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As nutritional legislation increases, the proficiency of laboratories to provide accurate results to food manufacturers for labelling is critical, to help consumers make informed choices about the food they eat. Fapas offers the widest range of analyte/matrix proficiency test combinations for the food sector.
This proficiency test is based on a typical snack food that might be bought in a small shop, vending machine or supermarket. Hence, the analytes are the routine nutritional components of moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium and chloride.
Proximates inform a variety of characteristics of food products, such as quality and composition. As such effective testing is required to highlight any misleading claims or inaccurate nutritional values. Proficiency testing activities are ideal to highlight any poor analysis practices or areas for improvement, from which to ensure high quality test results are offered to your customers. Manufacturers may also make bold labelling claims that should be verified to determine their accuracy, something which requires extensive, flexible techniques.
Maize is consumed in large quantities worldwide, this can provide challenges for complex, global supply chains to overcome. These various challenges can result in a negative impact on the quality of produce, hence the stringent requirement for effective testing measures to hold suppliers accountable for their produce.
Proficiency testing is integral to maintaining these effective testing systems. It is essential to ensure high quality test measures are highlighted to ensure only high quality products are offered to consumers.
