The ANSI National Accreditation Board - Certified Laboratories

1 This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005. This Accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system (refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqu dated April 2017). CERTIFICATE OF Accreditation ANSI National Accreditation Board 11617 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845 USA This is to certify that Certified Laboratories of the Midwest, LLC 2505 Diehl Road Aurora, IL 60502 has been assessed by ANAB and meets the requirements of international standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and the AOAC International Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Microbiological and Chemical Analysis of Food, Dietary Supplements and Pharmaceuticals (2015) while demonstrating technical competence in the field of TESTING Refer to the accompanying Scope of Accreditation for information regarding the types of activities to which this Accreditation applies AT-1848 Certificate Number Certificate Valid Through: 02/26/2021 Version No.

2 009 Issued: 11/04/2019 Version 009 Issued: November 04, 2019 Page 1 of 5 SCOPE OF Accreditation TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005 AND AOAC INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR Laboratories PERFORMING MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, AND PHARMACEUTICALS REVISION APRIL 2015 Certified Laboratories of the Midwest, LLC 2505 Diehl Road Aurora, IL 60502 Mary Lee 516-576-1400 TESTING Valid to: February 26, 2021 Certificate Number: AT-1848 Microbiological Specific Tests and/or Properties Measured Specification, Standard, Method, or Test Technique Items, Materials or Product Tested Key Equipment or Technology Aerobic Plate Count CMMEF, Ch. 8; FDA BAM, ; SMEDP, SNEWW 9215 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Plate Count Aerobic Plate Count Petrifilm AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Petrifilm Bacillus cereus AOAC ; CMMEF, Ch.

3 31; FDA BAM, Ch. 14; USDA FSIS MLG, Ch. 12 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Spread Plate Clostridium perfringens CMMEF, Ch. 33; FDA BAM, Ch. 16 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Plate Count Coliforms - VRB FDA BAM, Ch. 4 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Plate Count Coliforms / Fecal Coliform / Escherichia coli AOAC ; AOAC ; CMMEF, Ch. 9; FDA BAM, Ch. 4; SMEDP, Ch. 7; SMEWW 9221; Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water MPN Version 009 Issued: November 04, 2019 Page 2 of 5 Microbiological Specific Tests and/or Properties Measured Specification, Standard, Method, or Test Technique Items, Materials or Product Tested Key Equipment or Technology Coliforms / E. coli Petrifilm AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC SMEDP, Ch.

4 7 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Petrifilm Enterobacteriaceae CMMEF, Ch. 9 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Plate Count Enterobacteriaceae Petrifilm AOAC Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Petrifilm Lactic Acid Producing Bacteria CMMEF, Ch. 19 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Plate Count Staphylococcus aureus AOAC ; AOAC ; CMMEF, Ch. 39 FDA BAM, Ch. 12 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Spread Plate Staphylococcus aureus Petrifilm AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Petrifilm Yeast and Mold CMMEF, Ch. 21; FDA BAM, Ch. 18 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Plate Count Yeast and Mold by Membrane Filtration AOAC ; SMEWW 9610 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Membrane Filtration Yeast and Mold Petrifilm AOAC ; AOAC Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Petrifilm E.

5 Coli O 157:H7 - ECPT AOAC RI 060903; SOP-M300-100-ALL Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water ELFA E. coli O 157:H7 - PCR AOAC RI 031002; AOAC RI 050501; SOP-M300-200-ALL Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water PCR Listeria species cultural AOAC ; FDA BAM, Ch. 10; USDA FSIS MLG, Ch. 8 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Cultural Listeria species ELFA AOAC RI 981202; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; SOP-M200-100-ALL Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water ELFA Listeria monocytogenes ELFA AOAC ; AOAC Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water ELFA Listeria species PCR AOAC RI 030502; AOAC RI 051603; SOP-M200-200-ALL; SOP-M200-250-CMW Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water PCR Version 009 Issued: November 04, 2019 Page 3 of 5 Microbiological Specific Tests and/or Properties Measured Specification, Standard, Method, or Test Technique Items, Materials or Product Tested Key Equipment or Technology Listeria monocytogenes PCR AOAC RI 070202; AOAC.

6 SOP-M200-200-ALL Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water PCR Salmonella species - cultural AOAC ; FDA BAM, Ch. 5; USDA FSIS MLG, Ch. 4 Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water Cultural Salmonella species - ELFA AOAC RI 020901; AOAC RI 071101; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; SOP-M100-100-ALL; SOP-M100-150-ALL Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water ELFA Salmonella species - NGS AOAC RI 111802; SOP-M100-300-CMW Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water NGS Salmonella species - PCR AOAC RI 061504; AOAC RI 081201; AOAC ; SOP-M100-250-CMW; SOP-M100-200-ALL Foods, Environmental samples, Dairy and Water PCR Yeast, Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria Identification AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC RI 080801.

7 SOP-M800-540-ALL Bacterial and Yeast Isolates VITEK 2 Qualitative and Quantitative GMO by Real-Time PCR SOP-M800-700-ALL Foods, Food-Related Products and Dairy RT-PCR Molecular Strain Typing BioMerieux Ref # 24526 (2009); SOP-M800-650-ALL Bacteria, Fungi Diversilab Microbial Identification and Strain Typing SOP-M800-650-ALL Bacteria RiboPrinter Hepatitis A by Real-Time PCR SOP-Surefast Hepatitis A PLUS Foods, Food-Related Products and Environmental RT-PCR Version 009 Issued: November 04, 2019 Page 4 of 5 Chemical Specific Tests and/or Properties Measured Specification, Standard, Method, or Test Technique Items, Materials or Product Tested Key Equipment or Technology Total Ash AOAC ; ASTA Food and Food-Related Products Gravimetric Brix AOAC ; SOP-W600-600-ALL Sucrose Solutions, Syrups Refractometric Extractable Color in Capsicums and Their Oleoresins ASTA Spices and Foods Spectrophotometric Fat by Mojonnier Acid Hydrolysis AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; SMEDP ; SOP-W150-500-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Extraction / Gravimetry Fat by Petroleum Ether Extraction, Soxhlet AOAC SOP-W150-400-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Extraction / Gravimetry Moisture by Distillation ASTA Food, Spices, and Food-Related Products Distillation Moisture Drying Oven AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC.

8 AOAC ; USDA MOI; SMEDP ; SOP-W100-100-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Gravimetric Version 009 Issued: November 04, 2019 Page 5 of 5 Chemical Specific Tests and/or Properties Measured Specification, Standard, Method, or Test Technique Items, Materials or Product Tested Key Equipment or Technology Moisture Vacuum Oven AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; ADPI 2016; ASTA ; SMEDP ; SOP-W100-200-ALL Food, spices and Food-Related Products Gravimetric pH AOAC ; SOPW-600-100-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Potentiometric Protein AOAC ; SOP-W300-100-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Distillation / Titration Salt AOAC ; AOAC ; AOAC ; USDA SALT; SOP-W400-100-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Titration Water Activity AOAC ; SOP-W600-500-ALL Food and Food-Related Products Hygrometry Sampling SOP-G100-100-ALL Food and Food Related Products Sampling Gluten / Gliadin AOAC ; AOAC Food and Food Related Products ELISA Quantitative Allergens by RIDASCREEN SOP-W500-305-ALL Food, Spices, and Food-Related Products ELISA Quantitative Allergens by Veratox SOP-W500-315-ALL Food, Spices, and Food-Related Products ELISA Allergens by Real-Time PCR SOP-M800-710-ALL Food, Spices, and Food-Related Products RT-PCR Note: 1.

9 This scope is formatted as part of a single document including Certificate of Accreditation No. AT-1848.