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Proficiency testing is an essential part of laboratory quality procedure and participation is a mandatory requirement of ISO 17025 accreditation. Fapas proficiency testing provides an independent assessment of your laboratory performance and compares your results to laboratories worldwide. Taking part in our proficiency tests gives you confidence in your laboratory equipment, methods and staff, and assurance that you are delivering the quality results demanded by your customer

Why Choose Fapas proficiency testing schemes?
  • Trusted, accredited PT provider since 1990
  • Offering the widest range of analyte/matrix combinations for the food sector
  • Results receive rigorous statistical analysis by PT experts
  • Detailed confidential reports with clear feedback and method comparisons
  • Fast publication of the report
  • Easy result reporting through the secure area of our website
  • Note: fees (prices) on this site are exclusive of carriage / handling fees and VAT. Customers outside the UK may also incur local charges including, but not limited to, import duties, local taxes, and customs clearance fees.

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Pesticides in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM10-INF5 05140b 15/01/2020 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) (BLPM10) £59.00 Add
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 Add
Pesticide Residues in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM20-INF5 05144b 17/06/2020 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK (BLPM20) £63.00 Add
Milk & β-Lactoglobulin in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL13-INF13 27261 09/01/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (BLG) £203.00 Add
Milk & β-Lactoglobulin in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL13-INF13 27285 07/01/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (BLG) £211.00 Add
Casein, Gluten & Milk in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL15-INF13 27264 20/02/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (casein) & gluten £259.00 Add
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 Add
Milk, Casein & beta-lactoglobulin in Infant Breakfast Cereal Proficiency Test FCAL21-INF6 27274 17/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Breakfast Cereal milk (casein & BLG) £269.00 Add
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 Add
Heavy Metals in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCM2-INF10 07363 22/04/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula aluminium, cadmium, chromium, iodine, molybdenum & selenium (all natural/low levels) £200.00 Add
Contaminants in Infant Formula FCCP1-INF10 2661 10/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula 3-MCPD esters, glycidol esters & 2-MCPD esters £229.00 Add
Acrylamide in Infant Biscuits FCCP3-INF8 30102 05/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Food acrylamide £200.00 Add
Melamine and Cyanuric acid in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCP7-INF10 30100 06/03/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £192.00 Add
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 Add
Fats in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCFO13-INF10 14215 23/04/2020 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) £196.00 Add
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 Add
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 Add
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 Add
Mycotoxins in Infant Food Proficiency Test FCMM6-INF8 04385 23/04/2020 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 £340.00 Add
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 Add
Nutritional elements in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNE1-INF10 1898 19/03/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium & zinc £194.00 Add
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 Add
Vitamins in Powdered Baby Food Proficiency Test FCNV10-INF15 21119 01/04/2020 Proficiency Test Powdered Baby Food vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, folic acid & total niacin £242.00 Add
Vitamin Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNV5-INF10 21120 28/05/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula vitamins A, B12, C, D3, E & K1 £212.00 Add
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCPM10-INF10 05140 15/01/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) £198.00 Add
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 Add
Specific Pesticides in Infant Formula FCPM20-INF10 05144 17/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (specified residues) [fat soluble] £210.00 Add
GM Contamination in Tobacco Proficiency Test FGM4-TOB3 GeMST07 19/06/2020 Proficiency Test Tobacco p35S & tNOS £320.00 Add
E. Coli O157:H7 in Swab (sponge) Proficiency Test FMOD11-UNF11 M255d11 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 20/07/2020 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Detection) £130.00 Add
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii Detection in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOD20-INF10 M250d20 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 24/02/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii (Detection) £126.00 Add
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii Detection in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOD20-INF10 M261d20 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii (Detection) £130.00 Add
Listeria monocytogenes Detection on Sponge Swab Proficiency Test FMOD2-UNF11 M250d02 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 24/02/2020 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £126.00 Add
Listeria monocytogenes Detection on Sponge Swab Proficiency Test FMOD2-UNF11 M255d02 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 20/07/2020 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Listeria monocytogenes Detection on Sponge Swab Proficiency Test FMOD2-UNF11 M261d02 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Salmonella in Infant Formula FMOD7-INF10 M258d072 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 26/10/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Salmonella spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Salmonella Detection on Sponge Swab Proficiency Test FMOD7-UNF11 M250d07 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 24/02/2020 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Salmonella spp. (Detection) £126.00 Add
Salmonella Detection on Sponge Swab Proficiency Test FMOD7-UNF11 M255d07 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 20/07/2020 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Salmonella spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Salmonella Detection on Sponge Swab Proficiency Test FMOD7-UNF11 M261d07 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Swab (Sponge) Salmonella spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOE06-INF10 M257e06 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 28/09/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £130.00 Add
Aerobic Plate Count on Swab Proficiency Test FMOE9-UNF12 M255e09 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 20/07/2020 Proficiency Test Swab (Cotton) Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £130.00 Add
Aerobic Plate Count on Swab Proficiency Test FMOE9-UNF12 M261e09 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Swab (Cotton) Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £130.00 Add