NEW Fapas® 2021/22 Programme Price Lists Now Available
Fapas® Proficiency Testing
All Programmes Price List
The PT price list is available to download here for all product types: Food and Beverage Chemistry, Food and Beverage Microbiology, GM Food (and Tobacco), Water and Environmental Chemistry, Water and Environmental Microbiology.
Food and Beverage
Chemistry Price List
Fapas® is a market leader in food and beverage Proficiency Testing. Our range of analytes and food types is the widest available. Multi-analyte samples ensure that our test materials provide excellent value for your laboratory budget.
Food and Beverage
Microbiology Price List
Our microbiology test materials provide a broad choice of matrix and analytes to support your accredited testing schedule. So, if you perform routine tests, or your scope includes pathogen testing, we can probably provide the tests you need.
Genetically Modified
Food Price List
Our programme for GM foods also includes material for Tobacco as well as the major GM crops of maize and soya. Test materials also include processed foods (baked product) either alone or in combination with a mixed flour matrix.
Water and Environmental
Chemistry Price List
The Fapas® Water and Environmental Chemistry programme covers a wide range of waters (drinking, surface, waste, high salinity) for chemical analysis. The unique contamination incident proficiency test simulates a real-time emergency situation.
Water and Environmental
Microbiology Price List
With materials for drinking, bathing, swimming pool/spa and environmental waters you can find all the tests you would expect for indicator organisms and pathogens associated with water, including parasitology (Cryptosporidium and Giardia).
Highlights of the New Tests for 2021/22
We have added 21 new PT rounds for the 2021/22 programme, not including existing products which have additional analytes included for the 2021/22 programme. We have included a CBD oil for the analysis of pesticides and a baby food sample (vegetable based) for the quantification of low-level cadmium, lead and total arsenic.
| Programme | Item Code | Test Material | Analytes | Start Date | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Chemistry |
07402 |
Vegetable Purée (Root Vegetables) | cadmium, lead, arsenic (total) and mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) | 14/06/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Microbiology | M265e24 | Ready To Eat (RTE) Meal | Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli (Enumeration) | 28/06/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 25201 | Cheese | moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium, chloride & starch | 29/06/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Microbiology |
M266e26 |
Swab (Sponge) | Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coagulase Positive Staphylococci and Escherichia coli (Enumeration) | 26/07/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 07408 | Baby Food (Vegetable Based) | arsenic (total), cadmium & lead (all low levels) | 09/08/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 06102 | Infant Formula | dioxins and PCBs | 12/08/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 27304 | Infant Formula (Hydrolysed) | milk (casein and BLG) | 26/08/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Microbiology | M268e24 | Fish | Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli (Enumeration) | 20/09/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 19322 | Tomato Purée | single residue monitoring (see page 30 for potential residues) | 04/10/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 3302 | CBD Product (Oil Based) | Cannabidiol | 05/10/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 06110 | CBD Product (Oil Based) | PAHs (including PAH4 sum) | 11/10/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Microbiology | M269e27 | Spice | Bacillus spp. and Moulds (Enumeration) | 25/10/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 2495 | Baby Food (Cereal Based) | moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, dietary fibre, starch, sodium & chloride | 28/10/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 07431 | CBD Product (Oil Based) | arsenic (total) cadmium, lead & mercury (total) | 29/10/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Microbiology | M270d072 | Peanut (Ground) | Salmonella spp. (Detection) | 29/11/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 06106 | Cod Liver Oil | brominated flame retardants | 09/12/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 20190 | Sweets (Gum-based) | fructose, glucose & sucrose | 10/12/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 14244 | Olive Oil | detection of adulteration | 13/12/2021 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 05158 | CBD Product (Oil Based) | pesticide residues (multi-residue) | 02/02/2022 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 25208 | Yoghurt | ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity, & total sugars | 08/02/2022 | Learn More |
| Food Chemistry | 19332 | Tea (Herbal) |
pesticide residues (tea matrix) [multi-residue methods] including perchlorate [single-residue methods] |
03/03/2022 | Learn More |