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1 CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION ANSI National Accreditation Board Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, IN USA This is to certify that Applied Industrial Microbiology 2321 South Melrose Drive Vista, CA has been assessed by ANAB and meets the requirements of international standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 while demonstrating technical competence in the field of TESTING Refer to the accompanying Scope of Accreditation for information regarding the types of activities to which this accreditation applies AT-2030 Certificate Number Certificate Valid Through: 02/16/2020 Version No. 004 Issued: 01/13/2019 This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system (refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated April 2017).

2 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Applied Industrial Microbiology 2321 South Melrose Drive Vista, CA Dr. Hojabr Dezfulian TESTING Valid to: February 16, 2020 Certificate Number: AT-2030 Microbiology Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) including E. coli O157:H7 AIM SOP M038. iq-check STEC VirX AOAC-PT , raw beef, raw milk Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (STEC & EHEC) AIM SOP M039. Analytical Manual Ch. 4A, raw beef, raw milk & PCR AIM SOP M040. iq-check Salmonella II RT-PCR AOAC-PT , raw beef, dairy AIM SOP M041. Analytical Manual Ch. 5, raw beef, dairy Listeria monocytogenes AIM SOP M042. iq-check Listeria monocytogenes II AOAC-PT , Detection of Listeria monocytogenes & Listeria spp. AIM SOP M043. Analytical Manual Ch. 10,, PCR Page 1 of 4

3 Vibrio spp. AIM SOP M044. Analytical Manual Ch. 9, shellfish meats, seafood, seawater & PCR Aerobic Plate Count Rapid Aerobic Plate Count Aerobic Plate Count Total Coliform/E. coli Total Coliform/E. coli Yeast & Mold Rapid Yeast & Mold Yeast & Mold Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Bacillus cereus Staphylococcus aureus AIM SOP M030. Aerobic Plate Count in Samples AOAC AIM SOP M030. Aerobic Plate Count in Samples AOAC AIM SOP M031. Analytical Manual Ch. 3 AIM SOP M032. Coliform/E. coli Count in Samples AOAC ; AOAC AIM SOP M033. Analytical Manual Ch. 4 AIM SOP M034. Yeast and Mold Count AOAC AIM SOP M034. Yeast and Mold Count AOAC AIM SOP M035. Analytical Manual Ch. 18 AIM SOP M048. Aerobic & Anaerobic Count using MRS and APC 3M AIM SOP M045. Analytical Manual Ch. 14 AIM SOP M037. Analytical Manual Ch. 12, Juice, Water, Page 2 of 4

4 Staphylococcus aureus Shigella spp. AIM SOP M036. AOAC ; AOAC AIM SOP M047. Analytical Manual Ch. 6 Cronobacter sakazakii AIM SOP M046. Analytical Manual Ch. 29, Infant formula & PCR Legionella spp. CDC ELITE Fecal Coliforms AIM SOP M024. Technique Total Coliforms and Fecal Coliforms SM9221 AIM SOP M026. Technique for Shellfish Meats APHA, Part III AIM SOP M025. Technique for Sea Water APHA, Part II AIM SOP M027. EPA 1680: Fecal Coliforms in (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB) and EC Medium AIM SOP M028. Fecal Coliforms EPA 1681: Fecal Coliforms in (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using A-1 Medium Page 3 of 4

5 Note: APC, Yeast & Mold, B. cereus, S. aureus Pseudomonas spp. Bacteria, Yeast, Mold AIM SOP M029. EPA 1682: Salmonella in (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rapaport- Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium AIM SOP M052. Analytical Manual Ch. 23 AIM SOP M010. Microscopic Examination of and Water Cosmetics, Water 1. This scope is formatted as part of a single document including Certificate of Accreditation No. AT Microscopic Page 4 of 4

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