CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION In terms of section 22(2) (b) of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act 19 of 2006), read with sections 23(1), (2) and (3) of the said Act, I hereby certify that:- ASPIRATA AUDITING TESTING AND CERTIFICATION (PTY) LTD Co. Reg. No.: 2013/002068/07 T/A NOSA TESTING - MIDRAND Facility Accreditation Number: T0367 is a South African National Accreditation System accredited facility provided that all conditions and requirements are complied with This certificate is valid as per the scope as stated in the accompanying schedule of accreditation, Annexure A, bearing the above accreditation number for MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS The facility is accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 The accreditation demonstrates technical competency for a defined scope and the operation of a quality management system While this certificate remains valid, the Accredited Facility named above is authorised to use the relevant accreditation symbol to issue facility reports and/or certificates Mr R Josias Chief Executive Officer Effective Date: 30 November 2017 Certificate Expires: 29 November 2022
ANNEXURE A SCHEDULE OF ACCREDITATION Facility Number: T0367 Permanent Address of Laboratory: Aspirata Auditing Testing and Certification (Pty) Ltd T/a NOSA Testing 20 Reedbuck Crescent Corporate Park South Randjespark Midrand, 1685 Technical Signatories: Mrs FA Jordaan (Molecular Methods) M Moepi (Immunology, Molecular and Chemical) Z Mangisa (AMS-ACLC-106) Mr A Clavering (AMS-ACLC-109 & 110) Mr A Mamphuli (AMS-ACLC-101, 102, 105, 108, 111, 112 & 113) JM Maphoso (Microbiology Methods) T Malima (Microbiology Methods) K Nghulele (Microbiology Methods Excl. 301 & 302) Mrs R Erlank (Microbiology Methods Excl. 301 & 302) N Sithela (Microbiology Methods Excl. 301 & 302) N Loubser (Microbiology Methods Excl. 301 & 302) Postal Address: Postnet Suite 125 Private Bag X3 The Reeds, Centurion Nominated Representative: J Pillay Tel: (012) 685-0800 Issue No.: 36 Fax: (012) 685-0899 Date of Issue: 26 September 2018 E-mail: jasomay.pillay@aspirata.co.za Expiry Date: 29 November 2022 Material or Products Tested MICROBIOLOGY Food (Meat, Processed Meat, Poultry, Nuts, Seafood, Starch, Dairy product, Ready to eat meal, Sauce, Spice, Confectionary, Eggs, Oil, Animal feed/pet food, Baked products, Fresh vegetables, Frozen vegetables, Fruit and Fruit Salads, Beverages, Sugar and Sugar products) and Swabs Type of Tests / Properties Measured, Range of Measurement Enumeration of Escherichia coli and Coliforms in food using Colony count technique Standard Specifications, Techniques / Equipment Used AMS-AML-101 (Based on SANS ISO 4832:2007) Page 1 of 6
Food (Meat and Meat products, Processed Meat, Poultry, Nut and Nut products, Seafood, Fresh vegetables, Frozen vegetables, Fruit, Starch and Starch products, Dairy products, Ready to eat meal, Sauces, Beverage, Sugar and Sugar products, Egg and Egg products, Pet food/animal feed, Baked products, Oil, Confectionary and Salads) and Swabs (Surface Food (Pet food/animal feed, Dairy products, Fresh vegetables, Nut and Nut products, frozen vegetables, Spices, Ready to eat food, Starch product, Sugar products, Sauces, Beverage, Processed Meat, Meat and Meat products, Poultry, Seafood, Eggs, Fruits, Confectionary, Sugar and Sugar products) and Swabs Food (Meat, Processed Meat, Poultry, Nut and Nut products, Seafood, Fresh vegetables, Frozen vegetables, Fruit, Starch and Starch products, Diary products, Ready to eat meal, Sauces, Beverage, Sugar and Sugar products, Egg and Egg products, Pet food, Baked products, Oil and Confectionery) and Swabs Food (Meat, Processed Meat, Poultry, Nut and Nut products, Seafood, Fresh vegetables, Frozen vegetables, Fruit, Starch and Starch products, Dairy products, Ready to eat meal, Sauces, Beverage, Sugar and Sugar products, Egg and Egg products, Pet food/animal feed, Baked products, Oil and Confectionary) and Swabs (Surface Food (Mould: Meat, Dairy products, Spices, Nut and Nut products, Baked products, Vegetables, Juice, Fruit, Starch products, Animal feed/pet food) and (Yeast: Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Fruits, Dairy, Animal feed/pet food, Nut and Nut products, Eggs, Vegetables, Baked products and Juice) and Swabs Enumeration of Micro-organisms in food using Colony count technique (Total aerobic plate count). Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus using Baird Parker medium Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae Enumeration of Yeasts and Moulds AMS-AML-102 (Based on SANS ISO 4833:2007) AMS-AML-103 (Based on SANS ISO 6579:2003) AMS-AML-104 (Based on SANS ISO 6888-1:1999) AMS-AML-107 (Based on SANS ISO 21528-2:2005) AMS-AML-110 (Based on SANS ISO 7954:1987) Page 2 of 6
Food (Pet food/animal feed, Dairy product, Fresh vegetables, Nut and Nut product, Spices, Frozen vegetables, Ready to eat food, Starch, Sauce, Beverage, Processed Meat, Raw Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Eggs and Confectionary) and Swabs (Surface Food (Pet food, Dairy products, Fresh vegetables, Nut and Nut products, Frozen vegetables, Spices, Ready to eat food, Starch product, Sauces, Beverage, Processed Meat, Raw Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Eggs, Fruits, Confectionary, Sugar and Sugar products) and Swabs (Surface and Hand) Poultry, Canned products, Seafood, Dairy products, Sauce, Animal feed/pet food, Baked goods, Mixed vegetables, Spices, Salad Dressing) and Swabs Food (Frozen vegetables, Ready to eat meals, Juice, Egg, Sauce, Nuts and Nuts product, Processed Meat, Meat and Meat products, Poultry, Seafood, Fruit, Dairy and Confectionery) and Swabs (Surface Detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria spp. Detection of Shigella (Absent / Present) Enumeration of Micro-organisms using Colony count technique (Total anaerobic plate count) Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli 0157 AMS-AML-111 (Based on SANS ISO 11290-1:1996) AMS-AML-112 (Based on SANS ISO 21567:2005) AMS-AML-115 (Based on SANS ISO 4833:2007) AMS-AML-118 (Based on SANS ISO 16654:2003) Food (Poultry, Seafood, Eggs, Confectionery, Sauce, Dairy, Fresh products, Pet food, Animal feed, Raw Meat, Processed Meat, Confectionery, Beverage, Fresh vegetables, Frozen vegetables, Nuts and Nuts product, Ready to eat products, Starch and Spices) Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes AMS-AML-129 (Based on SANS ISO 11290-2:1998) Dairy products, Spices, Nut and Nut products, Baked products and Poultry) Food (Seafood, Spices, Canned food, Meat, Vegetables and Poultry) Enumeration of Bacillus cereus Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens AMS-AML-105 (Based on SANS ISO 7932:2005) AMS-AML-106 (Based on SANS ISO 7937:2007) Poultry, Seafood, Juice, Dairy products, Ready to eat, Sauce and Eggs) Enumeration Mesophilic Lactic acid bacteria AMS-AML-108 (Based on SANS ISO 15214:1998) Page 3 of 6
Poultry, Seafood, Juice, Dairy products, Ready to eat, Sauce and Eggs) Poultry, Seafood, Fresh vegetables and Starch products) Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Enumeration of Campylobacter spp. AMS-AML-114 (Based on SANS ISO 13720:2009) AMS-AML-117 (Based on SANS ISO 10272-2:2006) Water (Potable and Environmental) Water (Potable and Environmental) Cooling Tower and Environmental samples Enumeration of Total Coliform, Thermotolerant Coliform and Escherichia coli using Membrane filtration method Estimate the total number of viable heterotrophic bacteria in water by using Standard plate count method (35 C) Detection of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in water Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using Membrane filtration method Enumeration of Sulfite-reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) using Membrane filtration method Detection and Enumeration of faecal Streptococci enterococci Detection of Salmonella spp. using Membrane filtration method Enumeration of Yeast and Moulds Detection of Listeria monocytogenes Detection of Escherichia coli 0157 Total Plate Count of Heterotrophic bacteria at 22 C and 37 C Legionella Serotyping AMS-AML-201 (Based on SANS ISO 5221:2011) AMS-AML-202 (Based on SANS ISO 5221:2011) AMS-AML-203 (Based on SANS ISO 6315:2003) AMS-AML-204 (Based on SANS ISO 16266:2008) AMS-AML-206 (Based on SANS ISO 6461-2:2003) AMS-AML-205 (Based on SANS ISO 7899) AMS-AML-207 (Based on SANS ISO 6340:2004) AMS-AML-209 (Based on SANS ISO 7954:1987) AMS-AML-210 (Based on SANS ISO 11290-1:1996) AMS-AML-212 (Based on SANS ISO 16654-1:2003) AMS-AML-218 AMS-AML-127 Water (Potable, Environmental and Cooling Tower) Medical Devices Detection and Enumeration of Legionella species using Membrane filtration method Bio-burden and Sterility of Medical devices AMS-AML-208 (Based on SANS 11731:2008) AMS-AML-301 (Based on SANS ISO 11737-1:2006/ISO 11737-2:2008 Disinfectants and Detergents Bactericidal efficacy AMS-AML-302 (Based on SANS 1853:2009/ SANS 643:2013) Culture Plates MOLECULAR Food (Meat, Processed Meat products, Fruit, Milk, Milk products and Vegetables) and Surface Swabs Identification of Microorganisms using Vitek MS VTEC and STEC Real-Time PCR Detection AMS-AML-303 AMS-AMML-301 Page 4 of 6
Food (Spices, Pasta, Bread, Sauces, Oats, Surface Swabs, Meat, Processed food (ready to eat meals, pies), Nuts, Vegetables, Soy milk, Oils/butter, Flour, Cookies/Biscuits, Dough) and Water Allergen Real Time PCR Detection: Peanut, Soya, Gluten/Wheat and Fish AMS-AMML-307 Meat, Processed meat products (cold meat, pies, bacon), Pet food (tinned and pellets) Potable water Animal Identification Real-Time PCR: Pork, Chicken & Beef Cryptosporidium Real Time - PCR Detection Giardia Real Time - PCR Detection AMS-AMML-311 AMS-AMML-309 AMS-AMML-308 CHEMICAL - IMMUNOLOGY Food (Rice, Oats, Brown sugar, Popcorn maize, Flour, Crust, Wheat, Porridge, Cereals, Instant coffee, nuts, spices (chillies, Black pepper, Turmeric), Green coffee, Tea, Peanut butter, Sauces, Maize and sorghum) and Feed (Dog and Cat) Screening and Quantification of Aflatoxin Total by ELISA AMS-AIL-101 Spices, Wheat, Oats, Popcorn Maize, Rice and Flour CHEMICAL Drinking & Surface Water Screening and Quantification of Fumonisin Total by ELISA Determination of Macrochemical determinants Nitrate and Nitrite as N, Sulphate as SO 4 and Ammonia as N AMS-AIL-103 AMS-ACLC-106 Gallery Automated Chemical Analyser Drinking, Waste and Surface Water Determination of Electrical Conductivity and Calculated TDS AMS-ACLC-101 Determination of Colour Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand AMS-ACLC-113 AMS-ACLC-112 Determination of Chloride AMS--ACLC-108 Drinking Water Determination of Phenol AMS-ACLC-111 Determination of physical and aesthetic determinants ph & turbidity AMS-ACLC-102 (ph Meter) AMS-ACLC-105 (Turbidity Meter) Determination of Microchemical determinants AMS-ACLC-109 (ICP-MS) Page 5 of 6
Metal Fume Determination of metal fumes trapped on MCE or PVC membrane filters Original Date of Accreditation: 30 November 2007 AMS-ACLC-110 (ICP-MS) ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM Accreditation Manager Page 6 of 6