- SMS is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 4429.
- The Scottish Government has granted SMS approval under The Animal By-Products Enforcement (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011 No. 171) to carry out tests for Salmonella, Enterobacteriaceae and E. coli (in accordance with the sampling requirements laid out in EU Regulation (EC) 142/2011).