The GICA Testing Laboratory (Microbiology Section) offers companies in the food canning and semi-preserving sector a range of analyses in food microbiology.
Accredited tests
| ANALYSES | REFERENCES |
| Mould Enumeration | CTCPA Decision No. 8 (1988) |
| (Howard’s Method) | Paragraph 10 |
| Stability test routine method | NF V08-408 |
| Stability test reference method | NF V08-401 |
The laboratory is equipped with modern equipment such as:
- Analytical balances
- Apparatus for the preparation of culture media
- Automatic dispensing machine for liquid media
- Shredder (sample preparation)
- Laminar flow hood
- Apparatus for preparing “Dilumat” stock suspensions
- Bacteriological ovens
- Homogenizer
- Autoclaves (sterilization and decontamination)
- Laboratory refrigerator
