COLAVECO

Director

Hirigoyen Dario
dariohirigoyen@yahoo.com.ar

Accreditation Organisation

Coverage of Accreditation

protein= raw a presserved milk;
somatic cells= raw an preserved milk;
total bacterial count= raw a prosseced milk

Type of Milk

Cow milk

Fields of competence related to analyzing milk

Information provider on analytical methods and Research and development in analytical methods

Categories of analytical methods practised

Wet chemistry, Spectroscopic and routine methods, Physico-chemical methods, and Microbiological methods

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, Evaporated Milks and Sweetened Condensed Milks, Milk Powders, Cream Powder and Whey Powders, Fermented Milks, and Ice creams

Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory

Animal health / Herd sanitary (Veterinary analysis), Milk recording / Dairy Herd Improvement / Dairy genetic, Milk payment to producers according to milk composition and quality, Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers), Food trade regulation (protection of customers), and Education and teaching in dairy industry (schools, universities)