SAGILAB

 
 
 
 
 

WHO WE ARE

 
 
 
 
 
 
SAGILAB-laboratório análises técnicas S.A. is a private entity founded in 1999, located in Portugal, in the centre of the city of Porto. It emerged with the aim of providing support in quality control such as in environmental, food, industrial, hospital and pharmaceutical areas.

SAGILAB is recognised by IPAC (Portuguese Accreditation Institute) as an accredited laboratory, due to its demonstrated technical competence to carry out testing pursuant to standard NP EN ISO/IEC 17025.
Our diverse services currently offered include highly specialised services in the area of Microbiological and Chemical analyses, with the inherent technical competence to collect samples in various matrices. Additionally, consulting services are also offered in the creation of solutions for its Customers, through ongoing follow-up in the interpretation of results, and participation in the preparation of integrated plans.

SAGILAB-Organismo de Certificação (OC) was created in the area of Certification in 2004, with this activity also being recognised by IPAC, pursuant to standard NP EN ISO/IEC 17065, in order to enable the distinction in the national market of products of excellence.
 
 
 
 
 

QUALITY POLICY

 
 
 
 
 

WE PRODUCE RELIABLE, REPRODUCIBLE AND INTERPRETABLE RESULTS

 
 
 
 
SAGILAB believes in the importance of:



  • Guaranteeing confidentiality in all the information acquired for and during the conduct of the tests.

  • The Management's commitment to act with competence, impartiality and consistent operation.

  • Guaranteeing the excellence of the technical results and maintaining competitiveness, through the evolution of human resources towards life-long improvement of technical competence and the achievement of the full satisfaction of the Customers.

  • Awareness-raising among human resources on the preponderance of the actual work and the upholding of high standard of quality.

  • Promoting the effective integration of all the personnel in the management system, namely in the application of policies, procedures and documentation on quality.

  • Assuring the reliability and traceability of the results obtained in laboratory tests through the implementation of tight quality control systems.

  • Investing in environmental quality and in improved working conditions within the health and safety standards.

  • Commitment, by the laboratory management, to continuously improve the Management System, complying with the requirements of Standard NP EN ISO/IEC 17025.
 
 

OUR HISTORY

 
 
 
 
 

LABORATORY OF TECHNICAL ANALYSES AND CERTIFICATION BODY

 
 
 
 
 
  • COVID event forces an exceptional reorganisation of SAGILAB, making theservices enabling the validation and urgent release of personal protectionequipment to the market an absolute priority for the entire team.
 
 
 

- 2020

 
 
 

2019 -

 
 
 
  • SME Excellence
  • Publication of an article in the magazine Hotelaria & Saúde – “Contaminants in foods”.
 
 
 
  • SME Leader
  • Certification of Fogaça da Feira [Sweet Bread] – IGP [Protected Geographic Indication] by SAGILAB-OC as the Certification Body.
 
 
 

- 2018

 
 
 

2016 -

 
 
 
  • Preparation of the productive innovation project "Advanced Spectrometry Services".
  • Maintenance of the recognition of SAGILAB-OC by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development as the control body for Fogaça da Feira – IGP.
  • Recognition of SAGILAB-OC by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development as the control body for Bacalhau de Cura Tradicional Portuguesa [Portuguese Traditionally Cured Dried and Salted Cod] – ETG [Guaranteed Traditional Speciality].
  • Certification of Pão de Ló de Ovar [Sponge Cake] – IGP [ Protected Geographic Indication] by SAGILAB-Organismo de Certificação.
  • Publication of the article “The importance of analytical control in Food Safety”.
 
 
 
  • Publication of an article “Mandatory nutritional information”.
 
 
 

- 2015

 
 
 

2014 -

 
 
 
  • SME Leader
  • Preparation of a Risk Assessment audit project for hotel, hospital and industrial entities essentially aimed at the organisation of a tool to establish and maintain a plan to control the Legionella bacteria.
  • Publication of an article in the magazine Hotelaria & Saúde, addressing the importance of Risk Assessment audits.
  • Participation of SAGILAB's technical management in the programme SabiaQue broadcast on RTP Informação, which discussed the issue of Legionella, due to the outbreak occurred at the time.
 
 
 
  • SME Leader
  • Accreditation of SAGILAB-Organismo de Certificação by IPAC.
  • Nominations of SAGILAB-OC as the Certification Body of Pão de Ló de Ovar [Sponge Cake].
  • Attendance of the VI Congress of the Portuguese Society of Medical Hydrology, and presentation of a poster entitled “Assessment of Legionella in thermal units – Test methodology and legal framework”, distinguished at the event with an award.
 
 
 

- 2013

 
 
 

2012 -

 
 
 
  • SME Leader
  • Promotion of a seminar in Albufeira on the topic: “Laboratory data as work tools” Certification of Ovos moles de Aveiro [Egg Sweet] – IGP [ Protected Geographic Indication] by SAGILAB-OC.
  • Nominations of SAGILAB-OC as the Certification Body of Fogaça da Feira [Sweet Bread].
 
 
 
  • SAGILAB was distinguished for the first time with the status of SME Excellence
 
 
 

- 2011

 
 
 

2010 -

 
 
 
  • SME Leader
  • Preparation of the R&D project "Method of detection of coliforms in direct culture by filtration".
 
 
 
  • SME Leader
  • Nominations of SAGILAB-OC as the Certification Body of Bacalhau de Cura Tradicional Portuguesa [Portuguese Traditionally Cured Dried and Salted Cod].
 
 
 

- 2009

 
 
 

2008 -

 
 
 
  • SAGILAB was distinguished for the first time with the status of SME Leader.
 
 
 
  • SAGILAB – Laboratório de análises técnicas was transformed into a public limited liability company.
 
 
 

- 2007

 
 
 

2006 -

 
 
 
  • Nomination of Arroz Carolino do Baixo Mondego [Rice] – IGP [ Protected Geographic Indication] to SAGILAB-OC as the Control Body.
 
 
 
  • SAGILAB – Laboratório análises técnicas is recognised by IPAC, becoming a laboratory accredited by NP EN ISO/IEC 17025 for various matrices and tests.
  • Recognition by IDRHa (Institute of Rural Development and Hydraulics) of SAGILAB-Organismo de Certificação as a Certifying Entity by NP EN 45011 - published in Diário da República – Notice 7107/2005 (2nd series).
 
 
 

- 2005

 
 
 

2004 -

 
 
 
  • Recognition by IDRA of SAGILAB-OC as the Certification Body of Ovos Moles de Aveiro [Egg Sweet].
 
 
 
  • SAGILAB-OC was founded, with its core business focused on traditional food products.
  • Nominations of SAGILAB-OC as the Certification Body of Ovos Moles de Aveiro [Egg Sweet].
 
 
 

- 2003

 
 
 

1999 -

 
 
 
  • SAGILAB-Laboratório análises técnicas emerges as a laboratory of technical analyses in the field of activity of environmental and food control.
 
 
 
 
 

MESSAGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAGILAB started its activity in 1999, at that time directed to water and food control.
Now, 21 years later, we look back and, daring to touch on pomposity, we cannot but feel an enormous pleasure, pride and honour in the path that has been achieved by this team.

Our company currently has 42 employees, who are the drivers of a business that has diversified to such an extent that, so many years later, we now stand side by side the best also of other areas, ensuring support for the creation of new guiding documents and the sustainment of so many other activities.

As the Board of Directors, we wish, on our own behalf and on the behalf of our employees, to humbly thank all of our Customers, to which we owe an enormous debt of gratitude for their tremendous loyalty, as it is only in this manner that we were able to growth together. Maintaining the feasibility of this project of which we are so proud.

Today, as has always been the case, and likewise in the future, make our laboratory a department of your Company.

Thank you very much
Isabel Rosas
(on behalf of the Board of Directors)
Porto, 20 March 2020