SAVCA Laboratory

The Services for the Analysis of Viruses in the Food Chain and Water Cycle (SAVCA) is a laboratory born in 2019 as part of the Enteric Virus Laboratory, located in the Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus.
The SAVCA’s main mission is to detect the major viruses related to Food Safety, such as hepatitis A virus and noroviruses while offering both a quality service and our expertise in foodborne and waterborne viruses.

The main services offered by SAVCA include:

• Analysis of detection and quantification of viruses in samples of interest in the food chain, such as, among others, bivalve molluscs, red fruits and other fruits, vegetables or seaweed that are eaten raw, or other foods with suspicion of viral contamination on its surface.
• Analysis of detection and quantification of viruses in environmental samples such drinking water, regenerated water and others.
• Validation studies of viral inactivation processes, and antiviral activity of products and processes of application to the food chain.
• Specific advice and training in the field of virological safety in the food chain.

A list of the current assays performed by the SAVCA laboratory can be found here.

If you want to request an analysis please download an fill the following form. You can send it to ablancoortiz@ub.edu or cfuentes@ub.edu. The samples must be sent to:

Laboratorio SAVCA

Edifici Gaudí, Campus Torribera

Av. Prat de la Riba 171

08921 Sta. Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona

For Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish samples, please read our instructions and clarifications prior to the sampling and sending.

For further information you can contact with us via e-mail or calling to +34 93 403 59 28

If you have any complaint, suggestion or claim, you can send it to us by downloading the Claim Application Form