Laboratory Testing of Dairy Products
Objective of Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing plays a key role in the production and circulation of dairy products, ensuring control over safety and quality indicators. It enables the assessment of product compliance with local, international or Eurasian Customs Union technical regulations.
In accordance with the technical regulations of the Customs Union, laboratory testing of dairy products is carried out in compliance with CU TR 033 and CU TR 021, and other applicable regulatory documents.
Key Test Parameters
Laboratory testing of dairy products encompasses a range of key parameters that ensure their safety and quality.
CHEMICAL PARAMETERS
• Determination of Moisture Content and Dry Matter Content• Determination of Acidity• Determination of Solids-Not-Fat Content (SNF)• Determination of Protein Mass Fraction• Determination of Nitrogen Mass Fraction (N)• Determination of Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN) and Protein Nitrogen (PN)• Determination of Density• Determination of Fat Mass Fraction• Determination of Sodium Chloride Content (NaCl) and Chlorides (Cl⁻)• Determination of Vegetable Fats in the Fat Phase• Determination of trans-isomer fatty acids mass fraction• Determination of Linoleic Acid Content• Determination of Oleic Acid Content• Determination of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) Mass Fraction• Determination of Total Sugars• Determination of Sucrose and Glucose Content• Determination of Active Acidity (pH)• Determination of Streptomycin Residues• Determination of Penicillin and Chloramphenicol Residues• Determination of Tetracycline Group Residues• Detection of Non-Dairy Fat Adulteration• Determination of Fatty Acid Composition in the Fat Phase• Determination of Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) Content• Determination of Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As) Content• Determination of DDT and Its Metabolites, and Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) (α-, β-, γ-Isomers)• Determination of Aflatoxin M1 and Aflatoxin B1 Content• Determination of Deoxynivalenol (DON)• Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)• Determination of T-2 Toxin• Determination of Fumonisin B1 and Fumonisin B2• Determination of Zearalenone• Determination of Melamine Content• Determination of Peroxide Value• Determination of Benzoapyrene• Determination of Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid ContentAnd Other relevant parameters
Microbiological Parameters
• Determination of Yeasts and Molds• Determination of Coliform Bacteria (Coliforms)• Determination of Escherichia coli• Determination of Staphylococcus aureus• Determination of Bacillus cereus• Determination of of bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae• Determination of Enterobacter sakazakii• Determination of Sulfite-Reducing Clostridium• Determination of Salmonella spp.• Detection of Listeria monocytogenes• Determination of Lactic Acid Bacteria• Determination of Bifidobacteria• Assessment of Visible Defects and identification of spoilage signs after thermostatic incubation.• Determination of the number of Mesophilic Aerobic and Facultative Anaerobic Microorganisms (Total Viable Count)And Other microbiological parameters
Provision of Test Results
Based on the test results, the laboratory issues an official test report.
Declaration Process
The test report issued by “FDA Laboratory” LLC is an official document that enables the organization of the product declaration process.
“FDA Laboratory” LLC cooperates with the Product Certification Body of “Certification and Quality” LLC, which, within the scope of its accreditation, issues EAC or AST (Technical Regulation of Armenia) Declarations of Conformity.
For further details regarding the certification process, please call +374 96 35 00 01.