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Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04434 16/02/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £202.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04415 03/06/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £202.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04423 29/09/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £202.00
Specific Pesticides in Infant Formula FCPM20-INF10 05152 09/06/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (specified residues) [fat soluble] £216.00
Dioxins, PCBs (semi blind) in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCE3-INF10 06102 12/08/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Dioxins & PCBs £391.00
Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD5-DRY4 02444 27/09/2021 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk chloramphenicol, florfenicol, thiamphenicol & total phenicols £266.00
Dioxins, PCBs (semi blind) in Milk Proficiency Test FCCE3-DRY13 06109 14/03/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Dioxins & PCBs £391.00
FCCM12-INF19 FCCM12-INF19 07408 09/08/2021 Proficiency Test Baby Food (Vegetable Based) arsenic (total), cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) £206.00
Fats in Infant Breakfast Cereals Proficiency Test FCFO9-INF6 14241 21/10/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Breakfast Cereal total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates (& possibly individual fatty acids: linoleic acid, a-linolenic acid (ALA), ARA, DHA & EPA) £202.00
Pesticide Residues in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM20-INF5 05152b 09/06/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK (BLPM20) £65.00
Nutritional elements in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNE1-INF10 18101 11/03/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium & zinc £202.00
Nutritional elements in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNE1-INF10 18106 10/03/2022 Proficiency Test Infant Formula calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium & zinc £208.00
Nutritional Elements in Milk Powder FCNE8-DRY14 18107 30/04/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder calcium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc £208.00
Nutritional Elements in Milk Powder FCNE8-DRY14 18105 17/11/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder calcium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc £208.00
Ergot Alkaloids in Baby Food Proficiency Test FCME1-INF1 22184 18/08/2021 Proficiency Test Baby Food ergot alkaloids: contamination of matrix with two or more from ergometrine, ergotamine, ergosine, ergocristine, ergocryptine & ergocornine & their related-inines £427.00
Tropane Alkaloids in Baby Food (Multigrain) Proficiency Test FCMF6-INF17 22186 07/10/2021 Proficiency Test Baby Food (Multigrain) tropane alkaloids: atropine & scopolamine £264.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M273e09 28/03/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £134.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M271e09 07/02/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £134.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M262e09 29/03/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £130.00
Nutritional Components in Baby Food (Cereal Based) Proficiency Test FCNC39-INF21 2495 28/10/2021 Proficiency Test Baby Food (Cereal Based) moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, dietary fibre, starch, sodium & chloride £198.00
Nutritional Components (sugars) in Milkshake Powder Proficiency Test FCNC3-DRY15 25200 11/06/2021 Proficiency Test Milkshake Powder fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose & sucrose £198.00
Nutritional Components in Butter Proficiency Test FCNC24-DRY6 25209 22/02/2022 Proficiency Test Butter moisture, total fat, non-fat solids, pH & chloride £198.00
Casein, Gluten & Milk in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL15-INF13 27316 17/02/2022 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (casein) & gluten £277.00
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE6-DRY14 M271e06 07/02/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium Perfringens (Enumeration) £134.00
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE6-DRY14 M264e06 24/05/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium Perfringens (Enumeration) £134.00
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii Detection in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOD20-INF10 M272d20 28/02/2022 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii (Detection) £134.00
Coliforms Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE18-DRY14 M272e18 28/02/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coliforms (Enumeration) £134.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M273d072 28/03/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £134.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M267d072 23/08/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £134.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M262d072 29/03/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £130.00
Escherichia coli Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE10-DRY14 M268e10 20/09/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Escherichia coli (Enumeration) £134.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Infant Formula FMOD7-INF10 M269d072 25/10/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Salmonella spp. (Detection) £134.00
Indicator Organisms in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE24-DRY14 M269e24 25/10/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli £134.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (Low Levels) FCCM12-DRY14 07410 25/08/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder arsenic (total), cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) £206.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (Low Levels) FCCM12-DRY14 07422 05/01/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder arsenic (total), cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) £206.00
Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Blank Material BLVD5-DRY20 02444b 27/09/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for chloramphenicol, florfenicol, thiamphenicol & total phenicols (BLVD5) £80.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Milk Powder Blank Material BLPM9-DRY2 05153b 29/07/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Milk Powder BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble) (BLPM9) £65.00
Pesticides in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM10-INF5 05157b 12/01/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) (BLPM10) £65.00
Aflatoxins in Infant Food Proficiency Test FCMM4-INF8 04424 07/10/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Food aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £270.00
Vitamin Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNV5-INF10 21125 27/05/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula vitamins A, B12, C, D3, E & K1 £225.00
Milk & β-Lactoglobulin in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL13-INF13 27313 06/01/2022 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (BLG) £217.00
Milk, Casein & beta-lactoglobulin in Infant Breakfast Cereal Proficiency Test FCAL21-INF6 27322 16/06/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Breakfast Cereal milk (casein & BLG) £277.00
Melamine and Cyanuric acid in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCP7-INF10 30121 04/03/2022 Proficiency Test Infant Formula melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £206.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY14 M262d02 29/03/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £130.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY14 M273d02 28/03/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £134.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Soft Cheese Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY18 M263d02 19/04/2021 Proficiency Test Soft Cheese Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £134.00
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE14-DRY14 M263e14 19/04/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £134.00
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE14-DRY14 M269e14 25/10/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £134.00
Fats in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCFO13-INF10 14232 22/04/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates, trans fatty acids (& possibly individual fatty acids: linoleic acid, a-linolenic acid (ALA), ARA, DHA & EPA) £202.00
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Detection in Cheese FMOD11-DRY7 M267d11 23/08/2021 Proficiency Test Cheese Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Detection) £134.00
Clostridium in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOE6-INF10 M268e06 20/09/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium Perfringens (Enumeration) £134.00
Nutritional Components in Condensed Milk Proficiency Test FCNC14-DRY9 25199 13/05/2021 Proficiency Test Condensed Milk moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen & total sugars £218.00
Nutritional Components in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNC29-INF10 25203 19/08/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity, lactose, sodium & chloride £198.00
Milk, Casein & beta-lactoglobulin in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCAL21-INF20 27304 26/08/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula (hydrolysed) milk (casein & BLG) £217.00
Mycotoxins in Infant Food Proficiency Test FCMM6-INF8 04412 22/04/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Food contamination of matrix with two or more from the following list: aflatoxins B & G &/or total, OTA, ZON, DON, FB1 & FB2 & total fumonisins (as a sum of FB1 & FB2) -& T-2 & HT-2 toxins & as sum of T-2 & HT-2 toxins £350.00
Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Blank Material BLVD18-DRY20 02445b 27/09/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for beta-lactams (penicillins & cephalosporins) (BLVD18) £80.00
ß-lactams in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD18-DRY4 02445 27/09/2021 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk Beta-lactams (penicillins & cephalosporins) £266.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCPM9-DRY14 05153 29/07/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder pesticide residues (fat soluble) £216.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCPM10-INF10 05157 12/01/2022 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) £216.00
Acrylamide in Infant Biscuits FCCP3-INF8 30112 04/06/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Food acrylamide £206.00
Melamine and Cyanuric acid in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (Low Levels) FCCP6-DRY14 30116 06/10/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder melamine & cyanuric acid (low levels, <5 mg/kg) £206.00
Nutritional Components in Cheese Proficiency Test FCNC37-DRY7 25201 29/06/2021 Proficiency Test Cheese moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium, chloride & starch £198.00
Nutritional Components in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCNC17-DRY14 25205 29/10/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, titratable acidity, lactose & pH £198.00
Nutritional Components in Yoghurt Proficiency Test FCNC40-DRY19 25208 08/02/2022 Proficiency Test Yoghurt ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity, & total sugars £198.00
Contaminants in Infant Formula FCCP1-INF10 2666 09/06/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula 3-MCPD esters, glycidol esters & 2-MCPD esters £236.00
Enterobacteriaceae Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE3-DRY14 M263e03 19/04/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Enterobacteriaceae (Enumeration) £134.00
Bacillus cereus & Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE13-DRY14 M263e13 19/04/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Bacillus cereus and Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £134.00
Campylobacter spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD17-DRY14 M265d17 28/06/2021 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Campylobacter spp. (Detection) £134.00
Nitrate and Nitrite in Milk Powder in Proficiency Test FCFA18-DRY14 15159 24/02/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder nitrate as NaNO3 & nitrite as NaNO2 £204.00
Heavy Metals in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCM38-INF10 07397 23/04/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula aluminium, cadmium, chromium, iodine, molybdenum, selenium, tin and nickel (all natural/low levels) £206.00
Heavy Metals in Infant Cereal (rice based) Proficiency Test FCCM22-INF18 07413 16/09/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Cereal (Rice Based) arsenic (total), arsenic (inorganic), cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury (total) & selenium (all natural/low levels) £206.00
Vitamins in Powdered Baby Food Proficiency Test FCNV10-INF15 21124 08/04/2021 Proficiency Test Powdered Baby Food vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, folic acid & total niacin £249.00