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Pesticide Residues in Blank Spice (Cumin) Proficiency Test BLPM2-SPI27 19357b 16/01/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Spice - Cumin BLANK for pesticide residues (multi-residue) (BLPM2) £67.00
Pesticide Residues in Blank Spice (Cumin) Proficiency Test BLPM2-SPI27 19368b 08/05/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Spice - Cumin BLANK for pesticide residues (multi-residue) (BLPM2) £75.00
Coccidiostats in Chicken (Hens) Eggs Blank Material BLVD7-EGG1 02518b 31/07/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Chicken (Hens) Eggs BLANK for coccidiostats (BLVD7) £95.00
Pesticide Residues in Chicken (Hens) Eggs Blank Material Proficiency Test BLPM11-EGG1 05167b 28/02/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Chicken (Hens) Eggs BLANK (BLPM11) £67.00
Pesticide Residues in Chicken (Hens) Eggs Blank Material Proficiency Test BLPM11-EGG1 05178b 27/02/2024 Proficiency Test Blank Chicken (Hens) Eggs BLANK (BLPM11) £75.00
Mycotoxins in Paprika Proficiency Test FCMM4-SPI14 04479 15/06/2023 Proficiency Test Paprika aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £311.00
Aflatoxins in Peanut Butter Proficiency Test FCMA2-CON12 04497 21/11/2023 Proficiency Test Peanut Butter (Water Slurry) aflatoxins B & G &/or total £233.00
Aflatoxins in Peanut Butter Proficiency Test FCMA2-CON12 04460 22/11/2022 Proficiency Test Peanut Butter (Water Slurry) aflatoxins B & G &/or total £208.00
Mycotoxins in Black Pepper Proficiency Test FCMM4-SPI1 04506 29/02/2024 Proficiency Test Spice - Black Pepper aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £311.00
Mycotoxins in Black Pepper Proficiency Test FCMM4-SPI1 04468 02/03/2023 Proficiency Test Spice - Black Pepper aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £278.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Chicken (Hens) Eggs Proficiency Test FCPM11-EGG2 05178 27/02/2024 Proficiency Test Chicken (Hens) Eggs pesticide residues (fat soluble & recommended monitoring) £249.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Chicken (Hens) Eggs Proficiency Test FCPM11-EGG2 05167 28/02/2023 Proficiency Test Chicken (Hens) Eggs pesticide residues (fat soluble & recommended monitoring) £222.00
Nitrofurans in Chicken Eggs Proficiency Test FCVD12-EGG2 02506 24/04/2023 Proficiency Test Chicken (Hens) Eggs nitrofuran metabolites £306.00
Tetracyclines in Chicken Eggs Proficiency Test FCVD22-EGG2 02507 08/05/2023 Proficiency Test Chicken (Hens) Eggs tetracyclines £306.00
Aflatoxins in Ginger Proficiency Test FCMM4-SPI23 04458 03/11/2022 Proficiency Test Ginger aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £278.00
Aflatoxins in Ginger Proficiency Test FCMM4-SPI23 04495 02/11/2023 Proficiency Test Ginger aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £311.00
Heavy Metals in Salt Proficiency Test FCCM46-CON29 07522 13/03/2024 Proficiency Test Salt selection of metals at natural/low levels £237.00
Heavy Metals in Sugar Proficiency Test FCCM46-CON16 07464 14/12/2022 Proficiency Test Sugar selection of metals at natural/low levels £212.00
Heavy Metals in Sugar Proficiency Test FCCM46-CON16 07511 13/12/2023 Proficiency Test Sugar selection of metals at natural/low levels £237.00
Ochratoxin A in Mixed Spice Proficiency Test FCMO1-SPI12 17234 09/02/2023 Proficiency Test Mixed Spice ochratoxin A £208.00
Ochratoxin A in Mixed Spice Proficiency Test FCMO1-SPI12 17250 08/02/2024 Proficiency Test Mixed Spice ochratoxin A £233.00
Nutritional elements in Soy Sauce Proficiency Test FCNE1-CON15 18115 09/06/2023 Proficiency Test Soy Sauce selection of nutritional elements £240.00
Food Additives in Hot Pepper Sauce Proficiency Test FCFA19-CON5 20202 03/11/2022 Proficiency Test Hot Pepper Sauce non-permitted colours (illegal dyes) high level, a selection from the following list: Butter Yellow, Orange II, Para Red, Rhodamine B, Sudan (I, II, III, IV), Sudan Black B, Sudan Orange G, Sudan Red B, Sudan Red 7B, Sudan Red G, Toluidine Red £210.00
Food Additives in Hot Pepper Sauce Proficiency Test FCFA19-CON5 20217 02/11/2023 Proficiency Test Hot Pepper Sauce non-permitted colours (illegal dyes) high level, a selection from the following list: Butter Yellow, Orange II, Para Red, Rhodamine B, Sudan (I, II, III, IV), Sudan Black B, Sudan Orange G, Sudan Red B, Sudan Red 7B, Sudan Red G, Toluidine Red £235.00
Nutritional Components (sugars) in Sweets (gelatin-based) Proficiency Test FCNC38-CON32 20204 09/12/2022 Proficiency Test Sweets (gelatin-based) fructose, glucose & sucrose £210.00
Artificial Colours in Sweets (gelatin-based) Proficiency Test FCFA20-CON32 20208 23/03/2023 Proficiency Test Sweets (gelatin-based) colours, a selection from the following list: Allura Red, Brilliant Blue FCF, Carmoisine, Erythrosine, Green S, Indigo Carmine, Patent Blue V, Ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow, Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine £210.00
Artificial Colours in Sweets (gelatin-based) Proficiency Test FCFA20-CON32 20223 15/03/2024 Proficiency Test Sweets (gelatin-based) colours, a selection from the following list: Allura Red, Brilliant Blue FCF, Carmoisine, Erythrosine, Green S, Indigo Carmine, Patent Blue V, Ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow, Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine £235.00
Food Additives and Ingredients in Tomato Sauce Proficiency Test FCFA8-CON21 20220 03/01/2024 Proficiency Test Tomato Sauce brix, pH, total acidity, sodium, chloride & benzoic acid £235.00
Food Additives and Ingredients in Tomato Sauce Proficiency Test FCFA8-CON21 20205 04/01/2023 Proficiency Test Tomato Sauce brix, pH, total acidity, sodium, chloride & benzoic acid £210.00
Contaminants in Soy Sauce Proficiency Test FCCP2-CON15 2678 21/02/2024 Proficiency Test Soy Sauce 3-MCPD, 1,3-DCP & 2-MCPD £248.00
Contaminants in Soy Sauce Proficiency Test FCCP2-CON15 2673 22/02/2023 Proficiency Test Soy Sauce 3-MCPD, 1,3-DCP & 2-MCPD £221.00
Peanut in Garlic Powder Proficiency Test FCAL16-SPI10 27358 27/04/2023 Proficiency Test Garlic Powder peanut, peanut protein £250.00
Sulphites in Jam Proficiency Test FCAL18-CON7 27372 26/09/2023 Proficiency Test Jam sulphites £250.00
Fish Contamination within Cooked Sauce Proficiency Test FCAL20-CON23 27376 13/11/2023 Proficiency Test Sauce (Cooked) Fish £319.00
Fish Contamination within Cooked Sauce Proficiency Test FCAL20-CON23 27341 14/11/2022 Proficiency Test Sauce (Cooked) Fish £285.00
Fatty Acids including Cholesterol and Butyric Acid in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCFO15-CON2 14268 07/03/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate limited fatty acid profile (inc. butyric acid), saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids & cholesterol £210.00
Fatty Acids including Cholesterol and Butyric Acid in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCFO15-CON2 14293 05/03/2024 Proficiency Test Chocolate limited fatty acid profile (inc. butyric acid), saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids & cholesterol £235.00
Authenticity in Vanilla Extract Proficiency Test FCAA1-CON31 29105 13/01/2023 Proficiency Test Vanilla Extract detection of adulteration £215.00
Authenticity in Vanilla Extract Proficiency Test FCAA1-CON31 29115 04/01/2024 Proficiency Test Vanilla Extract detection of adulteration £241.00
Nutritional Components in Mayonnaise Proficiency Test FCNC1-CON10 25241 24/07/2023 Proficiency Test Mayonnaise selection of nutritional components £251.00
Nutritional Components in Vinegar Proficiency Test FCNC1-CON34 25253 07/12/2023 Proficiency Test Vinegar selection of nutritional components £241.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Egg Proficiency Test FMOD7-EGG3 M284d071 27/03/2023 Proficiency Test Dried Egg Salmonella spp. (Detection) £138.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Egg Proficiency Test FMOD7-EGG3 M295d071 25/03/2024 Proficiency Test Dried Egg Salmonella spp. (Detection) £155.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Ground Pepper Proficiency Test FMOD7-SPI11 M292d071 27/11/2023 Proficiency Test Ground Pepper Salmonella spp. (Detection) £155.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Ground Pepper Proficiency Test FMOD7-SPI11 M281d071 21/11/2022 Proficiency Test Ground Pepper Salmonella spp. (Detection) £138.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Chocolate Proficiency Test FMOD7-CON2 M293d072 29/01/2024 Proficiency Test Chocolate Salmonella spp. (Detection) £155.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Chocolate Proficiency Test FMOD7-CON2 M282d072 30/01/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate Salmonella spp. (Detection) £138.00
Nitrofurans in Chicken Eggs Blank Material BLVD12-EGG1 02506b 24/04/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Chicken (Hens) Eggs BLANK for nitrofuran metabolites (BLVD12) £95.00
Tetracyclines in Chicken Eggs Blank Material BLVD22-EGG1 02507b 08/05/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Chicken (Hens) Eggs BLANK for tetracyclines (BLVD22) £95.00
Pesticide Residues in Ginger Proficiency Test FCPM2-SPI19 19392 15/01/2024 Proficiency Test Spice - Ginger pesticide residues (multi-residue) £236.00
Food Additives in Jam Proficiency Test FCFA4-CON7 20210 27/04/2023 Proficiency Test Jam brix, pH, benzoic acid, citric acid & sorbic acid £235.00
Food Additives and Ingredients in Sugar Confectionery Proficiency Test FCFA20-CON17 20213 27/07/2023 Proficiency Test Sugar Confectionery (Boiled Sweets) colours, a selection from the following list: Allura Red, Brilliant Blue FCF, Carmoisine, Erythrosine, Green S, Indigo Carmine, Patent Blue V, Ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow, Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine £235.00
Sugars in Sweets (Gelatin-based) Proficiency Test FCNC3-CON32 20219 08/12/2023 Proficiency Test Sweets (gelatin-based) selection of sugars £235.00
Nutritional Components in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCNC1-CON2 25240 10/07/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate selection of nutritional components £241.00
Nuts in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCAL3-CON2 27343 25/11/2022 Proficiency Test Chocolate contamination with one or more from a variety of tree nuts and ground nut (peanut) £285.00
Nuts in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCAL3-CON2 27378 30/11/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate contamination with one or more from a variety of tree nuts and ground nut (peanut) £319.00
Hazelnut in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCAL8-CON2 27360 17/05/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate hazelnut, hazelnut protein £250.00
Peanut in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCAL16-CON2 27384 01/02/2024 Proficiency Test Chocolate peanut, peanut protein £250.00
Peanut in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCAL16-CON2 27348 02/02/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate peanut, peanut protein £223.00
Bacillus spp. and Moulds in Spices Proficiency Test FMOE27-SPI17 M291e27 06/11/2023 Proficiency Test Spice Bacillus spp. and Moulds (Enumeration) £155.00
Bacillus spp. and Moulds in Spices Proficiency Test FMOE27-SPI17 M280e27 31/10/2022 Proficiency Test Spice Bacillus spp. and Moulds (Enumeration) £138.00
PAHs in Spice (smoked black pepper) Proficiency Test FCCE2-SPI26 06135 10/11/2023 Proficiency Test Spice - Smoked Black Pepper PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £450.00
PAHs in Spice (smoked black pepper) Proficiency Test FCCE2-SPI26 06120 11/11/2022 Proficiency Test Spice - Smoked Black Pepper PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £402.00
Mycotoxins in Chilli Powder Proficiency Test FCMM4-SPI6 04488 07/09/2023 Proficiency Test Chilli Powder aflatoxins B & G &/or total & OTA £311.00
Pesticide Residues in Ginger Blank Material BLPM2-SPI30 19392b 15/01/2024 Proficiency Test Blank Spice - Ginger BLANK for pesticide residues (multi-residue) (BLPM2) £75.00
Dioxins & PCBs in Dried Egg Proficiency Test FCCE3-EGG3 06126 05/05/2023 Proficiency Test Dried Egg Dioxins & PCBs £450.00
Coccidiostats in Chicken (Hens) Eggs Proficiency Test FCVD7-EGG2 02518 31/07/2023 Proficiency Test Chicken (Hens) Eggs coccidiostats £306.00
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Dried Egg Proficiency Test FCCE7-EGG3 06142 27/10/2023 Proficiency Test Dried Egg Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) £318.00
Heavy Metals in Chilli Powder Proficiency Test FCCM47-SPI6 07486 22/06/2023 Proficiency Test Chilli Powder selection of metals at natural/high levels £237.00
Nutritional Components on Soy Sauce Proficiency Test FCNC1-CON15 20214 23/08/2023 Proficiency Test Soy Sauce selection of nutritional components £235.00
Pesticides in Spice (Cumin) Proficiency Test FCPM2-SPI8 19357 16/01/2023 Proficiency Test Spice - Cumin pesticide residues (multi-residue) £211.00
Pesticide Residues in Spice (Cumin) Proficiency Test FCPX7-SPI8 19368 08/05/2023 Proficiency Test Spice - Cumin ethylene oxide (as 2-chloroethanol) £317.00
Gluten & Sesame in Cumin Proficiency Test FCAL22-SPI8 27351 23/02/2023 Proficiency Test Spice - Cumin gluten & sesame £223.00
Gluten & Sesame in Cumin Proficiency Test FCAL22-SPI8 27387 22/02/2024 Proficiency Test Spice - Cumin gluten & sesame £250.00
Almond in Chocolate Proficiency Test FCAL1-CON2 27370 31/08/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate almond, almond protein £250.00
Detection of Adulteration in Paprika Proficiency Test FCAA1-SPI14 29111 10/08/2023 Proficiency Test Paprika detection of adulteration £451.00
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PAs) in Spice Proficiency Test FCME2-SPI8 22216 08/12/2023 Proficiency Test Spice - Cumin pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs): contamination of matrix with two or more from a list of 28 possible pyrrolizidine alkaloids £492.00
Ochratoxin A in Liquorice Root (Powdered) Proficiency Test FCMO1-SPI29 17248 12/01/2024 Proficiency Test Liquorice Root (Powdered) ochratoxin A £233.00
Iodine in Salt Proficiency Test FCNE2-CON29 18119 17/01/2024 Proficiency Test Salt iodine £240.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Chocolate Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-CON3 M290d071 09/10/2023 Proficiency Test Chocolate Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £155.00