Microbiological certified reference materials

The Swedish Food Agency provides certified reference materials (CRM) for microbiological analyses. They are used for internal control of analyses on laboratories and act as a complement to the proficiency testing programs.
There are different types of CRM with freeze dried mixtures of microorganisms with no matrices. The freeze dried material, which is to be dissolved in a diluent, can be used for control of multiple parameters at the same time.

Price list 2026*

Cost per vial:

530 SEK / 53 EUR / 64 USD 

Administration and shipping (Europe):

431 SEK / 43 EUR / 52 USD

Administration and shipping with courier (Europe and North America):

1700 SEK / 170 EUR / 200 USD 

Administration and shipping with courier (other destinations)

3000 SEK / 300 EUR / 350 USD

*All prices are without taxes. Prices in EUR and USD may be subject to change, depending on currency exchange rates.

Orders of CRM

Orders of CRM are placed on our web portal:

https://laboratory.livsmedelsverket.se

New customer?

To register as a new customer:

https://www.livsmedelsverket.se/en/ptrm-newcustomer

Current CRM

Overview of our CRM

RM Expiry date Comment

Dw 2026:A
Dw 2025:A

2028-01-15
2027-01-22

 

Dw 2025:B

2027-03-27

 

Dw 2025:C

2027-02-27

 

Food 2023:12

2026-12-31

New limits!

Food 2023:7

2026-12-31

New limits!

Food 2025:8

2026-12-31

 

Food 2023:P-CS

2026-12-31

 

Food 2023:P-LE

2026-12-31

 

Documents

Protocol for our CRM

Web portal user guide

Control charts for CRM, Instruction

General information about our PT and CRM

Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Accreditation certificate, ISO 17043:2023

Accreditation certificate, ISO 17034:2016

Accreditation certificate, ISO 17025:2017

In addition to the above reference materials, we can also sometimes manufacture custom-made vials for individual laboratories. Most notably, we have a several different batches with different levels and species of Campylobacter available.

Manufacture of new vials is not guaranteed, and is only possible when our ordinary laboratory activities are not affected. In practice, this means you need to contact us at least 4 months prior to your requested deliviery date. Quality control and shipping of already manufactured Campylobacter batches can normally be done within 2 months.

Please contact us for more information on our current inventory, prices and the possibility of new manufacture.

micro@slv.se

We collect, process and store information about you/your laboratory in order to adminster your/your laboratory's order or CRM from us. We also collect, process and store information to administer and evaluate your/your laboratory's participation in our PTs. The collected data will occasionally be used to send out various relevant information to you/your laboratory, or to ask for participation in surveys. Exceptionally, anonymised information may be shared with a third party at our discretion.

The processing of personal data at the Swedish Food Agency

Reviewed 2022-08-11