Accredited Bodies

Caterion Operation and Maintenance Company - Red Sea Laboratory

Active

Certificate number

Certificate number

N-T-00912

Start date

Start date

6/28/2026

End date

End date

6/27/2029

Service type

Service type

Testing Laboratory

Accreditation specification

Accreditation specification

ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Main field

Main field

Food and agricultural

Address

Address

Umluj

Phone

Phone

Notes

Notes

Validity of the accreditation

اسم الاختبار
المنتج / المادة
طريقة العمل / المواصفة
التقنية / الجهاز المستخدم
Enumeration of culturable
micro-organisms CFU/ml
Colony count
Water
ISO 6222:1999 Water quality—Enumeration
of culturable micro-organisms—Colony
count
by inoculation in a nutrient agar culture
medium
Biological safety cabinet - Incubator -
Autoclave
Detection and enumeration
of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa in 250ml
Water
ISO 16266:2006 Water quality Detection
and enumeration of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Method by membrane filtration
Water System - Biological safety cabinet -
Incubator - Autoclave
Enumeration of
Clostridium perfringens in
100 ml
Water
ISO 14189: 2013 Water quality -Enumeration
of Clostridium perfringens -Method using
membrane filtration
Water System - Biological safety cabinet -
Incubator - Autoclave
Detection and enumeration
of intestinal Enterococci in
100 ml
Water
ISO 7899-2:2000 Water quality -Detection
and enumeration of intestinal enterococci -
Part 2: Membrane filtration method
Water System - Biological safety cabinet -
Incubator - Autoclave
Enumeration of
Enterobacteriaceae / CFU
(colony forming unit
Raw material - Packing material
- food
ISO 21528-2:2017 Microbiology of the food
chain -Horizontal method for the detection
and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae -
Part
2: Colony-count technique
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Enumeration of sulfate reducing
bacteria CFU
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO15213-1:2023 Microbiology of food and
animal feeding stuffs -Horizontal method
for
the enumeration of sulfite-reducing bacteria
growing under anaerobic conditions
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
The number of Coliform in
100 m
Water
ISO 9308-1:2014/Amd 1:2016 Water quality
-
Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform
bacteria -Part 1: Membrane filtration
method
for waters with low bacterial background
flora
Water System - Biological safety cabinet -
Incubator - Autoclave
The number of E.coli in
100 ml
Water
ISO 9308-1:2014 / Amd 1:2016 Water
quality
-Enumeration of Escherichia coli and
coliform
bacteria -Part 1: Membrane filtration
method
for waters with low bacterial background
flora
Water System - Biological safety cabinet -
Incubator - Autoclave
Sterility Test CANNED FOOD
SFDA.FD/GSO 590:1995 MICROBIOLOGICAL
METHODS OF FOOD EXAMINATION -
COMMERCIAL STERILITY TEST FOR
CANNED FOOD
Incubators, - pH meter - Microscope
Enumeration of Total plate
count / CFU (colony
forming unit)
raw material - packing material -
food
ISO 4833:2022 Microbiology of food and
animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method
for
the enumeration of microorganisms --
Colonycount
technique at 30 degrees C
Balance - autoclave -Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of Coliform /
CFU (colony forming unit)
raw material - packing material -
food
ISO 4832:2006 Microbiology of food and
animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method
for
the enumeration of coliforms -- Colonycount
technique
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave-
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Detection of E.coli
raw material - packing material -
food
ISO 7251:2005/Amd 1:2023 Microbiology of
food and animal feeding stuffs --Horizontal
method for the detection and enumeration
of
presumptive Escherichia coli -- Most
probable
number technique
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Enumeration of
Staphylococcus aureus /
CFU (colony forming unit)
raw material - packing material -
food
ISO 6888-1: 2021 / Amd 1 :2023
Microbiology
of food and animal feeding stuffs
Horizontal
method for the enumeration of coagulase
positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus
aureus and other species) Part 1: Technique using
Baird-Parker agar medium
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Enumeration of
presumptive Bacillus
cereus / CFU (colony
forming unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 7932:2014 / Amd 1 :2020 Microbiology
of
food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal
method for the enumeration of presumptive
Bacillus cereus -- Colony-count technique at
30
degrees C
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Detection of salmonella
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 6579-1:2017/Amd 1:2020 Microbiology
of
the food chain -Horizontal method for the
detection, enumeration and serotyping of
Salmonella  Part 1: Detection of Salmonella
spp.
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave 
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Enumeration of yeaste and
moulds / CFU (colony
forming unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 21527-1:2008 Microbiology of food and
animal
feeding stuffs -Horizontal method for the
enumeration of yeasts and moulds
Part 1: Colony count technique in products
with
water
activity greater than 0,95
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Enumeration of yeast and
mould
/ CFU (colony forming unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 21527-2:2008 Microbiology of food and
animal
feeding stuffs -Horizontal method for the
enumeration of yeasts and moulds
Part 2: Colony count technique in products
with
water
activity less than or equal to 0,95
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Enumeration of Clostridium
perfringens / CFU (colony
forming unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 15213-2:2023 Microbiology of the food
chain -
Horizontal method for the detection and
enumeration of Clostridium spp .
Part 2: Enumeration of Clostridium
perfringens
by colonycount technique
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave -
Biological Safety Cabinet - incubator -
refrigerator
Detection of vibrio
parahaemolyticus
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 21872-1:2017/Amd 1:2023 Microbiology
of
the food
chain -Horizontal method for the
determination of Vibrio
spp. -Part 1: Detection of potentially
enteropathogenic
Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and
Vibrio
vulnificus
Balance - autoclave -Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of Listeria sp.
& Listeria monocytogenes
/ CFU (colony forming
unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 11290-2:2017 Microbiology of food and
animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal method
for
the detection and enumeration of Listeria
monocytogenes -- Part 2: Enumeration
method
Balance - autoclave -Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Detection and enumeration
of Campylobacter spp
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 10272-1:2017/Amd 1:2023 Microbiology
of
food and animal feeding stuffs -- Horizontal
method for detection and enumeration of
Campylobacter spp. -- Part 1: Detection
method
Balance - autoclave-Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Detection of Listeria
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 11290-1:2017 Microbiology of the food
chain Horizontal method for the detection
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes
and of Listeria spp
Part 1:Detection method
Balance - autoclave -Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of
Campylobacter spp./ CFU
(colony forming unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 10272-2:2017/Amd 1:2023 Microbiology
of
the food chain -Horizontal method for
detection and enumeration of
Campylobacter
spp. -Part 2:Colony-count technique
Balance - autoclave 􀀀􀀀Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of total and
potentially
enteropathogenic Vibrio
parahaemolyticus / CFU
(colony forming unit
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 21872-2:2020 Microbiology of the food
chain -Horizontal method for the
determination of Vibrio spp.-Part 2:
Enumeration of total and potentially
enteropathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in
seafood using nucleic acid hybridization
Balances- Gravimetric dilutor- Stomacher
Hotplate and heating mantle - Vortex
mixer-
Pipettes and pipettors -Incubator -
Biological safety cabinet- Autoclave
-Enumeration of ß
glucuronidase positive
Escherichia /CFU (colony
forming unit)
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
Microbiology of food and animal feeding
stuffs Horizontal
method for enumeration
of ß-glucuronidase positive Escherichia coli
Part 2:
Colonycount technique at 44 °C using 5-
bromo-4-chloro-3-ß-D- glucuronide
Balances- Gravimetric dilutor- Stomacher -
Hotplate and heating mantle - Vortex
mixer-
Pipettes and pipettors- Incubator -
Biological
safety cabinet- Autoclave
Detection of
Enterobacteriaceae
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
ISO 21528-1:2017 Microbiology of the food
chain-Horizontal method for the detection
and
enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae-Part
1:Detection of Enterobacteriaceae
Balances- Gravimetric dilutor- Stomacher -
Hotplate and heating mantle - Vortex
mixer-
Pipettes and pipettors- Incubator -
Biological
safety cabinet- Autoclave
Detection of Cronobacter
Species PCR Assay
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
Detection of Cronobacter Species PCR Assay
Balances Gravimetric dilutor Stomacher
Hotplate and heating mantle Vortex mixer
PCR qPCR Centrifuge Qubit Flex Pipettes
and pipettors Micropipettes Incubator
Biological safety cabinet Autoclave
Detection of
Campylobacter
jejuni, C. coli and C. lari
PCR
Raw material - Packing material
- Food
Detection of  Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli and C. lari PCR Assay
Balances Gravimetric dilutor Stomacher
Hotplate and heating mantle Vortex mixer
PCR qPCR Centrifuge Qubit Flex Pipettes
and pipettors Micropipettes Incubator
Biological safety cabinet Autoclave
Environmental samples in
the
area of food and feed
production, Swab and
contact plate
Environmental samples in the
area of food and feed production
ISO 18593:2018 Microbiology of the food
chain
Horizontal methods for surface sampling
Hotplate and heating mantle - Vortex
mixer-
Pipettes and pipettors- Incubator -
Biologicalsafety
cabinet- Autoclave
Environmental samples in
the
area of food and feed production, Air Quality
Environmental samples in the
area of food and feed production
ISO 14698-1:2003 Cleanrooms and
associated
controlled environments Biocontamination control Part 1: General principles and
methods
Hotplate and heating mantle Vortex mixer
Pipettes and pipettors Incubator Biological
safety cabinet Autoclave
Detection of coliform Raw material - Packing material – food
Microbiology of food and animal feeding
stuffs -- Horizontal method for
the detection and enumeration of coliforms
-- Most probable number technique
SASO-ISO-4831
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor - autoclave 􀀀
Biological Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of culturable micro-organisms
CFU/ml Colony count Using Petrifilmm
Raw material - Packing material - Food Instruction manual from the manufacture
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor􀀀􀀀Biological
Safety Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of yeaste and moulds / CFU
(colony forming unit) Using Petrifilmm
Raw material - Packing material - food Instruction manual from the manufacture
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor􀀀􀀀Biological
Safety Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of Total E.
Coli in Food Products
Using  Petri film
Raw material - Packing material
- food
Instruction manual from the manufacture
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor-Biological
Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
Enumeration of Total
Coliform in Food Products
Using Petri film
Raw material - Packing material
- food
Instruction manual from the manufacture
Balance - Gravimetric dilutor-Biological
Safety
Cabinet - incubator - refrigerator
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