Testing labs in Imperia

QU.A.S.A.R. s.r.l. — an acronym standing for Qualità, Ambiente, Sicurezza, Analisi, Ricerca (Quality, Environment, Safety, Analysis, Research) — is an independent, third-party analytical testing laboratory founded in 2002 and headquartered at Traversa Amoretti 19, 18100 Imperia, in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. The laboratory provides testing, analysis, monitoring, study, and evaluation services to food-industry operators, agri-food businesses, environmental consultants, water utilities, public institutions, condominium managers, cosmetics companies, and private clients. Its scope spans food safety and food hygiene, drinking-water and wastewater quality, indoor air quality, surface microbiology, and Legionella risk management — making it a single-source resource for clients who require both environmental and food-chain compliance testing within Italy and across the European regulatory framework. QU.A.S.A.R. has held formal accreditation from ACCREDIA — the Italian national accreditation body recognised under EU Regulation 765/2008 — since 2006, currently against the standard UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 (General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories). ACCREDIA accreditation means the laboratory's measurement results are underpinned by metrological traceability and rigorous management-system oversight, and that reported data carry legal and regulatory recognition throughout the European Union under multilateral recognition arrangements (ILAC/EA MLA). This long-standing accreditation, maintained continuously for nearly two decades, is the cornerstone of the laboratory's credibility for regulatory submissions, food-business self-control documentation, and third-party audit support. Food analysis (analisi alimentari) is a central pillar of QU.A.S.A.R.'s work. The laboratory performs microbiological testing — enumerating and detecting pathogens and spoilage organisms in accordance with ISO reference methods — alongside biomolecular analyses, including PCR-based identification of foodborne pathogens. Chemical and physico-chemical testing covers a broad range of food matrices, from raw agricultural ingredients to finished consumer products and food-contact surfaces. Nutritional profiling — macronutrients, energy, moisture, ash, dietary fibre, vitamins, and fatty-acid composition — is offered to support regulatory label compliance under EU Regulation 1169/2011. Allergen testing detects the presence or absence of the 14 major allergens listed under that same regulation, addressing one of the most consequential labelling-compliance and due-diligence obligations for food operators. Shelf-life studies combine microbiological, chemical, and sensory evaluation to establish scientifically defensible minimum-durability or use-by dates for product development and regulatory compliance purposes. Water analysis (analisi delle acque) represents an equally comprehensive service at QU.A.S.A.R. The laboratory handles drinking water (acque destinate al consumo umano) tested in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 31/2001 and subsequent amendments, swimming-pool water (acque di piscina) for recreational and public-health compliance, industrial process water (acque industriali), wastewater and effluent (acque di scarico) subject to discharge limits, and treated water from purification or distribution plant networks. Microbiological parameters include total and faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, total viable count at 22 °C and 36 °C, and Clostridium perfringens. Physico-chemical parameters encompass pH, turbidity, conductivity, hardness, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, residual chlorine, and a range of regulated chemical substances. A specialised and high-demand service is QU.A.S.A.R.'s Legionella detection and legionellosis-prevention programme (ricerca Legionella e prevenzione legionellosi). The laboratory provides sampling, culturally-based enumeration per ISO 11731, and risk-assessment support for hot- and cold-water distribution systems, air-handling units, cooling towers, whirlpool baths, and dental-unit waterlines — the dental-clinic sector (studi dentistici) is explicitly referenced among the laboratory's client groups. This service meets critical compliance requirements for hospitals, hotels, gyms, condominium shared water systems, and any facility operating complex water circuits under Italian guidelines on Legionella risk management. Air and surface hygiene analysis (analisi dell'aria e delle superfici) completes the core service portfolio, providing environmental monitoring for food-processing facilities, clean-room environments, offices, healthcare settings, and residential or working spaces. Services include microbiological settle-plate and active air sampling for viable-count assessment, surface swabbing and contact-plate testing for hygienic verification, and measurements of indoor air quality including chemical contaminants and particulate matter. These capabilities directly support HACCP self-control plans, ISO 22000 and BRC/GFSI compliance audits, and workplace hygiene compliance under Italian occupational-health legislation (D.Lgs. 81/2008). The laboratory also extends its offering to cosmetics manufacturers (cosmetici) and condominium managers (condomini) requiring periodic environmental-hygiene certification. QU.A.S.A.R. is a founding member and partial owner of Rete Biolab s.r.l., a national network of accredited testing laboratories and consulting hubs covering Italy. Within this network, QU.A.S.A.R. serves as the operational reference laboratory for the provinces of Imperia, Savona, and Cuneo. Network membership extends geographic reach and standardises reporting quality while preserving the responsiveness of a regional specialist. The laboratory additionally offers food-safety consultancy (consulenza) and certified food-handler training (formazione degli alimentaristi) under Italian law, broadening its value to food businesses seeking end-to-end compliance support beyond purely analytical services. Digital delivery of results (consegna digitale) and guaranteed turnaround commitments (tempi certi) are core service promises. With more than two decades of operational history, continuous ACCREDIA ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation since 2006, membership in a national laboratory network, and a multi-sector analytical scope covering food, water, air, surfaces, and Legionella, QU.A.S.A.R. s.r.l. is a robust and credible analytical partner. It is particularly well positioned for food and beverage producers, agri-food businesses, water utilities, facility managers, cosmetics companies, and environmental consultants operating in the Liguria, Piedmont, and broader northwestern Italy region who require third-party accredited testing to satisfy regulatory, commercial, and quality-assurance obligations.