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), and operating with a Health Canada establishment licence. In addition, we are designated by the British Columbia provincial government as an approved laboratory for microbiological testing of drinking water.

For more information, view I.G. MicroMed’s SCC Scope of Accreditation regarding ISO 17025 accreditation for testing on Foods and Edible Products (Human and Animal Consumption).

For copies of current Health Canada Establishment License or EWQA license please contact us directly.

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
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency Standards and Methods Manual – seafood standards and methods
• Health Canada Compendium of monographs based on natural health product (NHP) ingredients – a review of the safety and efficacy of many commonly used NHPs.
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency Risk-based Verification Sampling of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meat and Poultry Products – detailing sampling that must be implemented by operators who produce RTE meat and poultry products that are exposed to the environment after processing.
• Health Canada Policy on Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready to Eat Foods