SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017

EUROFINS MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. – DES MOINES

2200 Rittenhouse Street
Des Moines, IA 50321
Guru Parkar Phone: 515 631 9529

BIOLOGICAL

Valid To: October 31, 2023 Certificate Number: 3329.01

In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process (including an assessment of the laboratory's
compliance with the A2LA Food Testing Program Requirements, containing the 2018 “AOAC International Guidelines
for Laboratories Performing Microbiological and Chemical Analyses of Food, Dietary Supplements, and
Pharmaceuticals”), accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following tests on commodities, foods,
dietary supplements, feeds, and pet foods:

Test/Technology Test Method(s)

AOAC 990.12
Aerobic Plate Count (Petrifilm)
(O-TC-MET- 5401)
AOAC 966.23;
FDA BAM Chapter 3;
Aerobic Plate Count (Pour Plate)
CMMEF Chapter 8
(O-TC-MET- 5402)
FDA BAM Chapter 14
Bacillus cereus
(O-TC-MET-14120)
ISO 7937
Clostridium perfringens
(O-TC-MET-6425)
FDA BAM Chapter 4;
Coliform & Escherichia coli (MPN) AOAC 966.24, 988.19
(O-TC-MET-5400)
AOAC 991.14
Coliform & E. coli (Petrifilm)
(O-TC-MET-5399)
AOAC-RI 022002
E. coli O157:H7 (Eurofins BACGene)
(O-SSD-EUUSME-MET35515)
AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 031002
E. coli O157:H7 (Hygiena BAX)
(O-TC-MET-11837)

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 Test/Technology Test Method(s)
AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 102003
E. coli O157:H7 (Hygiena BAX Exact)
(O-SSD-EUUSME-MET40347)
AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 091301
E. coli STEC (Hygiena BAX)
(O-TC-MET18449)
AOAC-RI 022003
E. coli STEC (Eurofins BACGene)
(O-SSD-EUUSME-MET35707)
CMMEF Chapter 9;
Enterobacteriaceae (Petrifilm) AOAC 2003.01
(O-TC-MET-6614)
CMMEF Chapter 9
Enterobacteriaceae (Pour Plate)
(O-TC-MET16874)
AOAC 2013.10
Listeria spp. (BioMerieux VIDAS UP)
(O-TC-MET-5394)
AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 050903
Listeria spp. (Hygiena BAX 24E)
(O-TC-MET-5392)
L. monocytogenes AOAC 2013.11
(BioMerieux VIDAS UP) (O-TC-MET-5395)

AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 080901

L. monocytogenes (Hygiena BAX 24E)
(O-TC-MET-5392)

FDA BAM Chapter 10

Listeria spp. Confirmation
O-TC-MET-19030
FDA BAM Chapter 10
L. monocytogenes Confirmation
(O-TC-MET-5390)
Listeria spp. & L. monocytogenes AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods
061701, 061702, 061703
(Eurofins BACGene) (O-TC-MET-14116)
AOAC 2013.01
Salmonella (BioMerieux VIDAS UP)
(O-TC-MET-5388)
AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 121501
Salmonella (Eurofins BACGene)
(O-TC-MET-14068)
AOAC 2003.09;
Salmonella (Hygiena BAX) AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method 100201
(O-TC-MET-5381)
FDA BAM Chapter 5
Salmonella spp. Confirmation
(O-TC-MET-5384)

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 Test/Technology Test Method(s)
AOAC 2003.07, 2003.08, 2003.11
Staphylococcus aureus (Petrifilm)
(O-TC-MET-5406)
FDA BAM Chapter 12
Staphylococcus aureus
(O-TC-MET-5407)
AACC 42-50;
Yeast and Mold Count (Modified) FDA BAM Chapter 18
(O-TC-MET-5404)

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 Accredited Laboratory
A2LA has accredited

EUROFINS MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. – DES MOINES

Des Moines, IA
for technical competence in the field of

Biological Testing
This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This laboratory also meets the
requirements of A2LA R204 – Specific Requirements – Food and Pharmaceutical Laboratory Accreditation Program. This
accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality
management system (refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated April 2017).

Presented this 26th day of August 2021.

_______________________
Vice President, Accreditation Services
For the Accreditation Council
Certificate Number 3329.01
Valid to October 31, 2023

For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Biological Scope of Accreditation.