Frequency of microbiological food laboratory temperature checks?
i wanted to know is there any specific number of times a food microbiological lab temperature is to be monitored during an 8 hour shift? the lab is ISO 17025 accredited. it is a small lab with mostly automated work.
Good morning Mer1in, welcome!
i wanted to know is there any specific number of times a food microbiological lab temperature is to be monitored during an 8 hour shift? the lab is ISO 17025 accredited. it is a small lab with mostly automated work.
Hi mer1in,
I have never encountered such a specific monitoring requirement although IMEX lab. temperature can be a factor where measurements like APC require a "low" incubation temperature.
Is there a related clause in the iso17025 Standard ?
Hi Charles,
According to ISO 17025 i think we need to monitor the environmental conditions, but i don't think they have mentioned any frequency. Our environmental forms were made by our consultants a few years back, I m considering modifying them to make it more apt for our lab.
Thank you for any feedback u can help me with.
Hi Charles,
According to ISO 17025 i think we need to monitor the environmental conditions, but i don't think they have mentioned any frequency. Our environmental forms were made by our consultants a few years back, I m considering modifying them to make it more apt for our lab.
Thank you for any feedback u can help me with.
Hi merlin,
As per Post 3, the only relevance I can think of is where the analyses being conducted are sensitive to environment.
Or possibly the storage of chemicals in laboratory use.
Haven't checked the Standard but,offhand, I have never encountered a related monitoring query in "psuedo"-ISO17025 audits (chem/micro lab).