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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, October 2025
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Routine Testing
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/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/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|---|
| Australian Food Corporation Contact: Danielle Burgiss Email: dburgiss@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) |
| MNAQ QLD Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | 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) |
| John Dee Warwick Contact: Antonino Troy Sorono Email: laboratory@johndee.com.au Tel: (07) 4660 2274 | BACGene E. coli O157:H7 (AOAC 022002) BACGene STEC Top 7 (AOAC 022003) |
| Oakey Beef Exports Pty Ltd Contact: Chloe Burgess Email: cburgess@oakeybeef.com.au Tel: (07) 4692 0062 | BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC071301) |
| Kilcoy Pastoral Laboratory Contact: Travers Armstrong Email: tarmstrong@kilcoyglobalfoods.com Tel: (07) 5422 4736 | Assurance GDS O157 (AOAC 2005.04) Neogen MDA2 - E.coli 0157 (AOAC 2017.01) |
| 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) BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002) |
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/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 |
| Thomas Foods International Olivia deBoer Email: Olivia.deBoer@thomasoods.com Tel: (08) 7094 1500 | BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002) BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301) |
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/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) |
| MNAQ VIC Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | 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) |
| Symbio Laboratories – Melbourne Contact: Kashif Ahmed Email: kahmed@symbiolabs.com.au Mob: 0468 967 856 | BioControl GDS MPX Top 7 STEC (AOAC 071301) MLG 5C.03 (screening) |
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|---|
| MNAQ WA Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | 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) MLG 5C.03 (screening) |
Confirmatory Testing - all samples
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/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) |
| MNAQ QLD Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | 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/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|---|
| MNAQ VIC Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | MLG 5 (E. coli O157:H7 isolation & identification) MLG 5B (Top 6 STEC isolation & identification) |
Verification Samples
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|---|
| MNAQ QLD Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | 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/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|---|
| MNAQ VIC Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | BAX RT O157 (AOAC 031002) BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301) |
| Laboratory/Contact | O157/STEC method(s) |
|---|---|
| MNAQ WA Microbiology Laboratory Contact: Customer Experience Email: customerexperienceau@mxnsaq.com Tel: (03) 8371 7600 | BAX RT 0157 (AOAC 031002) BAX RT STEC suite (AOAC 091301) |