🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterEnvironmentMicrobiologyFood & beveragesPharma & cosmetics
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 635 (Łomża, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 96 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Microbiology, Food & beverages. Test objects include: Water intended for human consumption, water, Workplace environment - air, Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, b…. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), Plate method (pour plate).
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 635
- Methods in scope: 96
- Types of test objects: 19
- Techniques used: 26
- City: Łomża, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 635
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W ŁOMŻY, ul. Gen. Władysława Sikorskiego 156, 18-400 Łomża
- City
- Łomża, Poland
What this laboratory tests (19)
- Water intended for human consumption, water — 31 methods
- Workplace environment - air — 13 methods
- Swimming pool water — 11 methods
- Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing — 10 methods
- Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food — 7 methods
- Workplace environment - noise — 4 methods
- Cereal products, Pasta, Fruit-vegetable products, Liquid artificial honey, Spices and herbs, Modified milk and infant formulae of the Laktovit type, Herbal raw materials, Dried fruit and vegetables — 2 methods
- Faeces, rectal swab — 2 methods
- Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and dairy products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and products, Spices, Ready meals and culinary products, Foods for particular nutritional uses, Dietary supplements, Frozen food, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes — 2 methods
- Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - whole-body vibration — 2 methods
- Bacterial strain — 1 method
- Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy — 1 method
- and 4 more
Analytical techniques used (26)
- Spectrophotometric method — 15 methods
- Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) — 8 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 7 methods
- Direct measurement method — 6 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 6 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 4 methods
- Potentiometric method — 4 methods
- Titrimetric method — 4 methods
- Gravimetric method — 3 methods
- Plate method (spread plate) — 3 methods
- Visual method — 3 methods
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 2 methods
- Full paired method, non-forced choice — 2 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 2 methods
- MPN method (Colilert - 18) — 2 methods
- and 11 more
Laboratory sections (3)
- Laboratory Department; Physico-Chemical Testing Section — 68 methods
- Laboratory Department; Microbiological Testing Section — 24 methods
- Medical Diagnostic Laboratory; Medical Diagnostics Section — 4 methods
Laboratory locations
- POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA (main site) — ul. Gen. Władysława Sikorskiego 156, 18-400 Łomża
- Laboratory Department; Physico-Chemical Testing Section — ul. Dworna 21, 18-400 Łomża
- Laboratory Department; Microbiological Testing Section — ul. Dworna 21, 18-400 Łomża
- Medical Diagnostic Laboratory; Medical Diagnostics Section — ul. Dworna 21, 18-400 Łomża
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 04.05.2026
- Issue no.
- 28
Accreditation scope — test methods (96)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Department; Physico-Chemical Testing Section | |||||
| 1 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Electrical conductivity Range (150 – 3000) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 2 | Water intended for human consumption, water | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 3 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 10) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 excluding cl. 5.4 | |
| 4 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Colour Range (5 – 40) mg/l Pt |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method D | |
| 5 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Colour Range (5 – 70) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method C | |
| 6 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,13 – 2,60) mg/l NH4 + |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-C-04576-4:1994 | |
| 7 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Nitrate concentration Range (0,90 – 221) mg/l NO3- |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 8 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Nitrite concentration Range (0,026 – 0,21) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 9 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Iron concentration Range (0,050 – 5,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 excluding cl. 7.2 and cl. 7.3 | |
| 10 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Chloride concentration Range (5 – 150) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 11 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Total calcium and magnesium content (total hardness). Range (50 – 500) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 12 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Sulfate concentration Range (2,5 – 250) mg/l |
Turbidimetric method | PN-79/C-04566/10 | |
| 13 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Permanganate index (oxidisability with KMnO4) Range (0,50 – 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 14 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Fluoride concentration Range (0,10 – 20,0) mg/l |
Potentiometric method | PN-78/C-04588/03 | |
| 15 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Anion concentrations Nitrates (1,0 – 50) mg/l Nitrites (0,05 – 2,5) mg/l Chlorides (5,0 – 250) mg/l Fluorides (0,10 – 5,0) mg/l Sulfates (5,0 – 250) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 +AC:2012 | |
| 16 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Anion concentrations Chlorates (0,07- 0,70) mg/l Chlorites (0,07- 0,70) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08 | |
| 17 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Σ of chlorates and chlorites (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08 | ||
| 18 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Cadmium concentration Range (1,0 – 10) μg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method B | |
| 19 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Copper concentration Range (0,05 – 1,0) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A | |
| 20 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Manganese concentration Range (20,0 – 1000) μg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-92/C-04570/01 | |
| 21 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Sodium concentration Range (1,0 – 250) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+Ap1:2009 | |
| 22 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Magnesium concentration Range (0,5 – 125) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-EN ISO 7980:2002 | |
| 23 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,04 – 4,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599 | |
| 24 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,04 – 4,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599 | |
| 25 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599 | ||
| 26 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Ozone concentration Range (0,03 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00607 | |
| 27 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Odour threshold number TON Range 1 |
Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 28 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Odour threshold number TON Range 1 – 4 |
Full paired method, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 29 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Taste threshold number TFN Range 1 |
Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 30 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Taste threshold number TFN Range 1 – 4 |
Full paired method, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 31 | Swimming pool water | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 32 | Swimming pool water | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 10) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 excluding cl. 5.4 | |
| 33 | Swimming pool water | Nitrate concentration Range (0,90 – 221) mg/l NO3- |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 34 | Swimming pool water | Iron concentration Range (0,050 – 5,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 excluding cl. 7.2 and cl. 7.3 | |
| 35 | Swimming pool water | Permanganate index (oxidisability with KMnO4) Range (0,50 – 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 36 | Swimming pool water | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,04 – 4,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599 | |
| 37 | Swimming pool water | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,04 – 4,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599 | |
| 38 | Swimming pool water | Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599 | ||
| 39 | Swimming pool water | Ozone concentration Range (0,03 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00607 | |
| 40 | Swimming pool water | Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential vs. Ag/AgCl 3,5 mol/l KCl Range (220 – 850) mV |
Potentiometric method | USGS-OWQ: NFM 6.5 | |
| 41 | Water intended for human consumption, water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing (including sensory testing) | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 42 | Swimming pool water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PO-03/IR-07 issue 11 of 30.01.2026 | ||
| 43 | Cereal products, Pasta | Presence of biological impurities, including pests and their residues | Visual method | PN-A-74016:1974 excluding cl. 2.4.2, cl. 2.5 and cl. 2.6 | PN-A-74130:1993 cl. 3.8 | |
| 44 | Cereal products, Pasta, Fruit-vegetable products, Liquid artificial honey, Spices and herbs, Modified milk and infant formulae of the Laktovit type, Herbal raw materials, Dried fruit and vegetables | Content of impurities (excluding ferromagnetic) Range (0,01 – 0,3) % (m/m) |
Gravimetric method | PB-18 issue 5 of 20.02.2020 | |
| 45 | Cereal products, Pasta, Fruit-vegetable products, Liquid artificial honey, Spices and herbs, Modified milk and infant formulae of the Laktovit type, Herbal raw materials, Dried fruit and vegetables | Impurity content | Visual method | PB-18 issue 5 of 20.02.2020 | |
| 46 | Workplace environment - noise | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (55 – 135) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategy 2 – cl. 10 and strategy 3 – cl. 11 | |
| 47 | Workplace environment - noise | Maximum A-weighted sound pressure level Range (55 – 135) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategy 2 – cl. 10 and strategy 3 – cl. 11 | |
| 48 | Workplace environment - noise | C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (55 – 138) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategy 2 – cl. 10 and strategy 3 – cl. 11 | |
| 49 | Workplace environment - noise | Noise exposure level referred to: an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategy 2 – cl. 10 and strategy 3 – cl. 11 | ||
| 50 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,2 – 50) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11 | |
| 51 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | 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 the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11 | ||
| 52 | Workplace environment - whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,02 – 50) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+ A1:2011 | |
| 53 | Workplace environment - whole-body vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) (calculated) | PN-EN 14253+ A1:2011 | ||
| 54 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Electric lighting illuminance Range (5 – 5 000) lx |
Direct measurement method | PN-83/E-04040.03 | |
| 55 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | PN-83/E-04040.03 | ||
| 56 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction organic substances, including inhalable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | |
| 57 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: inorganic substances, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method; Stationary method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | |
| 58 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | ||
| 59 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Synthetic graphite Kaolin 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 Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,15 – 17,0) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 60 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of dust harmful to health - respirable fraction Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Natural graphite Amorphous and synthetic silica Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,10 – 6,2) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 61 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of iron oxides – calculated as Fe inhalable fraction Range (0,028 – 13,9) mg/m3 respirable fraction Range (0,025 – 12,6) mg/m3 |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04469:2025-02 | |
| 62 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of manganese and its inorganic compounds calculated as Mn inhalable fraction Range (0,004 – 0,85) mg/m3 respirable fraction Range (0,004 – 0,77) mg/m3 |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04472:2015-10 | PN-Z-04472:2015-10/Ap1:2015-12 | |
| 63 | Workplace environment - air | Carbon monoxide concentration Range (2,32 – 290) mg/m3 Range (2 – 250) ppm |
Electrochemical method | PB-33 issue 6 of 03.02.2026 | |
| 64 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure indices (calculated) | PB-33 issue 6 of 03.02.2026 | ||
| 65 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of copper and its inorganic compounds - calculated as Cu Range (0,02 – 2,5) mg/m3 |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-79/Z-04106.02 | |
| 66 | Workplace environment - air | Nitrogen oxide concentration Range (0,24 – 15,4) mg/m3 Range (0,19 – 12,3) ppm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04009-11:2008 | |
| 67 | Workplace environment - air | Nitrogen dioxide concentration Range (0,07 – 3,95) mg/m3 Range (0,04 – 2,07) ppm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04009-11:2008 | |
| 68 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) respirable fraction Range (0,010 – 0,37) mg/m³ Range (10 – 400) μg in the sample |
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) | Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment CIOP 2012, 4(74), pp. 117-130 | |
| Laboratory Department; Microbiological Testing Section | |||||
| 69 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN- EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 70 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 71 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Total viable count at 22°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 72 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 73 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 74 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Most probable number of coliform bacteria | MPN method (Colilert - 18) | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 75 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Most probable number of Escherichia coli | MPN method (Colilert - 18) | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 76 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 77 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266 :2009 | |
| 78 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water, bathing water, water at a site used for bathing | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | NIZP-PZH ZHK: 2007 excluding cl. 2.3.1 and 2.3.3.1 | |
| 79 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella | Membrane filtration method matrix A method 5 (medium A) method 7 (medium C-GVPC) | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 80 | Water intended for human consumption, water, swimming pool water | Identification of Legionella bacteria for Legionella pneumophila | Agglutination method | IN/OL/12 issue 3 of 15.04.2022 | |
| 81 | Spring, table or mineral water | Count of spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN 26461-2:2001 | |
| 82 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Coliform bacteria count | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-ISO 4832:2007 | |
| 83 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07 | |
| 84 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Enterobacteriaceae count | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08 | |
| 85 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Presence of Enterobacteriaceae | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | PN-EN ISO 21528-1:2017-08 | |
| 86 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Microorganism count | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +Ap1:2016-11+A1:2022-06 | |
| 87 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02 | |
| 88 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and milk products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery products and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and preparations, Spices, Delicatessen and culinary products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements, Frozen food | Count of β-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-ISO 16649-2:2004 | |
| 89 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and dairy products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and products, Spices, Ready meals and culinary products, Foods for particular nutritional uses, Dietary supplements, Frozen food, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes | Listeria monocytogenes count | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07 | |
| 90 | Milk and milk products | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02 | |
| 91 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and dairy products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and products, Spices, Ready meals and culinary products, Foods for particular nutritional uses, Dietary supplements, Frozen food, Oilseeds, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes | Presence of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09 | |
| 92 | Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products, Eggs and egg products, Fish and fish products, Milk and dairy products, Cereal-flour products, Confectionery and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat preserves, Food concentrates, Herbal raw materials and products, Spices, Ready meals and culinary products, Foods for particular nutritional uses, Dietary supplements, Frozen food, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes | Presumptive Bacillus cereus count | Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 7932:2005 +A1:2020-09 excluding cl. 9.5 | |
| Medical Diagnostic Laboratory; Medical Diagnostics Section | |||||
| 93 | Faeces, rectal swab | Presence and identification of Salmonella and Shigella rods | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-23 issue 6 of 02.09.2025 based on methodological publications and test manufacturers' instructions | |
| 94 | Bacterial strain | Identification of Salmonella, Shigella | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-23 issue 6 of 02.09.2025 based on methodological publications and test manufacturers' instructions | |
| 95 | Faeces, rectal swab | Presence and identification: Escherichia coli O157, Yersinia spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-03 issue 6 of 02.09.2025, based on methodological publications and test manufacturers' instructions | |
| 96 | Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy | Presence of indicator microorganisms: Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Culture method | PB-01 issue 6 of 02.09.2025, based on the test manufacturers' instructions | |
Reference standards (74)
Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00599
Merck colorimeter application based on Merck test No. 1.00607
IN/OL/12 issue 3 of 15.04.2022
NIZP-PZH ZHK: 2007 excluding cl. 2.3.1 and 2.3.3.1
PB-01 issue 6 of 02.09.2025, based on the test manufacturers' instructions
PB-03 issue 6 of 02.09.2025, based on methodological publications and test manufacturers' instructions
PB-18 issue 5 of 20.02.2020
PB-23 issue 6 of 02.09.2025 based on methodological publications and test manufacturers' instructions
PB-33 issue 6 of 03.02.2026
PN- EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-78/C-04588/03
PN-79/C-04566/10
PN-79/Z-04106.02
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-83/E-04040.03
PN-92/C-04570/01
PN-A-74016:1974 excluding cl. 2.4.2, cl. 2.5 and cl. 2.6
PN-A-74130:1993 cl. 3.8
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 14253+ A1:2011
PN-EN 1622:2006
PN-EN 26461-2:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 +AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 16266 :2009
PN-EN ISO 21528-1:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +Ap1:2016-11+A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 excluding cl. 5.4
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 excluding cl. 5.4
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method C
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method D
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005 +A1:2020-09 excluding cl. 9.5
PN-EN ISO 7980:2002
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategy 2 – cl. 10 and strategy 3 – cl. 11
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 4832:2007
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 excluding cl. 7.2 and cl. 7.3
PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A
PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method B
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+Ap1:2009
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04009-11:2008
PN-Z-04469:2025-02
PN-Z-04472:2015-10
PN-Z-04472:2015-10/Ap1:2015-12
PN-Z-04507:2022-05
PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05
PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
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Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment CIOP 2012, 4(74), pp. 117-130
USGS-OWQ: NFM 6.5