ASESORAMIENTO INTEGRAL EN HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD, S.L. (HS LAB)

HS LAB is the accredited testing laboratory division of Asesoramiento Integral en Higiene y Seguridad, S.L., operating under the commercial brand HS Consulting Group. Founded in October 2014 and headquartered at Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, the organization was established to provide integrated consultancy, training, and laboratory services in hygiene, health, and environmental safety to the hospitality and food-service sectors. With a growing team of approximately 18 specialists and annual revenues in the €1.5–3 million range, HS LAB has expanded from its Spanish roots into a multi-country laboratory network, positioning itself as a trusted single-source analytical partner for hotels, resorts, and food-service establishments across four continents.

HS LAB's core testing portfolio centres on four analytical domains: food microbiology, surface and food-handler hygiene verification, water safety, and Legionella pneumophila detection. Food analyses include microbiological determinations in food products—covering the detection of common pathogenic and indicator organisms required under European Union hygiene regulations (Regulation EC 852/2004 and related implementing acts). Surface and food-handler analyses assess the microbiological status of kitchen surfaces, utensils, and personnel hands, providing critical verification data within HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) management systems. Drinking water analyses test for potability compliance, examining indicator bacteria, coliforms, and other regulated parameters. Swimming pool, spa, and jacuzzi water analyses round out the environmental water portfolio, examining microbiological load and hygiene status to satisfy public health requirements for aquatic leisure facilities.

Legionella pneumophila detection is a particular specialty of HS LAB, with dedicated accreditation recognising the technical competence of its Spanish laboratory in this area. Legionella testing encompasses sampling of cooling towers, hot and cold water distribution networks, spas, and decorative fountains—systems common in the large resort hotels that form much of the company's client base. The laboratory employs modern culture-based and rapid analytical techniques to deliver results within timelines that allow clients to take prompt corrective action before health authority inspections. This capability is especially critical for operators in the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, where regional health authorities enforce strict Legionella prevention programmes and require accredited laboratory confirmation.

Regarding quality and accreditation, HS LAB Spain holds ENAC (Entidad Nacional de Acreditación) accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 for the performance of microbiological testing of waters and Legionella, which is the Spanish national accreditation body recognised under the European framework (Regulation EC 765/2008). This accreditation is the highest technical endorsement available in Spain for testing laboratories and confirms independent third-party verification of competence, impartiality, and measurement traceability. In addition, all three HS LAB laboratory locations—Spain, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic—hold ISO 9001:2015 certification for their Quality Management Systems, ensuring consistent processes and continuous improvement across the international network.

HS LAB operates physical laboratory facilities in Spain (across the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands), the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Beyond these laboratory hubs, the parent HS Consulting Group delivers advisory and sampling services in more than 17 countries spanning Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Andorra, Montenegro, Belgium), the Americas (Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Barbados, the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, Aruba), and North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia). This global sampling reach, combined with centralised accredited laboratory analysis, enables international hotel chains and resort operators to maintain consistent analytical oversight across geographically dispersed properties through a single provider.

The primary client sectors served by HS LAB are hotel and resort accommodation, food and beverage service, and tourism infrastructure. The company has demonstrated its capabilities with major international hospitality brands including Marriott, Club Med, Playa Hotels and Resorts, and Casa de Campo resort. These clients typically require regular scheduled sampling programmes, rapid turnaround of analytical results, and digital documentation suitable for tour-operator audits and national health-authority inspections. HS LAB's understanding of tour-operator hygiene standards—such as those applied by TUI, Thomas Cook successors, and similar programme managers—gives it specialist knowledge that generalist laboratories may lack.

A differentiating feature of HS LAB's service model is its integration with the proprietary HS Manager digital platform, a cloud-based management application that allows clients to receive real-time laboratory result notifications, manage corrective-action tasks, track compliance status across multiple properties, and generate audit-ready documentation. Laboratory results are pushed directly into the HS Manager ecosystem, enabling food-safety and facility managers to act immediately on out-of-specification findings rather than waiting for paper reports. This end-to-end traceability from sample collection through to documented closure of non-conformities aligns with HACCP verification requirements and simplifies preparation for external regulatory or tour-operator audits.

HS LAB combines ENAC-accredited ISO 17025 microbiological competence, a multi-country laboratory infrastructure, deep sector expertise in hospitality hygiene regulation, and a modern digital reporting ecosystem. Its Spanish laboratory's ENAC status provides legally recognised test results accepted by Spanish health authorities and European regulators, while its international presence enables large resort operators and food-service groups to consolidate analytical programmes across properties in multiple jurisdictions. For businesses in the hotel, resort, and food-service industries seeking a specialised laboratory partner with proven regulatory credibility and operational reach across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Latin America, HS LAB represents a well-established and technically verified option.