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MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

SAFETY, HYGIENE AND
CONTROL OF MICRO-ORGANISMS

Microbiological analysis searches for, identifies and controls microorganisms – such as bacteria, moulds, yeasts and pathogens – to return a quantitative and qualitative assessment that is fundamental for safety in terms of hygiene and obtaining the certifications required by current regulations.

The Chemiservice Laboratory for Microbiological Analysis and Molecular Biology operates in application of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard certified by ACCREDIA accreditation on most analytical methods, both standardised and in-house.

The Laboratory focuses on the analysis of food and environmental matrices and of products intended for cosmetics and personal care using modern analytical techniques and state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation.

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GMO ANALYSIS TARGET

GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are defined by Directive 2001/18/EC as “organisms, with the exception of human beings, in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination and by the techniques specified in Annex I”, i.e. through genetic engineering techniques.
The first crops on which these interventions were carried out were soya, corn, cotton, and rape, which were made more resistant to certain pathogens and more tolerant to some herbicides.

In Europe many GMOs are authorized and marketed (Corn, soy, rape, beetroot, coton) but their crop is allowed only in some Member State.
In ourdays are widly used in many industries such as food, agriculture and animal husbandry.

Regulations (EU) 1829/2003 and 1830/2003 introduce the acronym GMO by making its application to food and feed possible and regulate its labelling, traceability and placing on the market.

Regulations are applied to:

Genetically modified food and feed
Food consisting of or produced from GMOs

It is compulsory to indicate the presence of GMOs on the labels of genetically modified food and feed if it exceeds 0.9%.

The GMOs claim is not regulated at the European level even at the National level there are no specific provisions.
It therefore remains the responsibility of the company to use it on the label while respecting the general principles
laid down by EU Reg. 1169/2011 on consumer information.

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MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS TARGET

Food

We offer a customised food analysis service to food industry operators, catering professionals…

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Water

Analysis of water for human consumption, bathing water, swimming pool water and wastewater according to the relevant regulations…

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Surfaces

Surfaces and equipment in food production environments are subject to systematic monitoring of the hygienic status of food products…

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Air

Using an SAS sampler, Surface Air System, our laboratory performs indoor air analysis in food production…

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Allergens

Food companies are obliged to declare on the label the ingredients and adjuvants responsible for allergies and intolerances when they are used in…

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Cosmetics and personal care

Chemical and microbiological analysis dedicated to cosmetics and personal care products concern raw materials, semi-finished and finished products…

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ANALITYCAL SERVICE

Today, the technique of choice for GMO analysis is real-time PCR, which allows qualitative and quantitative DNA analysis using oligonucleotides and fluorescent probes specific to one or more GMOs.

Using PCR, the laboratory performs GMO screening on food products to identify common elements with genetically modified plants. The test is performed with Applied Biosystem’s 7500 Fast Real-time PCR System instrumentation and the TaqMan® GMO Screening kit. This kit allows the detection of all transgenic events authorised by the European Union. The 35S promoter and the NOS terminator, which are the regulatory elements traditionally analysed during screening, are sought. In addition, to achieve a broader spectrum of detection, the kit includes the 34S promoter (FMV).

The screening procedure offered by the Chemiservice laboratory has been accredited ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 on vegetable fats, oils and flours containing ingredients from these plants
Our methods are based on official JRC and ISO methods and guarantee the minimum performance requirements as stipulated by the JRC, the European reference laboratory for GMO testing

Our methods are certified ISO/IEC 17025:2017

The laboratory annually participates in FAPAS Proficiency Tests for each accredited GMO analytical method.

CONSULTANCY TO IDENTIFY
THE NECESSARY ANALYSIS

We offer an advisory support service for companies to select and define the necessary microbiological analysIs:

To assess the microbiological risk and the correct implementation of HACCP manuals;
To implement hygiene self-control systems, HACCP;
To formulate analytical plans and train food processors.