Floors, walls, ceilings and work surfaces in food facilities must be easy to clean and, where necessary, to disinfect. Choosing the right materials when building or refurbishing a production area has a direct effect on hygiene and on the risk of product contamination.
What we test
We can support investors and operators in reviewing the data sheets and declarations provided by material suppliers from a hygiene perspective. Once the facility is in use, we carry out sanitation tests on floors, walls and work surfaces to check that they can be kept clean under real working conditions, together with indoor air tests.
New or modified installations can affect the quality of the water used in production, so we also recommend testing the water from the internal network at commissioning and periodically. The laboratory does not carry out performance or strength tests on construction materials.
Regulatory framework
Requirements for the premises, surfaces and equipment of food businesses are set by Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. The quality of water intended for human consumption is regulated at EU level by Directive (EU) 2020/2184.
How we work
We agree sampling points that are relevant to your process flow. Results are issued in a test report; accredited tests are marked as such on the report and are those listed in the annex to our RENAR accreditation certificate.
Parameters and determinations
Surface hygiene
- Sanitation tests on floors, walls and work surfaces authorised, not accredited
- Indoor air sanitation tests authorised, not accredited
Water
- Physico-chemical and microbiological analysis of water from the internal network authorised, not accredited
Documentation
- Review of supplier data sheets and declarations
"RENAR accredited" links to the matching row of the accredited-tests table below (RENAR annex no. 1/24.04.2026); "authorised, not accredited" means authorised by ANSVSA (authorisation no. 95/24.09.2025) but outside the accreditation; "subcontracted" means performed by a partner laboratory. An analysis with two labels is accredited only for the matrices and methods in the table. "Not accredited" (non-food products, which need no authorisation) means performed in the ICA laboratory or by a partner laboratory, outside the accreditation.
This list is not exhaustive and not all determinations are accredited. For anything not listed here, please contact our sales team.