migration by filling the article Range (1,0 - 500) mg/dm2 or Range (6 - 3000) mg/kg Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 1186-3:2023-01 | |
| 118 | Silicate surfaces, - ceramic articles, - non-ceramic articles intended to come into contact with food | Lead migration Range (0,2 - 100,0) mg/l Range (0,03 - 17,0) mg/dm2 Range (0,01 - 50,0) mg/ rim Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-EN 1388-1:2000 | PN-EN 1388-2:2000 | |
| 119 | Silicate surfaces, - ceramic articles, - non-ceramic articles intended to come into contact with food | Cadmium migration Range (0,02 - 10,0) mg/l Range (0,003 - 1,7) mg/dm2 Range (0,001 - 5,0) mg/ rim Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-EN 1388-1:2000 | PN-EN 1388-2:2000 | |
| 120 | Plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food E | Migration of primary aromatic amines Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) | Test procedures | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 121 | Meat and meat products; Milk and dairy products; Fish and fish products; Frozen food; Ready meals | Presence of Campylobacter spp. Regulated area: *- serological confirmation stage carried out in the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Culture method with molecular confirmation | PN-EN ISO 10272-1:2017-08 +A1:2023-08 | |
| 122 | Food E | Presence of microorganisms Regulated area: *- serological confirmation stage carried out in the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation* | Standards | |
| 123 | Food E | Presence of microorganisms Regulated area: *- serological confirmation stage carried out in the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Culture method with biochemical confirmation | Standards | |
| 124 | Food E | Presence of microorganisms Regulated area: *- serological confirmation stage carried out in the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Culture method with biochemical and microscopic confirmation | Standards | |
| 125 | Food E | Microorganism count Regulated area: *- serological confirmation stage carried out in the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 126 | Food E | Microorganism count Regulated area: *- serological confirmation stage carried out in the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory
E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Plate method (spread plate) | Standards | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Food Hygiene Laboratory Unit; Food Microbiological Testing Laboratory; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Interdisciplinary Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | |||||
| 127 | Food E | Presence of nucleic acid (DNA) specific to the microorganism Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Real Time PCR method | Standards/test procedures | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Pesticide Residues Testing Laboratory Unit | |||||
| 128 | Food additives and dietary supplements | Residue as per the ethylene oxide definition Range (0,10 - 2,0) mg/kg Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with headspace analysis with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC/MS/MS) | PB/PBP-19 issue 1 of 28.05.2024 | |
| 129 | Food E, agricultural products E | Pesticide residues Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC/MS) | Test procedures | |
| 130 | Food E, agricultural products E | Pesticide residues Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Method: high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-MS-MS) | Test procedures | |
| 131 | Food E, agricultural products E, including food additives and dietary supplements E | Pesticide residues Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (GC/MS/MS) | Test procedures | |
| 132 | Food of plant origin E and agricultural products E | Metal content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | Test procedures | |
| 133 | Water intended for human consumption E | Pesticide residues Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (GC/MS/MS) | Test procedures | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Virology and Serology Laboratory | |||||
| 134 | Serum | Confirmation of the presence of IgM class antibodies anti – Borrelia burgdorferi Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Western blot method | PB/EPL-56 issue 6 of 24.06.2026, based on the test kit manufacturer's instructions | |
| 135 | Serum | Presence of antibodies against – virus, Coxsackie B2, B3, B4, Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Neutralization method in cell culture | PB/EPL-12 issue 5 of 04.05.2022 based on the literature | |
| 136 | Nasopharyngeal swab, nasal swab | Presence of influenza viruses MDCK, Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Cell line culture method | PB/EPL-34 issue 5 of 19.10.2012 based on the literature | |
| 137 | Cerebrospinal fluid, nasopharyngeal swab, faeces, pericardial fluid | Presence of Enteroviruses RD Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Cell line culture method | PB/EPL-43 issue 5 of 04.05.2022 based on the literature | |
| 138 | Serum E | Presence of IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Method: enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) | Test procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 139 | Serum E | Determination of specific antigens and antibodies Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Method: enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay (ELFA) | Test procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratory | |||||
| 140 | Faeces, rectal swab, bacterial strains | Presence and identification of rods, Salmonella and Shigella in healthy persons | Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests, a colorimetric method and serological tests | PB/EPL-02, issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature | |
| 141 | Faeces, rectal swab, bacterial strains | Presence and identification of rods, Salmonella and Shigella in sick persons, contacts, convalescents and carriers | Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests, a colorimetric method and serological tests | PB/EPL-01 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature | |
| 142 | Faeces, rectal swab, bacterial strains | Identification of Salmonella | Serological method | PB/EPL-01 issue 8 of 15.06.2026, based on the literature: White–Kauffmann–Le Minor scheme 2007 | |
| 143 | Faeces, rectal swab, bacterial strains | Identification of Shigella | Serological method | PB/EPL-01 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature | |
| 144 | Faeces | Presence of Giardia lamblia antigen | Enzyme immunoassay method | PB/EPL-29 issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions and literature | |
| 145 | Faeces, rectal swab | Presence of intestinal parasites | Microscopic method | PB/EPL-29 issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions and literature | |
| 146 | Faeces | Presence of rotavirus/ adenovirus | Immunochromatographic method | PB/EPL-03 issue 9 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions | |
| 147 | Faeces | Presence of noroviruses | Enzyme immunoassay method | PB/EPL-44 issue 5 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions | |
| 148 | Urine | Presence and identification of Gram-negative rods of the family, Enterobacteriaceae, Gram-negative non-glucose-fermenting rods, Gram-positive cocci | Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests | PB/EPL-46 issue 5 of 02.04.2014 based on the literature | |
| 149 | Faeces | Presence of yeasts of the genus, Candida | Culture method | PB/EPL-10 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature and test kit manufacturers' instructions | |
| 150 | Faeces | Presence of aerobic bacterial aetiological agents of diarrhoea: Gram-negative rods of the order, Enterobacterales, Gram-negative glucose-non-fermenting rods | Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests, a colorimetric method and serological tests | PB/EPL-10 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature and test kit manufacturers' instructions | |
| 151 | Faeces | Presence of pathogenic, E.coli (EPEC, EHEC) | Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests | PB/EPL-10 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature and test kit manufacturers' instructions | |
| 152 | Faeces | Presence of Campylobacter spp. | Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests | PB/EPL-57 issue 5 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature | |
| 153 | Hospital environment surfaces | Presence of Gram-negative rods of the Enterobacteriaceae family, Gram-negative glucose-non-fermenting rods, Gram-positive cocci, aerobic bacteria and fungi, and identification of epidemiologically significant strains | Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests | PB/EPL-11 issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature | |
| LABORATORY DEPARTMENT; Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Unit; Interdisciplinary Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | |||||
| 154 | Swabs E | Presence of genetic material of pathogenic microorganisms Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Real-time PCR method in a closed system | Test procedures developed by the laboratory based on the manufacturer's instructions for the Gene Xpert system | |
| 155 | Swabs E, faeces E | Presence of genetic material of pathogenic microorganisms Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. Flexible scope includes 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 publicly available by the accredited body. |
Real-time PCR method in an open system | Test procedures developed by the laboratory on the basis of the test kit manufacturers' instructions | |
Reference standards (111)
CEN/TS 13130-23:2005
DIN 10955:2024-01
PZH methodology-ZNK:2007
Standards
Standards, test procedures, methodologies of institutes
Standards/test procedures
PB/EPL-01 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature
PB/EPL-01 issue 8 of 15.06.2026, based on the literature: White–Kauffmann–Le Minor scheme 2007
PB/EPL-02, issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature
PB/EPL-03 issue 9 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions
PB/EPL-10 issue 8 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature and test kit manufacturers' instructions
PB/EPL-11 issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature
PB/EPL-12 issue 5 of 04.05.2022 based on the literature
PB/EPL-29 issue 7 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions and literature
PB/EPL-34 issue 5 of 19.10.2012 based on the literature
PB/EPL-43 issue 5 of 04.05.2022 based on the literature
PB/EPL-44 issue 5 of 15.06.2026 based on the test manufacturer's instructions
PB/EPL-46 issue 5 of 02.04.2014 based on the literature
PB/EPL-56 issue 6 of 24.06.2026, based on the test kit manufacturer's instructions
PB/EPL-57 issue 5 of 15.06.2026 based on the literature
PB/HKL-13 issue 4 of 18.02.2013
PB/HKL-14 issue 6 of 21.06.2022
PB/HKL-18 issue 3 of 22.04.2024
PB/HKL-27 issue 2 of 23.04.2024
PB/HKL-34 issue 3 of 25.01.2021
PB/HKL-37 issue 1 of 03.12.2025
PB/HKL-38 issue 1 of 07.04.2026
PB/HPL-01 issue 6 of 20.03.2023
PB/HPL-03 issue 5 of 11.05.2026
PB/HPL-08 issue 5 of 16.04.2026
PB/HŻL-11 issue 3 of 10.06.2019
PB/HŻL-15 issue 3 of 10.06.2019
PB/PBP-19 issue 1 of 28.05.2024
PN-80/C-84081.35
PN-88/ Z-04202/02
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Test procedures
Test procedures developed by the laboratory based on the manufacturer's instructions for the Gene Xpert system
Test procedures developed by the laboratory on the basis of the test kit manufacturers' instructions
Test procedures
Test procedures developed by the laboratory