Biology Scope approved at audit 2 Aug, 09

NABL 2009 INTERFIELD LABORATORIES, COCHIN-682005 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION - MICROBIOLOGY SL GROUP OF SPECIFIC TESTS OR TYPES OF SPECIFICATION, STANDARD ( RANGE OF TESTING/ MU NO. PRODUCTS, TESTS PERFORMED METHOD) OR TECHNIQUE USED LIMIT OF DETECTION (±) Antilog MATERIALS OR ITEMS TESTED 1 WATER E. coli/250ml IS 15185 : 2002 Absent/Present NA (PACKAGED Coliforms/250ml NA DRINKING WATER Faecal streptococci/250ml IS 5887 (part2): 1976 NA OTHER 0.3MPN THAN Staphylococcus Absent/Present NA NATURAL aureus/250ml MINERAL Pseudomonas IS: 13428 ANNEX D.1998 NA WATER aeruginosa /250ml IS Sulphite reducing bacteria IS:13428 ANNEX C.1998 Absent/Present NA 14543:2004 /50ml PACKAGED Aerobic microbial IS 5402 :2002 1 cfu/ml 0.0742 NATURAL 0.0299 count/ml at 22? C & 37?C MINERAL Yeast & Mould/250ml IS: 5403.1999 Absent/Present NA WATER IS Salmonella/250ml IS 15187 (part 3):1999 NA 13428:1998 Shigella/250ml IS 5887 ( part 7):1999 NA DRINKING Vibrio cholerae/250ml IS: 5887 (PART V) NA WATER Vibrio IS 5887 (part 5) :1976 Absent/Present NA IS parahaemolyticus/250ml 10500:1991 PROCESS Coliform bacteria IS 1622: 1981: reaffirmed MPN =1/100ml NA WATER in 1996 IS Standard plate count 1 cfu/ml 0.0299 4251:1967 in 1996 98/83/EC Proteolytic bacteria IS 4251: 1967 Appendix A 5 cfu/ml NA Lipolytic bacteria 5 cfu/ml NA stE. coli/100 ml APHA:21 Ed 9221C, F 1 cfu 0.044 MPN =1.8 - 1600 Page 1 of ...