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 Microbiology testing laboratories determine the conformity of microbial content in foods, in general, and meat and poultry, in particular, with local and international standards in order to ensure safety of imports and exported food industries, crops, and materials involved in the manufacturing of food to ensure that it is free of pathogenic microbes.

Microbiology test laboratories are located at the following GOEIC branches:   (Cairo Airport, Dekheila, Port Said, Damietta, Al Adabiya and Aswan)

Microbiology laboratories detect pathogenic bacteria and fungi in the following products:

 

 Foods of animal origin
  • Meat and poultry and its products
  • Dairy and its products
  • Fish and its products

Foods of vegetal origin
  • Fresh, dried and preserved vegetables and fruits
  • Spices and herbs
  • Juices, jam and canned goods
  • Gum / grains (like soybeans and beans)

Processed foods
  • Like macaroni, mustard, mayonnaise etc.

Paper products
  • Napkins, kitchen roll towels, wet wipes, children diapers and women sanitary pads

Water quality
  • Natural mineral and non-mineral water, drinking water and treated irrigation water

Detergents and disinfectants
  • Inspection of the cleansing power of detergents and disinfectants

Food factories, primary production lines and animal production farms
  • Analysis of air swabs, different surfaces swabs, swabs from hands of workers in manufacturing sites and animal production farms and swabs of all production and food circulation locations

Instant yeast
  • Capacity of fermentation
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Quality control of foods within touristic facilities
  • Cooked and half cooked food
  • Swabs from cutting areas/ swabs from cutting tools/ swabs from hands of workers

GOEIC Microbiology laboratories are one of the first food laboratories in Egypt to detect genetically modified foods in order to achieve the desire of exporters in conducting the analysis as one of the most important requirements for the importer in the Gulf countries and Europe.

 Microbes detected in foods, surfaces swabs and environment     

 

 1- Estimation of Staphylococcus Bacteria

2- Estimation of yeasts and fungi in foods with water content more than 0.95

3- Estimation of yeasts and fungi in foods with water content less than or equal 0.95

4- Total count of aerobes

5- Estimation of Enterobacteriaceae family

6- Colic microbes

7- Estimation of colic bacteria and Escherichia Coli

8- Estimation of Bacillus cereus

9- Estimation of Clostridium perfringens

10- Detection of Salmonella by using traditional way and by RT-PCR device. Reception of results is within 24 hours

11- Detection of Shigella

12- Detection of Campylobacter

13- Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes

14- Coccidioidomycosis

15- Cholera Pathogens

16- Sulfur-reducing Bacteria

17- Total counting of bacteria contaminating butter, fermented dairy, and fresh cheese

18- Detection of Clostridium Botulinum by using RT-PCR device 


 Microbes which are detected in water:

Detection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa bacteria in water

Detection of Legionella in water by using RT-PCR device. Reception of results within (24 H)

Devices used in inspection:

Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT- PCR) device

Enzyme-linked Immuno sorbent Assay (ELISA) device

 

Available tests by devices:

First: RT-PCR device (all details are already available in English)

  • Detection of E.Coli 0.157 H7,104,0111,026 and 0103 serogroups
  • Detection of Clostridium botulinum
  • Detection of listeria monocytogenes
  • Detection of Salmonella spp
  • Detection of campylobacter spp
  • Detection of Chlamydia spp.
  • Screening of GMO in a food sample(Herbicide- soybean is an example of a GM food crop)
  • Detection of the Legionella species in water
  • Detection of hepatitis A & Norovirus in fruits and vegetables 
  • Detection of Vibro. in fish

Second: ELISA device:

Detection of Vibro. in fish :

 

Certified tests in microbiology laboratories (all details are already available in English)

Standard Specification

 Tests 

No 

     Materials

ISO 6888-1 

Enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci

(Staphylococcus aureus )

1

Food and animal feeding tuffs

ISO 21527-1

Enumeration of yeast and moulds in products with water activity greater than 0,95

2

ISO 21527- 2

Enumeration of yeast and moulds in products with water activity less than or equal to 0,95

3

ISO 4833-1

Enumeration of microorganisms (Total aerobic count) at 30oC

4

ISO 4832

Enumeration of Coliform

5

NMKL125

 Enumeration thermotolerant Coliform bacteria and E.coli

6

ISO 16649-2

Enumeration of B -glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli at 44oC

7

ISO7937

Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens

8

ISO 7932

Enumeration of Bacillus cereus

9

ISO 21528-2

Enumeration of Enterobacteriacea

10

ISO 22119

ISO 22174

Detection of Salmonella spp.by RT-PCR(24h)

11

ISO  21567

Detection of Shigella spp. 

12

ISO 10272-1

Detection of Campylobacter spp. 

13

ISO 11290-1 

Detection of Listeria monocytogen

14

ISO  21872-2 

Detection of potentially enteropathogenic

Vibrio spp. 

15

NMKL 68

Determination of Enterococcus  in foods

16

ISO 13559

  Enumeration of contaminating microorganisms - Colony-count technique at 30 oC

17

Butter, fermented milks and fresh cheese

Standard Specification

Tests

No

Materials

ISO 7899

Detection and Enumeration of  intestinal enterococci by membrane filteration method

14

 

 

Water Quality

ISO 9308-1

Detection and Enumeration of Escherichia coli and Coliform bacteria

15

ISO 16266

Detection and Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa,by membrane filteration method

16

In-house method based on ISO 9308-1

Detection and Enumeration of Fecal Coliforms

17

ISO 6222

Enumeration ofculturable micro-organisms

 

In-house method based on ISO 21527

Enumeration of yeast and moulds

18

ISO 14189

Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens

19

In-house method based on ISO 6888-1 

Enumeration of coagulase-positive Staphylococci

(Staphylococcus aureus)

21

Swab and Enviromental Monitoring

In-house method based on ISO 21527-1 

Enumeration of yeast and moulds

22

In-house method based on ISO 4833

Enumeration of Total aerobic plate count

23

In-house method based on ISO 21528-2

Enumeration of Enterobacteriacea

24

In-house method based on ISO 4832

Enumeration of Coliform

25

In-house method

NMKL125

 Enumeration thermotolerant Coliform bacteria and E.coli

26

In-house method based on ISO 6579 

Detection of Salmonella spp

27

In-house method based on ISO 11290-1 

Detection of Listeria monocytogen& spp

28

 

The following tests are being prepared for certification:

Rapid detection of Legionella bacteria in water by using RT-PCR device.

Detection of genetically modified foods


Services provided by microbiology testing laboratories:

 Inspection and analysis of food commodities samples for the public, as well as inspection and audit companies;

Courses on food industries, food quality and safety as well as for university students;

Contribution to accrediting other laboratories in Egypt, and the Arab States, in addition to qualifying laboratories for accreditation;

 Providing technical advice for factories.


 The following courses are provided:

 Specialized courses (theoretical and practical) on all certified tests to detect microbes in foods and water

- Training course on food safety and food poisoning with different contaminants

- Training course on food safety and biological risks

- Training course on uncertainty calculation in laboratories

- An introductory Training course on genetically modified foods and methods of how to detect them (theoretically and practically by using RT-PCR device).

- Health and safety in food laboratories

- Registration is now open for those working outside of GOEIC

 

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