1. Department of Science and Technology

Department of Science and Technology – I
Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory
Address
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Telephone No.
Fax No.
E-mail
Contact Person
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Field of Testing
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DMMMSU- MLU Campus,
San Fernando City, 2500, La Union
(072) 242-4878
(072) 242-4878
[email protected]
Ms. Anita A. Criste
Laboratory Head
Chemical Testing and
Microbiological Testing
Validity: 28 March 2015
Chemical Testing
Products
Specific Tests
Method/ Reference
Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Gravimetric/AOAC
Fat
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Gravimetric/AOAC
I. Foods
01.0 Milk and Dairy products
01.1 Milk powder and
cream powder
01.2 Whey and whey
products
01.3 Condensed milk
01.4 Liquid Milk
(evaporated and
Cream
(UHT/sterilized)
01.5 Pasteurized milk
01.6 Pasteurized cream
01.7 Yogurt and other
fermented milk
01.8 Cheese and cheese
products (Cottage
cheese, soft and
semi-soft cheese
01.9 Processed cheese
spread
01.10 All raw milk cheese
05.0 Fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds
05.1 Frozen vegetables
and fruits
05.2 Fermented fruits and
vegetables
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05.3 Fruits and vegetable
products in
hermetically sealed
container
05.4 Dried vegetables
05.5 Coconut
(desiccated)
05.6 Nut and seed purees
and spreads (e.g.,
peanut butter)
05.7 Sun dried fruit
Fat
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Gravimetric/AOAC
Fat
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Gravimetric/AOAC
Fat
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
05.8 Jams, jellies,
marmalades and
fruit fillings for
pastries
05.9 Fruit preparations
( pulp, purees, fruit
toppings and
coconut milk)
06.0 Egg and egg products
06.1 Pasteurized egg
products (liquid,
frozen or dried)
07.0 Cereals and cereal products
07.1 Breakfast cereals
07.2 Cereal/cereal grains
07.5 Flour, corn meal,
corn grits, semolina
07.7 Soy protein
07.9 Pasta products and
noodles (e.g. rice
paper, rice
vermicelli, soybean
pastas and noodles)
07.10 Starch
07.11 Cereal and starch
based desserts (e.g.,
rice pudding,
tapioca pudding)
07.12 Batters (e.g., for
breading or batters
for fish or poultry
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08.0 Bakery Products
08.3 Breads and rolls
08.4 Crackers, excluding
sweet crackers
Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Fat
Gravimetric/AOAC
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Gravimetric/AOAC
Fat
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
09.0 Ready-to-eat savouries
09.1 Snacks foods potato, cereal, flour
or starch based
11.0 Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and Echinoderms
11.1 Processed fish and fish
products, including
molluscs, crustaceans,
and echinoderms
11.1.4 Cooked and/or fried
fish and fish products,
including molluscs,
crustaceans, and
echinoderms
11.3 Fully preserved,
including canned or
fermented fish
and fish products,
including molluscs,
crustaceans, and
echinoderms
11.3.1 Smoked, dried,
canned or
fermented,
and/or salted
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Moisture
Gravimetric/AOAC
Ash
Gravimetric/AOAC
Fat
Petroleum ether Extraction/AOAC
Protein
Kjeldahl/AOAC
Microbiological Testing
Products
01.0
Specific Tests
Method/ Reference
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Salmonella
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
01.2 Sweetened
condensed milk
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
01.4 Pasteurized milk
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Milk and Dairy products
01.1 Milk powder and
cream powder
Salmonella
01.5 Pasteurized cream
Aerobic Plate Count
Salmonella
01.7 Cheese and cheese
products; e.g.
Cottage Cheese,
soft and semi-soft
cheese (moisture >
39%, pH > 5)
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Aerobic Plate Count
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
01.8 Processed cheese
spread
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
05.0 Fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds
05.5 Coconut
(desiccated)
Aerobic Plate Count
Salmonella
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
Yeast and Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Yeast and Yeast like fungi
Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
07.0 Cereals and cereal products
07.1 Breakfast cereals
07.5 Flour, corn meal,
corn grits, semolina
Yeast and Mold Count
08.0 Bakery Products
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Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
08.1 Frozen bakery
products (ready to
eat) with low acid or
high aw fillings or
toppings
08.2 Frozen bakery
products (to be
cooked) with low
acid or high aw
fillings or toppings
(e.g. meat pies and
pizzas)
08.3 Frozen and
refrigerated dough
(Chemically
leavened)
Salmonella
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
S. aureus (coagulase +)
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Salmonella
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
S. aureus
(coagulase +)
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Mold Count
Yeast and Yeast like fungi
Count
Salmonella
S. aureus (coagulase +)
Aerobic Plate Count
Mold Count
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Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
08.4 Frozen and
refrigerated dough
08.5 Baked Goods
(microbiologically
sensitive types e.g.
containing eggs and
dairy products)
Yeast and Yeast like fungi
Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Salmonella
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
S. aureus (coagulase +)
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Yeast and Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
S. aureus (coagulase +)
08.6 Coated or Filled,
Dried Shelf-Stable
Biscuits
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Salmonella
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
11.0 Fish and fish products
11.1 Fresh Frozen Fish and
Cold Smoked
Salmonella
11.2 Pre-cooked Breaded
and Fish
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Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
S.aureus (coagulase +)
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Salmonella
S.aureus (coagulase +)
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
12.0 Spices, soups, sauces, salads and protein products
12.3 Spices
Aerobic Plate Count
Mold Count
12.4 Spices (ready to
eat)
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Salmonella
Enrichment Serology and
Selective Plating Method/
Merck Microbiological Method
S. aureus
(coagulase +)
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Spread Plate Method US FDA
BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Yeast and Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
13.0 Beverages
13.1 Non-alcoholic (e.g.
Ready to drink soft
drinks, iced tea,
energy drinks)
13.2 Frozen juice
concentrate
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13.3 Powdered
beverages (Juices)
Yeast and Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Aerobic Plate Count
Conventional Plate Count- Pour
Plate Method US FDA BAM
Online 2001
Yeast and Mold Count
Food Dilution Plating Technique/
Pour Plate Method US FDA BAM
Heterotrophic
Plate count
Pour Plate, SMEWW Method
9215
Coliform Count
Multiple Tube Fermentation
Technique,/ SMEWW Method
9221B, 9221E, 9223
IV. Water
1.0 Bottled Water
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