CREM CO Labs
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Overview
CREM Co is a contract and R&D laboratory uniquely positioned to provide value to the infection prevention and control (IPAC) and food industry as well as those working in health-related environmental microbiology and molecular biology.
CREM Co has the expertise for handling all major classes of pathogens in water, food, air, municipal wastes as well as on animate and inanimate surfaces. It can assess devices, disinfectants and antiseptics using internationally accepted test protocols. Its state-of-the-art aerobiology facilities are designed to study airborne microbes and decontamination of indoor air.
Building on the rich history of the Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology, CREM Co will continue to focus on the assessment, development and promotion of innovative and sustainable strategies for environmental control of harmful microbes for a safer tomorrow.
Standards & Methodologies
AOAC, 955.14; 955.15; 964.02 Use-Dilution Method
AOAC 965.12 Tuberculocidal activity of disinfectants
AOAC 961.02 Germicidal Spray Products Test
MB-24-03 Testing of Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) Using the Germicidal Spray Products as Disinfectants Test
ASTM E1052 Standard Test Method to Assess the Activity of Microbicides against Viruses in Suspension
ASTM E1053 Standard Test Method to Assess Virucidal Activity of Chemicals Intended for Disinfection of Inanimate, Nonporous Environmental Surfaces
ASTM E1054 Standard Test Methods for Evaluation of Inactivators of Antimicrobial Agents
ASTM E1153 Standard Test Method for Efficacy of Sanitizers Recommended for Inanimate, Hard, Nonporous Non-Food Contact Surfaces
ASTM E1482 Standard Practice for Use of Gel Filtration Columns for Cytotoxicity Reduction and Neutralization
ASTM E1838 Standard Test Method for Determining the Virus-Eliminating Effectiveness of Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Agents Using the Fingerpads of Adults
ASTM E2011 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Formulations for Virus-Eliminating Activity Using the Entire Hand
ASTM E2111 Standard Quantitative Carrier Test Method to Evaluate the Bactericidal, Fungicidal, Mycobactericidal, and Sporicidal Potencies of Liquid Chemicals (QCT-1)
ASTM E2197 Standard Quantitative Disk Carrier Test Method for Determining Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Mycobactericidal, and Sporicidal Activities of Chemicals (QCT-2)
ASTM E2276 Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Eliminating Effectiveness of Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Agents Using the Fingerpads of Adults
ASTM E2362 Standard Practice for Evaluation of Pre-saturated or Impregnated Towelettes for Hard Surface Disinfection
ASTM E2613 Standard Test Method for Determining Fungus-Eliminating Effectiveness of Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Agents Using Fingerpads of Adults
ASTM E2755 Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Eliminating Effectiveness of Healthcare Personnel Hand Rub Formulations Using Hands of Adults
ASTM E2839 Standard Test Method for Production of Clostridioides difficile Spores for Use in Efficacy Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents
ASTM E2895 Standard Test Method for Producing High Titers of Viable and Semi-Purified Spores of Clostridioides difficile using a Liquid Medium
ASTM E2967 Standard Test Method for Assessing the Ability of Pre-wetted Towelettes to Remove and Transfer Bacterial Contamination on Hard, Non-Porous Environmental Surfaces Using the Wiperator
ASTM E3011 Standard Test Method for In vitro production of Clostridioides difficile Spores (liver broth)
ASTM E3160 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Evaluation of the Antibacterial Properties of Porous Antibacterial Treated Articles
ASTM E3273-21 Microbial Survival and Decontamination in Indoor Air using a Room-sized Aerobiology Chamber
ASTM E3273-21 Quantitative assessment of reduction in surface contamination via decontamination of indoor air in the same setting
ASTM E3273-21 Direct and quantitative capture of viable viruses (bacteriophages) from experimentally contaminated indoor air
EN 14476:2013+A2:2019 Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation
of virucidal activity in the medical area -
Test method and requirements
BS EN 13624:2013 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
DIN EN 13727 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity in the medical area -Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1);
Protocol # 01-1A Protocol for Residual Self-Sanitizing Activity of Dried Chemical Residues on Hard, Non-Porous Surfaces
EPA MB-41-00 Method for the Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Hard, Non-porous Copper Containing Surface Products
EPA MB-40-00 Test Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Surface Coatings
EPA Interim Quantitative Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Test Substances on Porous Surfaces Against Bacteria
EPA Interim Quantitative Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Test Substances on Porous Surfaces against Viruses
Candidate ASTM Methods
CREM Co Quantitative Assessment of Microbial Decontamination and Transfer using a Carrier Platform (QCT-3)
CREM Co Assessment of environmental surface disinfectants against dry biofilms
Qualifications, Certifications, Accreditations & Licenses
OECD & EPA Good Laboratory Practice, ISO 17025, License from PHAC to Work with Risk-Group 2 human pathogens and toxins, License from Health Canada for Analytical Testing under the Cannabis Act
Lab Gallery
Industries Served
- Air
- Air Handling, Cleaning and Purification
- Anti-Bacterials
- Anti-Bacterials
- Anti-Microbials
- Cell Lines and Cell Cultures
- Coatings - Anti-Microbial
- Commercial Waste
- Disinfectants
- Disinfection and Sterilization Systems
- Food Additives
- Food and Beverage
- Food Ingredients
- Hazardous Waste
- Indoor Air
- Microbes and Microorganisms
- Microbiome
- Salvage & Waste
- Solid Waste
- Wastewater
- Water
Testing Types
- Abrasion
- Absorbance
- Accelerated Aging Stability Studies
- Acute Toxicity
- Aflatoxins
- Airborne Particulate Matter
- Airbourne Microorganisms
- Anti-Viral
- anti-viral efficacy
Publications
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