ALS is the only contract lab in Ireland that has conducted internal validations to comply with ISO 17025 requirements and hold INAB accreditation for the following confrimations using MALDI-TOF:
- Salmonella spp
- Listeria
- Legionella
- Campylobacter
- Pseudomonas
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Coliforms
- Cronobacter spp
- Clostridia
- Staphylococci
- Salmonella spp
- Listeria
MALDI-TOF is recognised by the Retailer Supplementary Audit (RSA) Scheme as an identification tool for selected pathogens. ALS holds RSA compliance for MALDI-TOF to be used in conjunction with our RSA compliant methods for testing own label finished products supplied to Tesco and Marks & Spencer for:
- Salmonella spp
- Listeria
- Campylobacter
ALS will continue to use the current ‘traditional’ methods for identifying any other pathogens on own-label finished products supplied to Tesco and Marks and Spencer samples.
In addition to the above, ALS can also provide unaccredited identifications for 911 species that are in the MALDI-TOF database.
For further details please see our MALDI-TOF brochure or contact the Client Services Team:
t: +353 (0)52 617 8100
e: info.ie@alsglobal.com