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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
Fats in Infant Breakfast Cereals Proficiency Test FCFO9-INF6 14225 22/10/2020 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) £196.00
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii Detection in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOD20-INF10 M261d20 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii (Detection) £130.00
Milk & β-Lactoglobulin in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL13-INF13 27285 07/01/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (BLG) £211.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCPM10-INF10 05149 13/01/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) £210.00
Ergot Alkaloids in Baby Food Proficiency Test FCME1-INF1 22174 19/08/2020 Proficiency Test Baby Food ergot alkaloids: contamination of matrix with two or more from ergometrine, ergotamine, ergosine, ergocristine, ergocryptine & ergocornine & their related-inines £415.00
Tropane Alkaloids in Baby Food (Multigrain) Proficiency Test FCMF6-INF17 22176 14/10/2020 Proficiency Test Baby Food (Multigrain) tropane alkaloids: atropine & scopolamine £256.00
Nutritional Components in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNC29-INF10 25187 20/08/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity, lactose, sodium & chloride £192.00
Casein, Gluten & Milk in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL15-INF13 27288 18/02/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (casein) & gluten £269.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Infant Formula FMOD7-INF10 M258d072 26/10/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Salmonella spp. (Detection) £130.00
Melamine and Cyanuric acid in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCP7-INF10 30110 05/03/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £200.00
Clostridium Perfringens, Clostridium spp. and Sulphite Reducing Clostridia Enumeration in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOE06-INF10 M257e06 28/09/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium Perfringens (Enumeration) £130.00
Heavy Metals in Infant Cereal (rice based) Proficiency Test FCCM22-INF18 07378 18/09/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Cereal (Rice Based) arsenic (total), arsenic (inorganic), cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury (total) & selenium (all natural/low levels) £200.00
Pesticides in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM10-INF5 05149b 13/01/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) (BLPM10) £63.00