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The presence of metals in food is of particular concern due to their toxicity. These naturally occurring chemicals can occur as residues in food by a range of mechanisms such as their natural presence in the environment or contamination during food processing and storage. Their accumulation in the body can lead to harmful effects over time and their presence in foodstuffs is strictly regulated.
Heavy, toxic metals such as arsenic, cadmium and lead are often found in food, either as a natural contaminant or a contaminant from production. This proficiency test looks at these heavy metals in detail. These heavy metals can contaminate foodstuffs in a number of ways including through contaminated soils. As such is important to be able to highlight any potentially high levels of these heavy metals within foodstuffs.
Fapas proficiency testing uses real food matrices to provide immediately comparable results from which to highlight areas of improvement within your testing arrangement. This could include potential areas of bias within your test results. Long-term proficiency testing strategies can help highlight and control this.
Wheat flour is globally the most widely produced flour, so robust analysis within this matrix is key to continued laboratory success. Fapas' real food matrices give the most true-to-life representation of your routine testing, challenging your laboratory's testing capabilities.
