INTI LCTEOS SEDE RAFAELA
RUTA 34 KM 227, 6
919
SANTA FE
Argentina
Phone : +0054 3492 440607
Fax : +0054 3492 440607
Technical Manager (or contact person)
Fabro Mabel
mfabro@inti.gob.ar
Affiliation(s)
Government/Regulatory
Accreditation Organisation
Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion (OAA)
Av. Julio A. Rocca 651 - 5 Piso, sectores 8 y 9
1000
Capital Federal
Argentina
Coverage of Accreditation
According ISO 17025
Fat, Protein, Solid, Moisture, Ash in fluid milk, powder milk and cheese for reference methods.
Fat, Protein, Solid in fluid milk by IR
Vitamin A, Vitamin D in powder milk
Count of microorganism at 30 in fluid and powder milk.
Coliform count at 30 in milk and cheese
Staphylococci coagulasa + count in cheese
Somatic cell count in milk
Type of Milk
Cow milk, Goat milk, Ewe milk, and Buffalo milk
Fields of competence related to analyzing milk
National proficiency testing organizer, Reference Material supplier, Master laboratory for centralized calibration, Training session organizer in laboratory techniques, Information provider on analytical methods, Evaluation of analytical methods/instruments, Research and development in analytical methods, and National regulatory control of analyses
Categories of analytical methods practised
Wet chemistry, Spectroscopic and routine methods, Chromatography, Physico-chemical methods, Biochemical methods (enzym., immuno., mol. biol.), Microbiological methods, Rheology, and Sensory Analysis
Milk and milk Products Tested
Liquid milk and whey (including raw milk, skim milk, homogenized,heat-treated, etc.), Butter, Cheese and Processed Cheese and Processed Cheese Preparations, Dairy Fat Spreads, Evaporated Milks and Sweetened Condensed Milks, Cream and Prepared Creams, Milk Powders, Cream Powder and Whey Powders, Edible Casein Products, Fermented Milks, Ice creams, Milk based desserts, and Composite foods with dairy ingredients
Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory
Production monitoring and commercial exchanges in dairy industry