Nuestros servicios de análisis y consultoría técnica son sometidos a los estándares más estrictos de la industria, y son respaldados por nuestra acreditación ISO 17025:2005, buenas practicas profesionales, metodología de referencia normalizadas e información científica reconocida.
Garantizamos la confidencialidad de nuestros clientes y la confiabilidad de nuestros resultados aplicando la mejora continua en nuestras operaciones día a día.
Membresías
- AOAC International
- International Association for Food Protection
- Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
- Public Health England Proficiency Testing
- Cámara Costarricense de la Industria Alimentaria
- Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica
El laboratorio es verificado varias veces al año por el American Proficiency Insititute (API), subsidiaria de LGC Group, para evalar la competencia técnica de Microtec. El laboratorio ha participado en estudios interlaboratoriales por más de 17 años, y simultaneamente ha participado en el programa de verificación de competencia técnica para deteccón de Salmonella del Instituto Costarricense de Investigaciones en Salud.
Podemos utilizar cualquier método de análisis requerido por nuestros clientes siempre que sean validados por el laboratorio o que sean métodos oficiales incluídos en cualquiera de las siguientes referencias bibliográficas:
| USP | The United States Pharmacopeia, USP 42–NF 37 |
| AOAC | Analytical Methods, Association of Official Analytical Chemist, 21th Ed. (2019) |
| APHA | Salfinger, Y. and Tortorello, M.L., Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods 5th Ed. 2015. American Public Health Association (APHA), Washington DC. |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture, Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook, Online. Volume 1 and 2. |
| SMEWW | Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (also SMWW). Avaliable online for Microtec as members. |
| SMDP | Marshall, R. Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy products, 17th Edition 2004, American Public Health Association. |
| BAM | Bacteriological Analytical Manual online, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, ARLINGTON VA. |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| PM02-MU-I02 | ISO 17728:2015. Microbiology of the food chain — Sampling techniques for microbiological analysis of food and feed samples. ISO 17604:2015. Microbiology of the food chain – Carcass sampling for microbiological analysis. Compendium of Methods for the microbiological examination of foods. 5th edition, American Public Health Association, 2015. |
| PM02-MU-I03 | Compendium of methods for the microbiological examination of foods, Chapters 2&3, 5th edition, American Public Health Association, 2015 Replicate Organism Detection And Counting (RODAC). Sampling Method, according to ISO 14698-1:2003. Annex C, Guidance on determining biocontamination of surfaces. ISO 18593:2018 Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal methods for surface sampling |
| PM02-MU-I04 | Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Microbiological examination. Section 9060 , Samples |
| PM02-MU-I05 | Compendium of methods for the microbiological examination of foods, Chapters 2&3, 5th edition, American Public Health Association, 2015 Settle plates – according to ISO 14698-1:2003. Annex C, Guidance on determining biocontamination of surfaces. Active Air Sampling – according to ISO 14698-1:2003. Annex A, Guidance on determining airborne biocontamination. |
| PM02-MU-I06 | World Health Organization Guidelines for sampling of pharmaceutical products and related materials. |