RESOURCES

Paperwork and background information in support of your microbiological testing needs. Please contact us with inquiries about testing procedures and processes not covered here.

• Instructions for Completing General Chain of Custody
• General Chain of Custody: Excel format | PDF format
  
  
• Chain of Custody Instructions for RTE Verification Submissions
• Chain of Custody for RTE Verification: Excel format | PDF format
  
  
• Water Sampling Instructions
• Chain of Custody for Water Submissions: Excel format | PDF format
  
  
• Chain of Custody for Shelf Life Study Submissions: Excel format

Accreditations

I.G. MicroMed laboratory is government approved with ISO 17025 accreditation from Standards Council of Canada (SCC). In addition, we are designated by the British Columbia provincial government as an approved laboratory for microbiological testing of drinking water.

For more information, click to download either our IG MicroMed SCC Scope of Accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 for testing on Foods and Edible Products (Human and Animal Consumption) or our IG MicroMed SCC Certificate of Accreditation.

To view a copy of our EWQA license, please click here.

Memberships

• British Columbia Environment Industry Association
• BC Food Processors Association
• British Columbia Food Protection Association
  
• AOAC International

Links

• Health Canada Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) Standards and Guidelines for Microbiological Safety of Food - An Interpretive Summary – regulatory standards and guidelines regarding foods following identification of a microbiological health and safety concern
• Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108)
• Health Canada Compendium of monographs based on natural health product (NHP) ingredients – a review of the safety and efficacy of many commonly used NHPs
• Health Canada Policy on Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready to Eat Foods