General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
Off Limuru Road
LIMURU
Kenya
Phone number
254 (0)720 639933 / (0)736 839933
E-mail
support [at] cropnuts.com
Website
Legal Status
Private
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
Yes
Scopes of Accreditation
1. Water: Determination of pH; Potentiometric analysis
2. Water: Determination of elements by ICP-OES (Al, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, B, S, Si, Zn, Mn, Mo, Cu and Na)
3. Soil: Determination of pH; potentiometric analysis
4. Soil: Determination of the content of elements after extraction with Mehlich 3; ICP-OES (Al, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, P
B, S, Zn, Mn and Cu).
5. Determination of Water elements by ICP-OES
6. Determination of Heavy metal elements in water by Inductively coupled plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (Ag, Al As, B, Ba Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr and Zn)
7. Determination of Nitrates in water
8. Determination of Ammonia in water
9. Determination of Chloride in water
10. Detection of Ralstonia by Elisa
11. Detection of MCMV by Elisa
2. Water: Determination of elements by ICP-OES (Al, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, B, S, Si, Zn, Mn, Mo, Cu and Na)
3. Soil: Determination of pH; potentiometric analysis
4. Soil: Determination of the content of elements after extraction with Mehlich 3; ICP-OES (Al, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, P
B, S, Zn, Mn and Cu).
5. Determination of Water elements by ICP-OES
6. Determination of Heavy metal elements in water by Inductively coupled plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (Ag, Al As, B, Ba Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr and Zn)
7. Determination of Nitrates in water
8. Determination of Ammonia in water
9. Determination of Chloride in water
10. Detection of Ralstonia by Elisa
11. Detection of MCMV by Elisa
Accreditation body
Kenya Accreditation Service
(TL/21)
(TL/21)
Does the laboratory have other sites?
No
Personnel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization
CEO Name
Jeremy Cordingley
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
jeremy [at] cropnuts.com
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
27
Male laboratory personnel
11
Female laboratory personnel
16
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
21
Male technical personnel
8
Female technical personnel
13
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Biological
Chemical
Water / food
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water, Effluent & Hydroponics
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Potentiometric
Methods
CN-TM-01
(in-house method)
(in-house method)
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soil
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Potentiometric
Methods
CN-TM-S02
(in-house method)
(in-house method)
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fertilizer, Gypsum and Agricultural liming material
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ca,P, K,Mg,Fe,B,S,Zn,Mn,Cu,As,Pb,Ni,Cr,Cd,Mo
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES
Methods
CN-TM-F02
(in-house method)
(in-house method)
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water & Waste Water
Test parameter/ properties measured
As, B, Ba Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES
Methods
CN-TM-W14
(in-house method)
(in-house method)
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soil
Test parameter/ properties measured
Al, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, P, B, S, Zn, Mn and Cu
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES
Methods
CN-TM-S07
(in-house method)
(in-house method)
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Drinking Water, effluent and fertigation solutions
Test parameter/ properties measured
Nitrates
Ammonia
Chlorides
Ammonia
Chlorides
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Discrete analyzer
Methods
CN-TM-W07 (EPA 353.1)
CN-TM-W06
(EPA 353.1)
CN-TM-W03
(EPA 325.1)
CN-TM-W06
(EPA 353.1)
CN-TM-W03
(EPA 325.1)
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Plant Pathology – Virus detection
Test parameter/ properties measured
Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus
Ralstonia
Ralstonia
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Elisa
Methods
CN-TM-PT01
(in-house method)
CN-TM-PT02
(in-house method)
(in-house method)
CN-TM-PT02
(in-house method)
Accreditation status
Yes
Does the laboratory conduct sampling, upon request of the client, of products to be tested?
Yes
Proficiency Testing
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for accredited scopes
Yes
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for non-accredited scopes
Yes
PT Scheme details
SADCMET Water ( anions and cations)
Agrilasa (Fertilizer, water, soil, animal feeds)
Wepal ( Soil, Plant)
APTECA ( Aflatoxin)
Agrilasa (Fertilizer, water, soil, animal feeds)
Wepal ( Soil, Plant)
APTECA ( Aflatoxin)
Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?
Yes
Outsourced services
Pesticide residue screening, water and food safety (microbiology).
Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers
Yes
Please specify in which type of document all these aspects are covered
Laboratory Quality Manual
Quality Control / Quality Management
Does the lab operate an internal quality control (QC) system to ensure quality of test results?
Yes
Does the lab operate a management system (or Quality Management System) for assuring the quality of results?
Yes
Is the system documented in a Quality Manual?
Yes