A national reference laboratory shall be authorised for each Community reference laboratory as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
National reference laboratories
As on 3 March 2026.
Basis: Food Act, § 57 (3).
| Name | Contacts | Scope of Authority |
|---|---|---|
| BIOR, Latvian Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment | Address: 3 Lejupes Street, Riga, LV-1076, Latvia Phone: +371 6762 0513 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: bior.lv/en |
Halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) |
| National Centre for Laboratory Research and Risk Assessment (LABRIS) | Address: Kreutzwaldi 30, 51006 Tartu, Estonia Phone: +372 738 6107 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: labris.agri.ee/en |
Analysis and control of zoonoses (Salmonella) |
| Antimicrobial resistance | ||
| Campylobacter | ||
| Coagulase-positive staphylococci, including Staphylococcus aureus | ||
| Escherichia coli, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in sprouts | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | ||
| Metals in food | ||
| Mycotoxins, in particular aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2, M1), ochratoxin A, fumonisins (B1, B2), deoxynivalenol and zearalenone | ||
| Parasites, especially Trichinella and Anisakidae | ||
| Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables, including products with a high water content and high acid content, cereals and single residue methods in materials of plant origin, excluding food of animal origin and products with high fat content and single residue methods in materials of animal origin | ||
| Residues of veterinary medicines in food of animal origin (in particular group A 1 a-c and e, A 2, A 3 a, c-d and g and group B 1 a, c and d, B2) | ||
| Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies | ||
| Swedish Food Agency Livsmedelsverket | Address: Dag Hammarskjölds väg 56 A, Uppsala, Sweden Phone: +46 1817 5500 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: livsmedelsverket.se |
Foodborne viruses |
Basis: Feed Act, § 32 (2)
| Name | Contacts | Scope of Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) | Address: Teaduse 4, Saku, 75501 Harjumaa, Estonia Phone: +372 776 6901 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: metk.agri.ee/en |
Additives for use in animal feed, especially nutritional additives (microelement compounds) |
| BIOR, Latvian Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment | Address: 3 Lejupes Street, Riga, LV-1076, Latvia Phone: +371 6762 0513 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: bior.lv/en |
Halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) |
| National Centre for Laboratory Research and Risk Assessment (LABRIS) | Address: Kreutzwaldi 30, 51006 Tartu, Estonia Phone: +372 738 6107 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: labris.agri.ee/en |
Analysis and control of zoonoses (Salmonella) |
| Animal proteins in feedingstuffs | ||
| Campylobacter | ||
| Coagulase-positive staphylococci, including Staphylococcus aureus | ||
| Escherichia coli, including verotoxic E. coli | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | ||
| Metals in feed | ||
| Mycotoxins, in particular, aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2), ochratoxin A, fumonisins (B1, B2), deoxynivalenol and zearalenone | ||
| Pesticide residues in feedingstuffs |
Basis: Veterinary Act, § 92 (4)
| Name | Contacts | Disease |
|---|---|---|
| National Centre for Laboratory Research and Risk Assessment (LABRIS) | Address: Kreutzwaldi 30, 51006 Tartu Phone: +372 738 6117 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: labris.agri.ee/en |
African swine fever |
| Avian influenza | ||
| Bee health, especially American foulbrood, nosematosis, acarapidosis and varrosis | ||
| Bluetongue | ||
| Brucellosis | ||
| Classical swine fever | ||
| Equine diseases other than African horse sickness, in particular dourine, glanders, infectious anaemia and contagious metritis | ||
| Fish diseases, in particular infectious haematopoietic necrosis (VHS) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (IHN) | ||
| Foot-and-mouth disease | ||
| Monitoring the effectiveness of anti‑rabies vaccination | ||
| Newcastle disease | ||
| Rabies | ||
| BIOR, Latvian Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment | Address: 3 Lejupes Street, Riga, LV-1076, Latvia Phone: +371 6762 0513 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: bior.lv/en |
Rift valley fever |
| Bovine tuberculosis |
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 100.
| Name | Contact | Scope of authority |
|---|---|---|
| Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge, Laboratory of Plant Health and Microbiology | Address: Teaduse 4/6, Saku, 75501 Harjumaa, Estonia Phone: 9372 672 9137 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: metk.agri.ee |
Bacteria |
| Insect pests, mites | ||
| Fungi and oomycota | ||
| Viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas | ||
| Nematodes |
Contact
Sille Vahter
Food Safety Department
+372 5691 2822
[email protected]
Last updated: 03.03.2026
