Independent Packaging Laboratory
Testing laboratory no. 1316 (Nezávislá obalová laboratoř VŠCHT Praha)
• Testing of packaging agents and materials designated for direct contact with foodstuff
• Testing of food quality with respect to effects of packaging systems
(Other services conducted, but not covered by accreditation: Assesment of functional properties of packaging materials; Chemical analyses of packaging materials; Evaluation of suitability of packaging system; Design of packaging systems; Assesment of package with respect to its compliance with Czech law Acts no. 477/2001 and 54/2004, Coll.)
contact (Dept. of Food Preservation):
assoc. prof. Jaroslav Dobiáš, Ph.D.
e-mail: Jaroslav.Dobias@vscht.cz; phone: +420 220 44 3083
Metrologic and Testing Laboratory
Testing laboratory no. 1316.2 (Metrologická a zkušební laboratoř) is a joint laboratory of Dept. of Food Analysis and Nutrition of FFBT and Dept. of Analytical Chemistry of FCHI
• Analyses of foodstuff, dietary supplements, food commodities, feed and other agricultural products, environmental contaminants - accredited test, expert’s reports and consultations
• Development and validation of analytical methods and detection techniques
• Organization and evaluation of interlaboratory comparisons
• Participation in development and standardizations of analytical methods and chemical metrology on international scale (collaboration with NMi and IRMM)
contacts at FFBT:
prof. Jana Hajslová, Ph.D.
e-mail: Jana.Hajslova@vscht.cz; phone: +420 220 44 3185
prof. Vladimir Kocourek, Ph.D.
e-mail: Vladimir.Kocourek@vscht.cz; phone: +420 220 44 3057
Testing Laboratory of the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Testing laboratory no. 1316.3 (Zkušební laboratoř Ústavu biochemie a mikrobiologie), which involves two specialized laboratories:
Laboratory of Microbiology
• Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms (yeasts and moulds, coagulase-positive staphylococci, family Enterobacteriacae, beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli) in food and animal feeding stuff
• Horizontal method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in food and animal feeding stuff
• Microbiological analysis of drinking water according to the valid legislative:
• Detection and enumeration of indicators of fecal contamination (intestinal enterococci, E. coli, Coliform bacteria)
Laboratory of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
• Proof of GMO by PCR method in food raw materials and food
• Quantification of GMO by using real-time PCR in food raw materials and food
• Approved to conduct controls and quantification of transgenic organisms in the permitted range for the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic
contacts: .
Prof. Katerina Demnerova, Ph.D.
e-mail: Katerina.Demnerova@vscht.cz; phone: +420 220 44 3025
assoc. prof. Jarmila Pazlarova, Ph.D.
e-mail: Jarmila.Pazlarova@vscht.cz; phone: +420 220 44 3075