The SGS Laboratory Located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Receives Authorization from COFEPRIS.

SGS, the world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, announces that its SGS laboratory located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, has obtained authorization as a third-party testing laboratory authorized by COFEPRIS (Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks). This laboratory specializes in the analysis of food, beverages, and consumer products.

The analytical framework covered by the authorization includes tests for the following Mexican Official Standards (NOM):

• NOM-086-SSA1-1994, Goods and services. Foods and non-alcoholic beverages with modifications in their composition. Nutritional specifications.

o Normative Appendix C.

o Determination of fat.

• 1.1 Ether extract method. For products such as chocolates, grains, chocolate powders, among others.

• 1.2 Roese-Gottlieb method (Alkaline hydrolysis). For infant formulas, follow-up formulas, powdered milk, among others.

o Determination of sugars.

• 2.1 Determination of direct and total reducing sugars.

• NOM-092-SSA1-1994, Goods and services. Method for the plate count of aerobic bacteria.

 •NOM-110-SSA1-1994, Goods and services. Preparation and dilution of food samples for microbiological analysis.

• NOM-111-SSA1-1994, Goods and services. Method for the plate count of molds and yeasts in foods.

• NOM-113-SSA1-1994, Goods and Services. Method for the plate count of total coliform microorganisms.

• NOM-116-SSA1-1994, Goods and services. Determination of moisture in foods by thermal treatment. Sand or fat method.

• NOM-210-SSA1-2014, Products and services. Microbiological test methods. Determination of indicator microorganisms. Determination of pathogenic microorganisms.

Normative Appendix A.

Reference method for the isolation of Salmonella spp.

Normative Appendix B.

Reference method for estimating the count of S. aureus.

Normative Appendix C.

Reference method for the isolation of L. monocytogenes.

Normative Appendix H.

Approved method for estimating the density of total coliforms, fecal coliforms, and E. coli by the NMP technique present in samples of food for human consumption and water.

NOM-231-SSA1-2016, Glazed pottery articles, glazed ceramics, porcelain, and glass articles. Maximum permissible limits of soluble lead and cadmium - Test Method. Normative Appendix A

• NOM-243-SSA1-2010, Products and services. Milk formula, combined dairy product and dairy derivatives. Sanitary provisions and specifications. Test methods.

o Normative Appendix B.

o B. Test methods.

o B.21. Determination of Acidity in Creams and Fermented and Acidified Dairy Products

• NOM-247-SSA1-2008, Products and services. Cereals and their products. Cereals, cereal flours, semolina or semolinas. Cereal-based foods, edible seeds, from flours, semolina or semolinas or their mixtures. Bakery products. Sanitary and nutritional provisions and specifications. Test methods.

Normative Appendix C. Test Methods.

Determination of foreign matter.

1.1 Method for the determination of heavy foreign matter in cereal flours.

1.2 Method for the determination of light foreign matter in wheat flour.

1.3 Method for the determination of light foreign matter in corn flour.

Method for the determination of moisture and total solids in Flour.

• NOM-252-SSA1-2011, Environmental health. Toys and school articles. Limits of bioavailability of heavy metals (Sb, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Pb, Hg, and Se). Chemical specifications and test methods. Normative Appendix A

• NMX-F-102-NORMEX-2010, Foods. Determination of titratable acidity in foods. Test methods (trial).

• NMX-F-317-NORMEX-2013, Foods. Determination of pH in foods and non-alcoholic beverages. Potentiometric method. Test method.

• NMX-F-607-NORMEX-2020, Foods. Determination of ash in foods. Test method.

• NMX-F-608-NORMEX-2011, Foods. Determination of proteins in foods. Test methods (trial).

• NMX-F-615-NORMEX-2018, Foods. Determination of ether extract (Soxhlet Method) in foods. Test method.

SGS Mexico is always at the forefront, constantly updating and modernizing its laboratories. Among other categories, the laboratory located in Naucalpan offers comprehensive testing and certification solutions for the food industry, toys, furniture, automotive, textiles, electrical and electronics, providing companies and organizations in these industries with the confidence that their products comply with local and international regulations and standards.

The capabilities in this laboratory are accredited under NMX-EC-17025-IMNC-2018 (ISO/IEC 17025:2017), granted by the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA) and approved by government agencies, in addition to international standards