🇵🇱 WOJEWÓDZKI INSPEKTORAT WETERYNARII W SZCZECINIE PL
Food & beveragesMicrobiologyEnvironmentMaterials & polymers
WOJEWÓDZKI INSPEKTORAT WETERYNARII W SZCZECINIE is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 546 (Szczecin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 37 test methods in the following areas: Food & beverages, Microbiology, Environment, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions…, Feed E, Food E, Biological material from fish E. Most frequently used techniques: Plate method (pour plate), Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation, Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 546
- Methods in scope: 37
- Types of test objects: 23
- Techniques used: 18
- City: Szczecin, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 546
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Ostrawicka 2, 71-337 Szczecin, ZAKŁAD HIGIENY WETERYNARYJNEJ W SZCZECINIE, ODDZIAŁ W KOSZALINIE, ul. Połczyńska 72
- City
- Szczecin, Poland
What this laboratory tests (23)
- Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E — 3 methods
- Feed E — 3 methods
- Food E — 3 methods
- Biological material from fish E — 2 methods
- Biological material from salmonid fish E — 2 methods
- Cattle blood serum — 2 methods
- Environmental samples from food production areas (surface swabs) E — 2 methods
- Fish meat and fish products E — 2 methods
- Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area – surface swabs E — 2 methods
- Meat and meat products — 2 methods
- Milk — 2 methods
- Animal blood serum – cattle, small ruminants, pigs — 1 method
- Animal blood serum E — 1 method
- Animal brain tissue — 1 method
- Animal feed — 1 method
- and 8 more
Analytical techniques used (18)
- Plate method (pour plate) — 6 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 5 methods
- Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection — 3 methods
- Real time PCR method — 3 methods
- Titrimetric method — 3 methods
- Method: etching — 2 methods
- Acidified plate agglutination test (OKAP) — 1 method
- Complement fixation test method (OWD) — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 1 method
- Direct immunofluorescence method (IF) — 1 method
- Enzyme immunoassay method (ELISA) — 1 method
- High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) — 1 method
- High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) — 1 method
- Microscopic method — 1 method
- Plate method (spread plate) — 1 method
- and 3 more
Laboratory locations
- Voivodeship Veterinary Inspectorate in Szczecin (main site) — ul. Ostrawicka 2, 71-337 Szczecin
- Veterinary Hygiene Laboratory in Szczecin, Koszalin Branch — ul. Połczyńska 72, 75-816 Koszalin
Accreditation scope — test methods (37)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Food E | Microorganism count | Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 2 | Food E | Microorganism count | Plate method (spread plate) | Standards | |
| 3 | Food E | Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards, White–Kauffmann–Le Minor scheme | |
| 4 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area – surface swabs E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | Standards | |
| 5 | Food E, Environmental samples from the food production and trade area – surface swabs E | Presence of microorganism DNA | Real time PCR method | Test procedures | |
| 6 | Fish and fish products E | Microorganism count at 21oC | Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 7 | Meat and meat products | Nitrogen content Range (1,0 – 8,0) % Protein content calculated |
Titrimetric method | PN-A-04018:1975/Az3:2002 | |
| 8 | Fish and fish products, Meat and meat products | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) content Benzo(a)pyrene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Chrysene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Benzo(b)fluoranthene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Benzo(a)anthracene (0,9 – 50,0) μg/kg Sum of four PAHs (calculated) |
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) | PB–CH/04 issue 5 of 24.06.2025 | |
| 9 | Fish | Volatile ammonium base content Range (5,0 – 40,0) mg/100g |
Titrimetric method | PN-A-86791:1995 | |
| 10 | Animal feed | Nitrogen content Range (1,0 – 13,0) % Protein content calculated |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 5983-2:2009 | |
| 11 | Fish and fish products | Histamine content Range (3,0 – 250) mg/kg |
High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) | PB-CH/03 issue 3 of 24.06.2025 | |
| 12 | Meat and meat products | Nitrate content Range (10 – 400) mg/kg Nitrite content Range (5 – 200) mg/kg |
Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection | PN-EN 12014-4:2006 | |
| 13 | Cheese | Nitrate content Range (5 – 200) mg/kg Nitrite content Range (2,5 – 100) mg/kg |
Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection | PB-CH/05 issue 2 of 03.09.2025 | |
| 14 | Brine | Nitrate content Range (10 – 200) mg/l Nitrite content Range (5 – 200) mg/l |
Ion-exchange chromatography with DAD detection | PB-CH/05 issue 2 of 03.09.2025 | |
| 15 | Cattle blood serum | Presence of anti-Brucella abortus antibodies. | Tube agglutination method (OA) | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. 26/2003 of 25 June 2003, ref. GIW z VII. 420/lab – 3/2003 | |
| 16 | Cattle blood serum | Presence of anti-Brucella abortus antibodies. | Complement fixation test method (OWD) | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.3.2022 of 30 August 2022 | |
| 17 | Animal blood serum – cattle, small ruminants, pigs | Presence of antibodies against, Brucella spp. | Acidified plate agglutination test (OKAP) | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. 27/2003 of 25 June 2003, No. GIW z VII. 420/lab – 4/2003 | |
| 18 | Animal blood serum E | Presence of antibodies | Enzyme immunoassay method (ELISA) | Instructions of the Chief Veterinary Officer test procedures | |
| 19 | Feed E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards | |
| 20 | Feed E | Microorganism count | Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 21 | Feed E | Presence of microorganism DNA | Real time PCR method | Test procedures | |
| 22 | Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards | |
| 23 | Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E | Microorganism count | Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 24 | Environmental samples from food production areas (carcass excisions, carcass swabs) E | Presence of microorganism DNA | Real time PCR method | Test procedures | |
| 25 | Environmental samples from food production areas (surface swabs) E | Presence of microorganisms | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards | |
| 26 | Environmental samples from food production areas (surface swabs) E | Microorganism count | Plate method (pour plate) | Standards | |
| 27 | Milk | Microorganism count at 30°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12+A1:2022-06 | |
| 28 | Milk | Presence of residues of ß-lactam antibiotics, dihydrostreptomycins, streptomycins, chloramphenicol and tetracyclines | Receptor method (4-SENSOR BSCT) | PB – P – ML/11 issue 1 of 30.06.2020 | based on the 4-SENSOR BSCT receptor test instructions | |
| 29 | Raw milk | Somatic cell count | Microscopic method | PN-EN ISO 13366-1:2009+ Ap1:2009+AC:2009 | |
| 30 | Animal brain tissue | Presence of lyssaviruses | Direct immunofluorescence method (IF) | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-3/2018 of 7 February 2018 | |
| 31 | Biological material from fish E | Presence of viral genetic material | Real time RT-PCR method | Instructions of the Chief Veterinary Officer Procedures developed by the laboratory | |
| 32 | Samples taken at the primary production stage E | Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | Standards | |
| 33 | Fish meat and fish products E | Presence of Anisakis spp. | Method: etching | Test procedure PB-P/06 | |
| 34 | Fish meat and fish products E | Anisakis spp. count | Method: etching | Test procedure PB-P/06 | |
| 35 | Biological material from fish E | Presence of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus – VHSV, Stage 1: Virus propagation and isolation in continuous cell lines method, Stage 2: ELISA method | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer test procedure PB-P/01 | ||
| 36 | Biological material from salmonid fish E | Presence of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus – IPNV, Stage 1: Virus propagation and isolation in continuous cell lines method, Stage 2: ELISA method | Test procedure PB-P/01 | ||
| 37 | Biological material from salmonid fish E | Presence of infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus – IHNV, Stage 1: Virus propagation and isolation in continuous cell lines method, Stage 2: ELISA method | Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer test procedure PB-P/01 | ||
Reference standards (23)
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. 26/2003 of 25 June 2003, ref. GIW z VII. 420/lab – 3/2003
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. 27/2003 of 25 June 2003, No. GIW z VII. 420/lab – 4/2003
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. GIWpr-02010-3/2018 of 7 February 2018
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer test procedure PB-P/01
Instruction of the Chief Veterinary Officer No. BP.0200.1.3.2022 of 30 August 2022
Instructions of the Chief Veterinary Officer test procedures
Instructions of the Chief Veterinary Officer Procedures developed by the laboratory
Standards
Standards, White–Kauffmann–Le Minor scheme
PB – P – ML/11 issue 1 of 30.06.2020
PB-CH/03 issue 3 of 24.06.2025
PB-CH/05 issue 2 of 03.09.2025
PB–CH/04 issue 5 of 24.06.2025
PN-A-04018:1975/Az3:2002
PN-A-86791:1995
PN-EN 12014-4:2006
PN-EN ISO 13366-1:2009+ Ap1:2009+AC:2009
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12+A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 5983-2:2009
Test procedure PB-P/01
Test procedure PB-P/06
Test procedures
based on the 4-SENSOR BSCT receptor test instructions