Testing labs in Firenze

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ACCREDIA (No. 01252) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Located at 50134, Firenze, Italy.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ACCREDIA (No. 00869) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Chemical Elemental Analysis; Chemical Spectroscopy; Fire Flammability. Located at 50134, Firenze, Italy.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ACCREDIA (No. 00579) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Bio Food Safety; Bio Sterility; Chemical Chromatography; Chemical Elemental Analysis; Chemical Spectroscopy; Env Corrosion Salt Spray; Food Microbiology; Food Pesticide Residues. Located at 50135, Firenze, Italy.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ACCREDIA (No. 00366) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Calibration Temperature Pressure; Construction Aggregates; Em Emc Emi; Fire Flammability; Mechanical Tensile Compression Flexural; Textile Fiber Analysis; Textile Physical Properties. Located at 50141, Firenze, Italy.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ACCREDIA (No. 00021) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Mechanical; Mechanical Hardness. Located at 50127, Firenze, Italy.

A.B.E. Ricerche S.r.l. is an independent testing and analytical laboratory based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, located at Via G. Dalle Bande Nere 39. Founded in 1978, the laboratory has built more than four decades of expertise in microbiological and chemical analysis, serving the food industry, the water sector, and environmental monitoring clients. With a client base of approximately 2,000 companies located predominantly in Tuscany, A.B.E. Ricerche stands as one of the region's most established private analytical laboratories for food safety, water quality, and environmental compliance testing. The laboratory's core analytical activities span two principal domains: microbiology and chemistry. In the microbiological sector, A.B.E. Ricerche performs testing on food products, drinking water, process water, surface swabs for environmental hygiene verification (superfici), and air samples — covering the full range of matrices relevant to food production and processing environments. Microbiological analyses include the enumeration and identification of pathogenic and indicator organisms such as total viable counts, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and yeasts and moulds, in line with EU food safety regulations and Italian national standards. On the chemical side, A.B.E. Ricerche conducts analyses of food products and water samples for a broad range of parameters including physical-chemical quality indicators, residues, and potential chemical contaminants. Water testing covers both potable water (acque potabili) and environmental water bodies, assessing compliance with Italian and European directives on drinking water quality. The laboratory offers both accredited tests — whose full scope is published in the official ACCREDIA database and updated after every Sector Accreditation Committee meeting — and non-accredited analyses, enabling it to meet both regulatory and non-regulatory client requirements across a wide array of food and water matrices. A.B.E. Ricerche holds ACCREDIA accreditation number 00673. ACCREDIA is Italy's sole national accreditation body, operating under EA (European co-operation for Accreditation) multilateral agreements and the ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement. ACCREDIA accreditation of a testing laboratory is internationally recognised as demonstrating ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, confirming technical competence, measurement traceability, and an effective quality management system. The complete and current list of accredited tests can be consulted at www.accredia.it. Additionally, A.B.E. Ricerche is officially registered on the Tuscany Regional list of laboratories authorised to perform analyses within the scope of food industry HACCP self-control procedures, holding regional registration number 037 — a designation that affirms its standing for official regulatory support work within the region. The primary clients served by A.B.E. Ricerche include food and beverage manufacturers, food service operators, hotels, restaurants, catering businesses, and retail food establishments, all of whom rely on the laboratory for mandatory HACCP-related microbiological monitoring and self-control testing. The laboratory also serves operators in the drinking water and environmental water supply sectors, as well as businesses required to demonstrate environmental compliance. Its geographic focus on Tuscany means that clients in the agri-food, wine, olive oil, and specialty food sectors — all hallmarks of the regional economy — are well-represented in its client portfolio, making it a natural testing partner for producers operating under PDO, PGI, and other quality designation regimes. Beyond routine testing, A.B.E. Ricerche provides hygiene-microbiological consulting (consulenza igienico-microbiologica) and supports approximately 2,000 enterprises in designing and maintaining legally compliant HACCP self-control systems. The laboratory is also an accredited training provider for food businesses, offering mandatory HACCP food-handler training in compliance with EU Regulation 852/2004, specialised courses for gluten-free and celiac-safe food production under EU Regulation CE 540/24, and occupational first-aid training under Italian Decree 388/03. Since 2008, the laboratory has extended its portfolio to include workplace health and safety training per Italian Legislative Decree 81/08, covering fire prevention and general occupational safety tailored to the specific risk profiles of different food and industrial production environments. With more than 45 years of continuous operation, ACCREDIA-accredited status, a team of qualified internal staff complemented by specialist external consultants, and a documented commitment to short turnaround times across its full testing scope, A.B.E. Ricerche represents a credible and operationally mature testing partner for food producers, water operators, and regulatory stakeholders across Tuscany and central Italy. The laboratory's integration of analytical services, HACCP consulting, and compliance training makes it particularly valuable for food and beverage businesses seeking comprehensive support for both testing obligations and food safety management system development under Italian and EU law.