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Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Oily Fish Proficiency Test FCPM9-SEA18 05151 25/05/2021 Proficiency Test Oily Fish pesticide residues (fat soluble) £216.00
Biocides (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds) in Prawns Proficiency Test FCPM7-SEA20 05156 23/11/2021 Proficiency Test Prawns biocides (quaternary ammonium compounds) £216.00
Perfluoroalkylated Substances in Fish FCCE5-SEA11 0696 05/01/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) £268.00
Perfluoroalkylated Substances in Fish FCCE5-SEA11 06107 04/01/2022 Proficiency Test Fish Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) £276.00
PAHs in Shellfish FCCE2-SEA23 0698 27/04/2021 Proficiency Test Shellfish PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £391.00
Heavy Metals in Bivalve Molluscs (mussels) Proficiency Test FCCM36-SEA29 07391 08/02/2021 Proficiency Test Bivalve Molluscs (Mussels) cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural / low levels) £200.00
Heavy Metals in Bivalve Molluscs (mussels) Proficiency Test FCCM36-SEA29 07424 24/01/2022 Proficiency Test Bivalve Molluscs (Mussels) cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural / low levels) £206.00
Heavy Metals including Methyl Mercury in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCCM17-SEA7 07394 31/03/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish arsenic (total), mercury (total) & methyl mercury (all natural levels) £200.00
Heavy Metals in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCCM15-SEA7 07398 30/04/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish arsenic (total), cadmium, mercury (total) (all natural levels) £206.00
Heavy Metals in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCCM15-SEA7 07411 03/09/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish arsenic (total), cadmium, mercury (total) (all natural levels) £206.00
Trace Elements in Canned Crab Meat Proficiency Test FCCM6-SEA6 07425 28/01/2022 Proficiency Test Canned Crab Meat arsenic (total), arsenic (inorganic), cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) £206.00
Trace Elements in Canned Crab Meat Proficiency Test FCCM6-SEA6 07389 29/01/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Crab Meat arsenic (total), arsenic (inorganic), cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) £200.00
Quinolones and fluoroquinolones in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD15-SEA13 02428 26/04/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle quinolones & fluoroquinolones £266.00
Avermectins in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD1-SEA13 02431 17/05/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle avermectins £266.00
Illegal dyes in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD10-SEA13 02433 01/06/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle illegal dyes (veterinary drugs) £266.00
Veterinary Drugs in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD5-SEA13 02436 05/07/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle chloramphenicol, florfenicol, thiamphenicol & total phenicols £266.00
Veterinary Medicines in Prawns Proficiency Test FCVD5-SEA20 02449 15/11/2021 Proficiency Test Prawns chloramphenicol, florfenicol, thiamphenicol & total phenicols £266.00
Pesticide Residues in Prawns Blank Material BLPM7-SEA4 05156b 23/11/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Prawns BLANK (BLPM7) £65.00
Veterinary Medicines in Prawns Blank Proficiency Test BLVD5-SEA4 02449b 15/11/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Prawns BLANK for chloramphenicol, florfenicol, thiamphenicol & total phenicols (BLVD5) £80.00
Veterinary Residues in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD20-SEA2 02455b 10/01/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for sulfonamides (BLVD20) £80.00
Veterinary Residues in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD20-SEA2 02419b 04/01/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for sulfonamides (BLVD20) £78.00
Pesticide Residues in Oily Fish Blank Material BLPM9-SEA3 05151b 25/05/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Oily Fish BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble) (BLPM9) £65.00
Sulphur Dioxide in Prawns Proficiency Test FCFA22-SEA20 20181 12/04/2021 Proficiency Test Prawns sulphur dioxide £204.00
TVB-N in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCQT1-SEA7 25191 09/12/2020 Proficiency Test Canned Fish total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) £192.00
TVB-N in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCQT1-SEA7 25204 08/09/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) £205.00
TVB-N in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCQT1-SEA7 25194 05/03/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) £192.00
TVB-N in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCQT1-SEA7 25210 04/03/2022 Proficiency Test Canned Fish total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) £205.00
Histamine in Canned Fish Proficiency Test (High Levels) FCAL10-SEA7 27292 25/03/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish histamine (high level >50 mg/kg) £211.00
Histamine in Canned Fish Proficiency Test (High Levels) FCAL10-SEA7 27320 24/03/2022 Proficiency Test Canned Fish histamine (high level >50 mg/kg) £217.00
Histamine in Canned Fish Proficiency Test (High Levels) FCAL10-SEA7 27309 29/10/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish histamine (high level >50 mg/kg) £217.00
Histamine in Canned Fish Proficiency Test (Low Levels) FCAL11-SEA7 27303 06/08/2021 Proficiency Test Canned Fish histamine (low level, <50 mg/kg) £217.00
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Detection in Fish Proficiency Test FMOD21-SEA11 M268d21 20/09/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Detection) £134.00
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Detection in Fish Proficiency Test FMOD21-SEA11 M261d21 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Detection) £130.00
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Detection in Fish Proficiency Test FMOD21-SEA11 M272d21 28/02/2022 Proficiency Test Fish Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Detection) £134.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD11-SEA13 02418 04/01/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle malachite green, leucomalachite green & total malachite green £258.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD11-SEA13 02454 10/01/2022 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle malachite green, leucomalachite green & total malachite green £266.00
Nitrofurans in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD12-SEA13 02438 19/07/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle nitrofuran metabolites £266.00
Sulfonamides in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD20-SEA13 02455 10/01/2022 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle sulfonamides £266.00
Sulfonamides in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD20-SEA13 02419 04/01/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle sulfonamides £258.00
Veterinary Medicines in Prawns Blank Material BLVD22-SEA4 02424b 15/02/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Prawns BLANK for tetracyclines (BLVD22) £78.00
Veterinary Medicines in Prawns Blank Material BLVD22-SEA4 02460b 14/02/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Prawns BLANK for tetracyclines (BLVD22) £80.00
Quinolones and fluoroquinolones in Fish Muscle BLVD15-SEA2 02428b 26/04/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for quinolones & fluoroquinolones (BLVD15) £80.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD10-SEA2 02433b 01/06/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for illegal dyes (vet. drugs) (BLVD10) £80.00
Veterinary Drugs in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD5-SEA2 02436b 05/07/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for chloramphenicol, florfenicol, thiamphenicol & total phenicols (BLVD5) £80.00
Heavy Metals in Squid Proficiency Test FCCM36-SEA27 07412 06/09/2021 Proficiency Test Squid cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural / low levels) £206.00
Nutritional Components in Fish Paste Proficiency Test FCNC15-SEA15 25198 09/04/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Paste moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium & chloride £205.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Smoked Fish Proficiency Test FMOD2-SEA28 M268d02 20/09/2021 Proficiency Test Smoked Fish Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £134.00
Aerobic plate count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Fish Proficiency Test FMOE24-SEA11 M268e24 20/09/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli £134.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD11-SEA2 02418b 04/01/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for specified illegal dyes (vet. drugs) (BLVD11) £78.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD11-SEA2 02454b 10/01/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for specified illegal dyes (vet. drugs) (BLVD11) £80.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD1-SEA2 02431b 17/05/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for avermectins (BLVD1) £80.00
Veterinary Medicines in Fish Muscle Blank Material BLVD12-SEA2 02438b 19/07/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for nitrofuran metabolites (BLVD12) £80.00
Veterinary Medicines in Prawns Blank Material BLVD12-SEA4 02447b 18/10/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Prawns BLANK for nitrofuran metabolites (BLVD12) £80.00
Tetracyclines in Fish Muscle Blank Material Proficiency Test BLVD22-SEA2 02448b 18/10/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Fish Muscle BLANK for tetracyclines (BLVD22) £80.00
Heavy Metals in Canned Fish Proficiency Test FCCM41-SEA7 07430 31/03/2022 Proficiency Test Canned Fish arsenic (total), cadmium, mercury (total) & methyl mercury (all natural levels) £206.00
Authenticity of Fish Proficiency Test FCAS1-SEA11 2995 11/10/2021 Proficiency Test Fish identification of unknown fish (3 samples from a list) £209.00
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Smoked Fish Proficiency Test FCCE2-SEA25 06103 06/09/2021 Proficiency Test Smoked Fish Product PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £391.00
Tetracyclines in Prawns Proficiency Test FCVD22-SEA20 02460 14/02/2022 Proficiency Test Prawns tetracyclines £266.00
Tetracyclines in Prawns Proficiency Test FCVD22-SEA20 02424 15/02/2021 Proficiency Test Prawns tetracyclines £258.00
Nitrofuran metabolites in Prawns Proficiency Test FCVD12-SEA20 02447 18/10/2021 Proficiency Test Prawns nitrofuran metabolites £266.00
Tetracyclines in Fish Muscle Proficiency Test FCVD22-SEA13 02448 18/10/2021 Proficiency Test Fish Muscle tetracyclines £266.00
Listeria Monocytogenes Enumeration in Smoked Fish Proficiency Test FMOE2-SEA28 M267e02 23/08/2021 Proficiency Test Smoked Fish Listeria monocytogenes (Enumeration) £134.00