Laboratory Testing of Medicinal Mineral Waters
Objective of Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing of medicinal mineral waters is aimed at confirming the compliance of product quality characteristics and safety parameters with the unified requirements established by the applicable EAEU technical regulations.
The objective of testing is to ensure the full safety of the product for consumers and to provide the necessary legal basis for the lawful placement and uninterrupted commercialization of mineral water on both domestic and international markets.
Key Test Parameters
Laboratory testing encompasses the assessment of physicochemical and microbiological parameters.
CHEMICAL PARAMETERS
• Determination of Barium (Ba)• Determination of Boron (B)• Determination of Cadmium (Cd)• Determination of Copper (Cu)• Determination of Arsenic (As)• Determination of Manganese (Mn)• Determination of Nickel (Ni)• Determination of Nitrates (NO₃⁻)• Determination of Nitrites (NO₂⁻)• Determination of Mercury (Hg)• Determination of Selenium (Se)• Determination of Lead (Pb)• Determination of Strontium (Sr²⁺)• Determination of Antimony (Sb)• Determination of Fluorides (F⁻)• Determination of Total Chromium (Cr)• And Other Relevant Parameters
MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
• Determination of the Total Microbial Count• Determination of Escherichia coli (E. coli)• Determination of Coliform Bacteria• Determination of Enterococcus spp.• Determination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa• Determination of Spores of Sulfite-Reducing Clostridia• And Other Microbiological Parameters
State Registration Certificate
“FDA Laboratory” LLC complies with the criteria established by Resolution No. 623-N of the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated 13 June, 2013, “On Approving the Procedure and Criteria for the Designation of Conformity Assessment Bodies,” and has been designated as a Conformity Assessment Body by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.
The laboratory is authorized, based on the results of testing performed, to issue a State Registration Certificate․