INTERNATIONAL OLIVE COUNCIL Príncipe de Vergara, 154 28002 Madrid España Telef.: +34 915 903 638 Fax: +34 915 631 263 - e-mail: iooc@internationaloliveoil.org - http://www.internationaloliveoil.org/ Physico chemical olive oil testing laboratories Application for recognition by the International Olive Council (IOC) EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 1/8
Name of laboratory: Acronym:. Address:.. Telephone: Fax: Email: Person who completed the questionnaire: Name:. Job title:... Date: Signature Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 2/8
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LABORATORY Year established:... Laboratory type! Private laboratory! Public laboratory: Supervisory authority:.! Other (please specify):.. Independent laboratory Company laboratory " If yes: Name of company: QUALITY Is the laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025? " If yes: By which body? : Since when? :.. In which field? : " If no: Olive oil (oils and fats) Other (please specify):...... Has the laboratory initiated accreditation procedure?! YES! NO How long ago? : When is accreditation due to be issued? :.. Does the lab have a quality manual and procedures?! YES!NO Has a quality officer been appointed? Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 3/8
Has a calibration officer been appointed? Are internal audits carried out? Does the laboratory hold other types of recognition! ISO 9001 certification! Approval Type of approval:. Body/bodies issuing approval(s):.! Other (please specify): STAFFING Total number of laboratory staff:... Of which, administrative staff:... Of which, technical staff:... Number of people assigned to olive oil testing:... What qualifications do the olive oil testing staff hold? 1.... 2.... 3.... 4............. Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 4/8
PREMISES EQUIPMENT Total laboratory area:... Number of rooms:... Laboratory area assigned for olive oil testing:... Are the premises air-conditioned? Does the laboratory have the following equipment?! Analytical balance How many?...! UV spectrophotometer How many?...! Gas chromatograph (GC) How many?... With FID With mass detector With ECD! High-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) How many?... With UV detector With refractive index detector With fluorescence detector With mass detector! Atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) How many?...! On column GC injector or PTBGC injector How many?...! Other equipment: 1.... 2.... 3.... 4.... 5.... Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 5/8
Calibration control of equipment Does the laboratory have a procedure for the calibration control of its measuring equipment? For what kind of equipment? 1.... 2.... 3.... 4.... 5.... Does the laboratory have SI-traceable mass standards? Does the laboratory have SI-traceable thermometers? OLIVE OIL TESTING EXPERIENCE How many years experience does the laboratory have in olive oil testing? Is the laboratory able to perform all the tests cited in the IOC trade standard?... year(s) " If no: Please specify which analytical criteria it is not currently able to determine: 1.... 2.... 3.... 4.... 5.... 6.... 7.... 8.... Number of olive oil samples tested per year:... Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 6/8
Number of determinations performed each year to test the following criteria in samples of olive oil Criterion Number of tests performed annually Criterion Free acidity Erythrodiol + uvaol Peroxide value Waxes Absorbency UV Stigmastadienes Moisture content ECN 42 Impurities Aliphatic alcohols Unsaponifiable matter 2-glyceryl monopalmitate Fatty acid composition Lead content Trans fatty acids Arsenic content Individual sterols Iron content Total sterols Copper content Flash point Alpha-tocopherol Halogenated solvents Benzo(a)pyrene Alkyl esters Number of tests performed annually Please provide any other details on the laboratory s olive oil testing expertise Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 7/8
DOCUMENTATION Does the laboratory possess the following documents? IOC trade standard Standard ISO/CEI 17025 Testing methods cited in the IOC trade standard (please fill in the table below) Criterion YES NO Criterion YES NO Free acidity Erythrodiol + uvaol Peroxide value Waxes Absorbency UV Stigmastadienes Moisture content ECN 42 Impurities Aliphatic alcohols Unsaponifiable matter 2-glyceryl monopalmitate Fatty acid composition Lead content Trans fatty acids Arsenic content Individual sterols Iron content Total sterols Copper content Flash point Alpha-tocopherol Halogenated solvents Alkyl esters TESTING QUALITY ASSURANCE Does the laboratory participate in interlaboratory olive oil testing trials? " If yes: " If no: Through which body?! AOCS! FAPAS! BIPEA! Other (please specify):... How often?:... Since when?... How does the laboratory assure the quality of its testing?... Evaluation questionnaire for IOC recognition of physico chemical testing laboratories page 8/8