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Approved laboratories for testing meat and products for E. coli O157:H7 and top six STEC

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, October 2024

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Routine Testing

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
Bindaree Beef Pty Ltd
Contact: Danna Stephens
Email: danna.stephens@bindareebeef.com.au
Tel: (02) 6721 1411
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS 0157 (AOAC 2005.04)
EC Throsby Pty Ltd
Contact: Andrew Delgado
Email: qamanager@ecthrosby.com.au
Tel: (02) 6574 7744
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Northern Co-operative Meat Co Ltd
Contact: Gigi Fox
Email: qa.lab@cassino.com.au
Tel: (02) 6660 0738 
GENE-UP E. coli O157:H7 2 (AOAC 2019.03)
GENE-UP EHEC Series (AOAC 2020.06)
Symbio Laboratories - Sydney
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856
Ginna Camacho
Email: gcamacho@symbiolabs.com.au
Tel: (07) 3340 5703
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
USDA-MLG 5C.03 (screening)
Symbio Laboratories - Wagga Wagga
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856
Ginna Camacho
Email: gcamacho@symbiolabs.com.au
Tel: (07) 3340 5703
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)
USDA-MLG 5C.03 (screening)
Wingham Beef Exports Pty Ltd
Contact: Hamish Mackenzie
Email: hmackenzie@winghambeef.com.au
Tel: (02) 65911016
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
Australian Food Corporation
Contact: Trish Maxwell
Email: trish.maxwell @keystonefoods.com
Tel: (07) 5426 5757
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
Biotest Laboratories Pty Ltd
Contact:
Email: yao-lun@biotestlab.com.au
Tel: (07) 3841 2232
AOAC 100701 (IEH)
Mérieux NutriSciences
(Silliker Australia Pty Ltd)
Brisbane Laboratory
Contact: Blake Joyce
Email: blake.joyce@mxns.com
Tel: (07) 3868 4010
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, QLD
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
JBS - Dinmore Lab
Contact: Gobalakrishnan Subashchandrabose
Email: Gobalakrishnan.Subashchandrabose @jbssacom.au
Tel: (07) 3810 2146
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Oakey Beef Exports Pty Ltd
Contact: Anna Nguyen
Email: anguyen@oakeybeef.com.au
Tel: (07) 4691 1277
BioControl GDS  MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC071301)
Kilcoy Pastoral Laboratory
Contact: Aaron Sim
Email: asim@kilcoyglobalfoods.com
Tel: (07) 5422 4736

Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)

Neogen MDA2 - E.coli 0157 (AOAC 2017.01)
Neogen MDA2 - STEC screen (AOAC 071902)

Symbio Laboratories – Brisbane
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856
Ginna Camacho
Email: gcamacho@symbiolabs.com.au
Tel: (07) 3340 5703

BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)

BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
MLG 5C.03 (screening)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
Summit Laboratory Services
Contact: Geoff Holds
Email: geoff@ saals.com.au
Tel: 1300386811
GENE-UP EHEC - AOAC 2020.06 (Top 7 STEC screening)
Symbio Laboratories – Adelaide
Ginna Camacho
Email: gcamacho@symbiolabs.com.au
Tel: (07) 3340 5703
MLG 5C.03 (screening)
AOAC 2005.04

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
Australian Meat Group T/A Laboratory Solutions
Contact: Haiyan Li
Email: Haiyan.li@labsolutions.com.au
Tel: (03) 8329 8584
BioControl GDS  MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, VIC
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bureauveritas.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
Greenham & Sons
Contact: Willie Rijnbeek
Email: wrijnbeek@greenham.com.au
Tel: (03) 5859 0912
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
GDS MPX ID Top 6 STEC (AOAC 101502)
Neogen MDA2 – E. coli O157 (AOAC 2017.01)
SureTect E. coli O157:H7 (AOAC 021501)
Neogen MDA2 – STEC Screen (AOAC 071902)
SureTect E. coli O157 & STEC (AOAC 021501)
Midfield Meat International
Contact: Tony Beadle
Email: tony.beadle@midfield.com.au
Tel: (03) 5562 1644
BioControl GDS  MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Mérieux NutriSciences
(Silliker Australia Pty Ltd)
Melbourne Laboratory
Contact: Anupriya Pavithran
Email: anupriya.moorkanath@mxns.com
Tel: 1300 000 990
GENE-UP E. coli O157:H7 2 (AOAC 2019.03)
GENE-UP EHEC Detection (AOAC 2020.06)
Symbio Laboratories – Melbourne
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856

BioControl GDS  MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)

MLG 5C.03 (screening)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, WA
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint 
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
Mérieux NutriSciences
(Silliker Australia Pty Ltd)
Perth Laboratory
Contact: Lucy Evans
Email: lucy.evans@mxns.com
Tel: (08) 9227 6499
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
Symbio Laboratories – Perth
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856

BioControl GDS  MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301)
Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04)

MLG 5C.03 (screening)

Confirmatory Testing - all samples

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
Biotest Laboratories Pty Ltd
Contact: Sofroni Eglezos
Email: sofroni@biotestlab.com.au
Tel: (07) 3841 2232
MLG 5 (E. coli O157:H7 isolation & identification)
MLG 5B (Top 6 STEC isolation & identification)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, QLD
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint 
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
MLG 5 (E. coli O157:H7 isolation & identification)
MLG 5B (Top 6 STEC isolation & identification)
Symbio Laboratories – Brisbane
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856
Ginna Camacho
Email: gcamacho@symbiolabs.com.au
Tel: (07) 3340 5703
MLG 5 (E. coli O157:H7 isolation & identification)
MLG 5B (Top 6 STEC isolation & identification)
MLG 5C.03 (Top 7 STEC isolation & identification)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory , VIC
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint 
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
MLG 5 (E. coli O157:H7 isolation & identification)
MLG 5B (Top 6 STEC isolation & identification)
Mérieux NutriSciences
(Silliker Australia Pty Ltd)
Melbourne Laboratory
Contact: Anupriya Pavithran
Email: anupriya.moorkanath@mxns.com
Tel: 1300 000 990
AOAC 2020.06 (Top 7 STEC isolation & identification)

Verification Samples

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, QLD
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint 
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
BAX RT 0157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
Symbio Laboratories – Brisbane
Contact: Kashif Ahmed
Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au
Mob: 0468 967 856
Ginna Camacho
Email: gcamacho@symbiolabs.com.au
Tel: (07) 3340 5703
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, VIC
Contact: Client Services
Email clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint 
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)

Laboratory/ContactO157/STEC method(s)
BVAQ Microbiology Laboratory, WA
Contact: Client Services
Email: clientservices@bvaq.com
Tel: (03) 8371 7600
Contact: Jill Disint 
Email: quality@bvaq.com
Tel: +61 488 201 301
BAX RT 0157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)
Mérieux NutriSciences
(Silliker Australia Pty Ltd)
Perth Laboratory
Contact: Lucy Evans
Email: lucy.evans@mxns.com
Tel: (08) 9227 6499
BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002)
BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301)

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