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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 04467 15/02/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £208.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04444 01/06/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £208.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04454 28/09/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £208.00
Tetracyclines & Aminoglycosides in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD26-DRY4 02472 04/07/2022 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk tetracyclines & aminoglycosides £273.00
FCPX10-DRY14 FCPX10-DRY14 05161 28/07/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder pesticide residues (fat soluble) [multi-residue methods] including (per)chlorates [single-residue methods] £222.00
Dioxins, PCBs (semi blind) in Milk Proficiency Test FCCE3-DRY13 06109 14/03/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Dioxins & PCBs £391.00
Dioxins, PCBs (semi blind) in Milk Proficiency Test FCCE3-DRY13 06124 10/03/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Dioxins & PCBs £402.00
Nutritional Elements in Milk Powder FCNE8-DRY14 18111 11/11/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder calcium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc £214.00
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
Nutritional Elements in Milk Powder FCNE8-DRY14 18108 29/04/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder calcium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc £214.00
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
Nutritional Components in Butter Proficiency Test FCNC24-DRY6 25230 21/02/2023 Proficiency Test Butter moisture, total fat, non-fat solids, pH & chloride £215.00
Nutritional Components (sugars) in Milkshake Powder Proficiency Test FCNC3-DRY15 25214 10/06/2022 Proficiency Test Milkshake Powder fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose & sucrose £215.00
Nutritional Components in Yoghurt Proficiency Test FCNC40-DRY19 25228 07/02/2023 Proficiency Test Yoghurt ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity & total sugars £215.00
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
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 M275e06 30/05/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £138.00
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE6-DRY14 M282e06 30/01/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £138.00
Coliforms Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE18-DRY14 M272e18 28/02/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coliforms (Enumeration) £134.00
Coliforms Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE18-DRY14 M283e18 27/02/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coliforms (Enumeration) £138.00
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 M284d072 27/03/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £138.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M278d072 12/09/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £138.00
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 M282e09 30/01/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £138.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M284e09 27/03/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £138.00
Aerobic Place Count (APC), Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli (enumeration) in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE24-DRY14 M280e24 31/10/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli (Enumeration) £138.00
ß-lactams in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD18-DRY4 02483 26/09/2022 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk Beta-lactams (penicillins & cephalosporins) £273.00
Veterinary Medicines in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD29-DRY4 02500 20/02/2023 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk sulfonamides & trimethoprim & macrolides £273.00
Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Blank Material BLVD18-DRY20 02483b 26/09/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for beta-lactams (penicillins & cephalosporins) (BLVD18) £85.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Milk Powder Blank Material BLPM9-DRY2 05161b 28/07/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Milk Powder BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble) (BLPM9) £67.00
Tetracyclines & Aminoglycosides in Blank Bovine Milk Proficiency Test BLVD26-DRY20 02472b 04/07/2022 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for tetracyclines & aminoglycosides (BLVD26) £85.00
Fatty Acids in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCFO13-DRY14 14254 29/07/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates, trans fatty acids (& possibly individual fatty acids: linoleic acid, a-linolenic acid (ALA), ARA, DHA & EPA) £210.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (natural/low Levels) FCCM46-DRY14 07451 24/08/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of metals at natural/low levels £212.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (natural/low Levels) FCCM46-DRY14 07465 04/01/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of metals at natural/low levels £212.00
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 Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY14 M284d02 27/03/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £138.00
Enterobacteriaceae Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE3-DRY14 M274e03 09/05/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Enterobacteriaceae (Enumeration) £138.00
FCNC50-DRY7 FCNC50-DRY7 25215 21/06/2022 Proficiency Test Cheese moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium, chloride & starch £215.00
FCNC51-DRY21 FCNC51-DRY21 25220 26/09/2022 Proficiency Test Plant Based Milk Alternative ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, sodium, chloride & total sugars £224.00
FCNC12-DRY14 FCNC12-DRY14 25222 21/10/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen & lactose £215.00
Bacillus cereus & Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE13-DRY14 M274e13 09/05/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Bacillus cereus and Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £138.00
Campylobacter spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD17-DRY14 M276d17 27/06/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Campylobacter spp. (Detection) £138.00
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Detection in Cheese FMOD11-DRY7 M278d11 12/09/2022 Proficiency Test Cheese Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Detection) £138.00
Escherichia coli Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE10-DRY14 M279e10 10/10/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Escherichia coli (Enumeration) £138.00
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim and Macrolides in Blank Bovine Milk Proficiency Test BLVD29-DRY20 02500b 20/02/2023 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for sulfonamides & trimethoprim & macrolides (BLVD29) £85.00
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
Nutritional Components in Condensed Milk Proficiency Test FCNC14-DRY9 25213 13/05/2022 Proficiency Test Condensed Milk moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen & total sugars £224.00
FCNC49-DRY14 FCNC49-DRY14 25229 17/02/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity & lactose £215.00
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
Nitrate and Nitrite in Milk Powder in Proficiency Test FCFA18-DRY14 15168 23/02/2023 Proficiency Test Milk Powder nitrate as NaNO3 & nitrite as NaNO2 £210.00
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE14-DRY14 M280e14 31/10/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £138.00
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE14-DRY14 M274e14 09/05/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £138.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Soft Cheese Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY18 M274d02 09/05/2022 Proficiency Test Soft Cheese Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £138.00
Contaminants in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCCP7-DRY14 30128 05/10/2022 Proficiency Test Milk Powder melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £212.00