Approvals and accreditations

COFRAC accreditation is a guarantee of competence, quality and impartiality in the performance of our analytical and sampling activities. ABIOLAB has been accredited by COFRAC for over 20 years (testing section, lists of sites and scopes of accreditation available at www.cofrac.fr).

In addition to COFRAC accreditation, ABIOLAB is approved by the Ministry of Solidarity and Health and the Ministry of Ecological Transition in order to best meet the expectations of our customers, whose regulations require these specific approvals.

Our accreditations

• Cofrac accreditation Committed to quality since 1996, ABIOLAB-ASPOSAN has been accredited by the French Accreditation Committee (Accreditation No. 1-5822, Testing, scope available at

  • LAB GTA 05 (water chemistry)

  • LAB GTA 59 (food microbiology)

  • LAB GTA 23 (water microbiology)

  • LAB GTA 29 (water sampling)

  • Prg – LAB Ref 30 (air sampling and analysis)

  • Programme 156 (sludge and sediments) The list of accredited parameters can be found in the technical appendices: Normec Abiolab Montbonnot, Normec Abiolab Saint Aubin, Normec Abiolab Saint Nazaire, Normec Abiolab Sorgues, Normec Abiolab LAE, Normec Abiolab PBE, Normec Abiolab LABHYA, Normec Abiolab AQS, Normec Abiolab Qualhygiene

• Interlaboratory tests

In order to ensure the quality of its results, our laboratories regularly participate in interlaboratory tests through LGC Standard, the AGLAE association and INERIS. We currently participate in 27 programmes, representing 70 tests per year.

Our accreditations

• Ministry of Solidarity and Health (accredited since 1959)

  • Health monitoring of drinking water

  • Health monitoring of swimming pools

  • Health monitoring of bathing areas

  • Legionella testing

  • GMO monitoring

  • See our accreditation

• Ministry of Ecological Transition

  The laboratory is approved by the Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development for analyses of natural water and wastewater. The decree of 27 October 2011, published in the Official Journal of 9 November 2011, sets out the terms and conditions for the accreditation of laboratories carrying out analyses in the field of water and aquatic environments under the Environment Code. Two notices set out the quantification limits to be complied with (notice of 21 January 2012) and the hydrobiological methodologies to be applied (notice of 4 February 2012) within the framework of the decree of 27 October 2011. Consult the accreditation of the laboratory.