Scope for MS ISO/IEC 17025

List of accredited test parameter.

Scope of Testing : Microbiological

Materials / Products Tested Type of Test / Properties Measured / Range of Measurement Standard Test Methods / Equipment / Techniques
Broad Range of Food and Other Categories
  • Dried cereal, fruit, nut, seed and vegetables
  • Infant formula and infant cereal
  • Heat processed milk and dairy products
  • Raw milk and dairy products
  • Chocolate, bakery product and confectionery
  • Environmental Samples (Food or Feed production)
  • Fruit Juice and Concentrates
Total Plate Count In-house method DCH-WI-QA080 based on BAM Chap.3 Aerobic Plate Count. 2001
Coliform In-house method DCH-WI-QA164 based on BAM Chap.4 E. coli and the coliform. 2020
Yeasts and Mould Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Chapter 18 Yeast, Mold and Mycotoxin Method
Enterobacteriaceae ISO 21529-2 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Colony-count method
Staphylococcus aureus ISO 6888-1 Technique using Baird-Parker Agar medium
Bacillus cereus BAM Chapter 14 Bacillus cereus (2020)
Escherichia coli BAM Chapter 4 Enumeration of E. coli and Coliform — Solid Medium Method (2020)

Scope Of Testing: Chemical

Materials / Products Tested Type of Test / Properties Measured / Range of Measurement Standard Test Methods / Equipment / Techniques
Fruit juices and concentrates Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) In-house method DCH-WI-QA103: Determination of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in fruit juices and concentrates using DCPIP titration based on AOAC 967.21
Sorbic Acid In-house method DCH-WI-QA109: Determination of Sorbic Acid in fruit juices and concentrates using HPLC based on AOAC 983.16
Titratable Acidity In-house method DCH-WI-QA106: Determination of Titratable Acidity in fruit juices and concentrates using HPLC based on AOAC 942.15
pH AOAC 981.12
Specific Gravity AOAC 950.28
Brix In-house method DCH-WI-QA112: Determination of Brix in fruit juices and concentrates using refractometry method
Dairy Products
  • Milk Powders
  • Milk Products
Ash AOAC 930.30
Moisture In-house method DCH-WI-QA104: Determination of Moisture Content in dairy products using oven drying method based on AOAC 927.05
Powdered Food Stuffs Tapped Density In-house method DCH-WI-QA111: Determination of Tapped Density in powdered foodstuffs based on USP 42:<616> (Method II – Tapped Density)
Liquid
  • Edible Oils
  • Nutritional Products
  • Cough Syrups
  • Emulsions
Refractive Index In-house method DCH-WI-QA110: Determination of Refractive Index in liquids based on USP 42:<831>
Cocoa Products
  • Cocoa Powders
  • Cocoa
Ash In-house method DCH-WI-QA102: Determination of Ash Content in Cocoa Products based on AOAC 972.15
Moisture AOAC 931.04
Liquids
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Nutritional Products
pH USP <791>
Density BP: Appendix V-A246 G. Density
Dairy Products
  • Milk Powders
  • Milk Products
Moisture In-house method DCH-WI-QA032: Determination of Moisture Content in Dairy Products using Moisture Analyzer Method AOAC 927.05
  • Malt Products
  • Cereal Products
Moisture In-house method DCH-WI-QA042: Determination of Moisture Content in Malt and Cereals using Moisture Analyzer Method AOAC 935.29