The proficiency testings and criteria marked with an ♦ are covered by the « accréditation n° 1-2473, comparaisons interlaboratoires, portée disponible sur www.cofrac.fr »/« n° 1-2473 accreditation, interlaboratory comparisons, scope available on www.cofrac.fr », and detailed flexible scope available there
The fat content of the cheese to be analyzed is less than 20%
- detection of Listeria♦ and Salmonella♦,
- enumeration of coagulase positive Staphylococci♦, Escherichia coli♦, microorganisms at 30 °C♦, enterobacteria♦, sulphite-reducing anaerobes♦, Clostridium perfringens♦ and Bacillus cereus♦
free choice for methods
→ 5 samples containing between:
- absence or presence of Listeria in 25g of cheese and identification of the species, included Listeria monocytogenes
- absence or presence of Salmonella in 25g of cheese
- 0 and 10 000 coagulase positive staphylococci/g
- 0 and 100 000 Escherichia coli/g
- 10 000 and 500 000 microorganisms at 30 °C/g
- 0 and 100 000 enterobacteria/g
- 0 and 1 000 sulphite-reducing anaerobes (without thermisation)/g
- 0 and 1 000 Clostridium perfringens (without thermisation)/g
- 0 and 30 000 Bacillus cereus (without thermisation)/g
→ 1 vial of water to control the temperature of the samples at reception
about 100 g in 120 ml safety vials with locked lids
storage at 3 (±2) °C, with a bacteriostatic mixture preventing any bacterial growth in the milk, but rendered inactive upon dilution
in IATA certified secondary packaging, in insulated box with ice packs by express carrier
at 3 (± 2) °C
analyses must be carried out within 3 days after the date of dispatch
International delivery by international carrier
- In Europe: shipping time: 1 to 3 days depending on the consignee’s country and town
- Intercontinental delivery: shipping time is 1 to 4 days depending on the consignee’s country and town, and time before dispatch may take up to 7 days, the time necessary to obtain customs documents
On condition for the dispatch to certain destinations, please contact us concerning this point
| Sample dispatch | 2022/03/15 | 2022/09/20 |
| Return of results to ACTALIA Cecalait | 2022/03/29 | 2022/10/04 |
Subscription at least 10 days before each dispatch
| Members | Non-members | |
|---|---|---|
| Registration fees per shipment | 63.12 € | 94.63 € |
| Participation fee per tested method | 63.12 € | 94.63 € |
within 1 month of receiving invoice
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ACTALIA Cecalait
Rue de Versailles
BP 70129
39801 POLIGNY CEDEX
FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)3 84 73 63 20
Fax : +33 (0)3 84 73 63 29
Accreditation no 1-5577, tests, no 1-2473 interlaboratory comparisons, scope available on www.cofrac.fr/en
