General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
95a, A.Tsereteli Ave
Tbilisi
Georgia
Phone number
+995 599315515
E-mail
Irakli.chkadua [at] gmail.com
Website
Legal Status
Private
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
Yes
Scopes of Accreditation
GMO Testing in Food and Feed products http://gac.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=16
Accreditation body
National Unified body of Accreditation - Accreditation Center (GAC)
REF N:GAC-TL-0265
REF N:GAC-TL-0265
Does the laboratory have other sites?
Yes
Personnel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization
CEO Name
Irakli Chkadua
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
Irakli.chkadua [at] gmail.com
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
23
Male laboratory personnel
7
Female laboratory personnel
16
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
9
Male technical personnel
2
Female technical personnel
7
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Biological
Chemical
Water / food
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food and feed, Raw material and food-stuffs, drinking water
Test parameter/ properties measured
Toxic elements
Protein. %
Fat,% Soxhlet ,Extraction
Carbohydrates,%
Humidity
Ash and metallomagnetic admixture
Quantitative analysis of histamine
Detection of GMO/LMO (Screening, Qualitative and Quantitative)
Food adulteration
Detection and Quantification of Allergens
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria spp
RAPID' Listeria mono
Salmonella spp
RAPID Salmonella spp
Coagulase positive
Staphylococcus
E. coli
E. coli O157 Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli
Mold and Yeast
Enterobacteriaceae
Coliform bacteria
Aerobic colony count
Bacillus cereus
Protein. %
Fat,% Soxhlet ,Extraction
Carbohydrates,%
Humidity
Ash and metallomagnetic admixture
Quantitative analysis of histamine
Detection of GMO/LMO (Screening, Qualitative and Quantitative)
Food adulteration
Detection and Quantification of Allergens
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria spp
RAPID' Listeria mono
Salmonella spp
RAPID Salmonella spp
Coagulase positive
Staphylococcus
E. coli
E. coli O157 Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli
Mold and Yeast
Enterobacteriaceae
Coliform bacteria
Aerobic colony count
Bacillus cereus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Flame atomic absorption
Kjeldahl apparatus
Soxhlet, filter separating funnel
calculation
Gravimetric
ELISA
Real Time PCR
Real Time PCR;
ELISA
Real Time PCR;
ELISA
Detection and Enumeration
Enrichment
Real Time PCR
Detection and Enumeration
Enrichment
Real Time PCR
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
PCR method
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Kjeldahl apparatus
Soxhlet, filter separating funnel
calculation
Gravimetric
ELISA
Real Time PCR
Real Time PCR;
ELISA
Real Time PCR;
ELISA
Detection and Enumeration
Enrichment
Real Time PCR
Detection and Enumeration
Enrichment
Real Time PCR
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
PCR method
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Detection and Enumeration
Methods
Gost 30178-96
General directions for the determinations of nitrogen by the kjeldahl method
General directions for the determinations of Methods of fat determination
General directions for the determinations of Methods of Carbohydrates determination
General directions for the determinations of Methods of humidity determination
General directions for the determinations of Methods of ash and metallomagnetic admixture content
ISO 21571:2005;
ISO 21572:2013;
Validated kits Instruction
ISO 21571:2005;
ISO 21572:2013;
Validated kits Instruction
ISO 11290-1:2010
ISO 11290-2:2010
BRD 07/05-09/01
BRD 07/10-04/05
BRD 07/13-05/07
ISO 19250-2010
ISO 6579-2017
BRD 07/11-12/05
BRD 07/06-07/04;
ISO 6888-1:2010
ISO 68882:2010
ISO 6888-3:2003
ISO 16649-2:2001
ISO 9308-1:2014
CEN/ISO TS 13136
ISO 13136:2012
AOAC 121203
ISO 21527-1
ISO 21528-2:2004
ISO 4831:2006
ISO 4832:2006
ISO 9308-1:2014
ISO 4833-1:2013
ISO 6222:1999
ISO 7932:2004
General directions for the determinations of nitrogen by the kjeldahl method
General directions for the determinations of Methods of fat determination
General directions for the determinations of Methods of Carbohydrates determination
General directions for the determinations of Methods of humidity determination
General directions for the determinations of Methods of ash and metallomagnetic admixture content
ISO 21571:2005;
ISO 21572:2013;
Validated kits Instruction
ISO 21571:2005;
ISO 21572:2013;
Validated kits Instruction
ISO 11290-1:2010
ISO 11290-2:2010
BRD 07/05-09/01
BRD 07/10-04/05
BRD 07/13-05/07
ISO 19250-2010
ISO 6579-2017
BRD 07/11-12/05
BRD 07/06-07/04;
ISO 6888-1:2010
ISO 68882:2010
ISO 6888-3:2003
ISO 16649-2:2001
ISO 9308-1:2014
CEN/ISO TS 13136
ISO 13136:2012
AOAC 121203
ISO 21527-1
ISO 21528-2:2004
ISO 4831:2006
ISO 4832:2006
ISO 9308-1:2014
ISO 4833-1:2013
ISO 6222:1999
ISO 7932:2004
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Milk and milk products
Test parameter/ properties measured
Determination of mass part of total nitrogen and determination of mass part of protein
Determination of fat: turbidimetric, Soxhlet extraction, acid
Determination of moisture and dry substance
Sensory analysis
Acidity ( °T)
Active acidity (pH)
Dry skim dairy residue mass-fraction
Density
Determination of fat: turbidimetric, Soxhlet extraction, acid
Determination of moisture and dry substance
Sensory analysis
Acidity ( °T)
Active acidity (pH)
Dry skim dairy residue mass-fraction
Density
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl apparatus
Butyrometer, Soxhlet
Gravimetric
expert groups
Titrimetric system
Potentiometer
Calculation
Hydrometer
Butyrometer, Soxhlet
Gravimetric
expert groups
Titrimetric system
Potentiometer
Calculation
Hydrometer
Methods
GOST 23327-98
GOST 5867-90
GOST 3626-73
ISO 22935-2-2011
GOST 3624-92
GOST 32892-2014
GOST R 54761-2011
GOST R 54758-2011
GOST 5867-90
GOST 3626-73
ISO 22935-2-2011
GOST 3624-92
GOST 32892-2014
GOST R 54761-2011
GOST R 54758-2011
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Vegetable oils and animal fats
Test parameter/ properties measured
Peroxide value
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Titrimetric system
Methods
GOST R 514187-99
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Natural honey
Test parameter/ properties measured
Organoleptic and physico-chemical indicators
Mass fraction of water,%
Mass fraction of reducing sugars
Mass fraction of sucrose
Qualitative reaction to hydroxymethyl furfural
Signs of fermentation
Mechanical impurities
Total acidity
Mass fraction of water,%
Mass fraction of reducing sugars
Mass fraction of sucrose
Qualitative reaction to hydroxymethyl furfural
Signs of fermentation
Mechanical impurities
Total acidity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Specifications
Methods
GOST 19792-2001
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food products
Test parameter/ properties measured
Staphylococcus aureus (A, B, C,D,E)
Dry milk antigen EIA
Dry milk antigen EIA
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ELISA
Methods
RIDASCREEN® SET A,B,C,D,E
XEMA Co., Ltd
Cat.# K362D
XEMA Co., Ltd
Cat.# K362D
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
No
PT Scheme details
Fapas® GM Proficiency Test GeMMP23 Soya GM Events in Processed matrix;
DLA 05-2018 Allergens V: Peanut and Almond in Pastry with “Spiking Level Sample”;
EUROFINS - Proficiency Testing Trial for Food Microbiology
26 August – 6 September 2019 Trial: 19FT03
Non-pathogens:
Aerobic colony count /g
Escherichia coli /g
Mold /g
Yeast /g
Pathogens:
Salmonella spp./ 25g (detected /not detected)
Listeria spp. / 25g (detected /not detected)
Listeria monocytogenes /25g (detected /not detected)
Quantitative Listeria monocytogenes / g
E. coli O157 (VT neg)/ 25 g (detected /not detected)
DLA 05-2018 Allergens V: Peanut and Almond in Pastry with “Spiking Level Sample”;
EUROFINS - Proficiency Testing Trial for Food Microbiology
26 August – 6 September 2019 Trial: 19FT03
Non-pathogens:
Aerobic colony count /g
Escherichia coli /g
Mold /g
Yeast /g
Pathogens:
Salmonella spp./ 25g (detected /not detected)
Listeria spp. / 25g (detected /not detected)
Listeria monocytogenes /25g (detected /not detected)
Quantitative Listeria monocytogenes / g
E. coli O157 (VT neg)/ 25 g (detected /not detected)
Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?
Yes
Outsourced services
Determination of pesticides by GC; Aflatoxins by HPLC
Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers
Yes
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