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Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Blank Material BLVD5-DRY20 02569b 24/09/2024 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for chloramphenicol, florfenicol & thiamphenicol (BLVD5) £98.00
Pesticide Residues (Fat Soluble) in Processed Cheese Blank Material BLPM9-DRY3 05183b 17/06/2024 Proficiency Test Blank Processed Cheese BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble) (BLPM9) £77.00
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble) in Milk Powder Blank Material BLPM9-DRY2 05184b 22/07/2024 Proficiency Test Blank Milk Powder BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble) (BLPM9) £77.00
ß-lactams in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD18-DRY4 02570 24/09/2024 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk Beta-lactams (penicillins & cephalosporins) £315.00
Pesticides in Processed Cheese Proficiency Test FCPX1-DRY17 05183 17/06/2024 Proficiency Test Processed Cheese biocides (quaternary ammonium compounds) [multi-residue methods] & (per)chlorates [single-residue methods] £256.00
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Milk Proficiency Test FCCE7-DRY13 06162 16/08/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) £328.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04526 16/09/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £240.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04541 13/02/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £240.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04505 16/02/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £233.00
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY14 04516 04/06/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder aflatoxin M1 £240.00
Dioxins and PCBs in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCCE3-DRY14 06159 06/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Dioxins & PCBs £464.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (natural/low Levels) FCCM46-DRY14 07559 16/12/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of metals at natural/low levels £244.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (natural/low Levels) FCCM46-DRY14 07542 21/08/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of metals at natural/low levels £244.00
Heavy Metals in Milk Powder Proficiency Test (natural/low Levels) FCCM46-DRY14 07512 03/01/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of metals at natural/low levels £237.00
Nitrate and Nitrite in Milk Powder in Proficiency Test FCFA18-DRY14 15178 09/02/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder nitrate as NaNO3 & nitrite as NaNO2 £235.00
Nitrate and Nitrite in Milk Powder in Proficiency Test FCFA18-DRY14 15188 07/02/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder nitrate as NaNO3 & nitrite as NaNO2 £242.00
Nutritional elements in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCNE1-DRY14 18124 07/11/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of nutritional elements £247.00
Nutritional elements in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCNE1-DRY14 18121 26/04/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of nutritional elements £247.00
Natamycin in Cheese Proficiency Test FCFA35-DRY7 20239 13/02/2025 Proficiency Test Cheese natamycin £350.00
Nutritional Components (sugars) in Milkshake Powder Proficiency Test FCNC3-DRY15 25266 07/06/2024 Proficiency Test Milkshake Powder selection of sugars £248.00
Nutritional Components in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY14 25273 21/10/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of nutritional components £248.00
Nutritional Components in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY14 25259 15/02/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder selection of nutritional components £241.00
Nutritional Components in Butter Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY6 25284 24/02/2025 Proficiency Test Butter selection of nutritional components £248.00
Nutritional Components in Butter Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY6 25260 27/02/2024 Proficiency Test Butter selection of nutritional components £241.00
Sugars in Milk Powder (Lactose-free) Proficiency Test FCNC3-DRY26 25288 02/12/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder (Lactose-free) selection of sugars £248.00
Nutritional Components in Ice Cream Mix Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY24 25274 29/10/2024 Proficiency Test Ice Cream (liquid) selection of nutritional components £259.00
Contaminants in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCCP7-DRY14 30157 07/10/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £244.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M295d072 25/03/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £155.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M300d072 02/09/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £160.00
Salmonella spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD7-DRY14 M306d072 31/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Salmonella spp. (Detection) £160.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M295e09 25/03/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £155.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M293e09 29/01/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £155.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M304e09 03/02/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £160.00
Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE9-DRY14 M306e09 31/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £160.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Soft Cheese Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY18 M296d02 22/04/2024 Proficiency Test Cheese (Soft) Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £160.00
Enterobacteriaceae Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE3-DRY14 M296e03 22/04/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Enterobacteriaceae (Enumeration) £160.00
Campylobacter spp. Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD17-DRY14 M298d17 17/06/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Campylobacter spp. (Detection) £160.00
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Detection in Cheese FMOD11-DRY7 M300d11 02/09/2024 Proficiency Test Cheese Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Detection) £160.00
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE6-DRY14 M297e06 13/05/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £160.00
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE6-DRY14 M293e06 29/01/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £155.00
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE6-DRY14 M304e06 03/02/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £160.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY14 M306d02 31/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £160.00
Listeria monocytogenes Detection in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOD2-DRY14 M295d02 25/03/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £155.00
Veterinary Medicines in Milk Powder Blank Material BLVD37-DRY2 02593b 19/03/2025 Proficiency Test Blank Milk Powder BLANK for sulfonamides & beta-lactams (BLVD37) £98.00
Aflatoxins in Cheese (Soft) Proficiency Test FCMA1-DRY18 04534 26/11/2024 Proficiency Test Cheese (Soft) aflatoxin M1 £240.00
Veterinary Medicines in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCVD42-DRY14 02593 19/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder sulfonamides & beta-lactams £315.00
Metals in Cheese (Hard) Proficiency Test FCCM46-DRY27 07573 11/10/2024 Proficiency Test Cheese (Hard) selection of metals at natural/low levels £244.00
Nutritional Components in Cheese Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY7 25267 19/06/2024 Proficiency Test Cheese selection of nutritional components £248.00
Nutritional Components in Plant Based Milk Alternative Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY22 25271 23/09/2024 Proficiency Test Plant Based Milk Alternative selection of nutritional components £259.00
Nutritional Components in Condensed Milk Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY9 25265 16/05/2024 Proficiency Test Condensed Milk selection of nutritional components £259.00
Nutritional Components in Milk Powder (reconstituted) Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY28 25283 14/02/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder (reconstituted) selection of nutritional components £248.00
Milk Authenticity Proficiency Test FCAA7-DRY13 29129 17/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk one or more from: cow's milk, sheep's milk or goat's milk £248.00
Bacillus cereus & Aerobic Plate Count in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE13-DRY14 M296e13 22/04/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Bacillus cereus and Aerobic Plate Count (Enumeration) £160.00
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE14-DRY14 M296e14 22/04/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £160.00
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE14-DRY14 M302e14 28/10/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £160.00
Escherichia coli and Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) in Cheese Proficiency Test FMOE31-DRY7 M303e31 18/11/2024 Proficiency Test Cheese Escherichia coli and Coagulase Positive Staphylococci (Enumeration) £160.00
Coliforms Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE18-DRY14 M305e18 03/03/2025 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coliforms (Enumeration) £160.00
Coliforms Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE18-DRY14 M294e18 26/02/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Coliforms (Enumeration) £155.00
Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Blank Material BLVD18-DRY20 02570b 24/09/2024 Proficiency Test Blank Bovine Milk BLANK for beta-lactams (penicillins & cephalosporins) (BLVD18) £98.00
Veterinary Drugs in Bovine Milk Proficiency Test FCVD5-DRY4 02569 24/09/2024 Proficiency Test Bovine Milk chloramphenicol, florfenicol & thiamphenicol £315.00
Pesticide Residues (Fat Soluble) in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCPX10-DRY14 05184 22/07/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder pesticide residues (fat soluble) [multi-residue methods] including (per)chlorates [single-residue methods] £256.00
Dioxins, PCBs (semi blind) in Milk Proficiency Test FCCE3-DRY13 06140 07/03/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Dioxins & PCBs £450.00
Fatty Acids in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FCFO13-DRY14 14301 29/07/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder total fat, saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids (& possibly individual fatty acids: linoleic acid, a-linolenic acid (ALA), ARA, DHA & EPA) £249.00
Nutritional Components in Yoghurt Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY19 25258 06/02/2024 Proficiency Test Yoghurt selection of nutritional components £241.00
Nutritional Components in Yoghurt Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY19 25282 07/02/2025 Proficiency Test Yoghurt selection of nutritional components £248.00
Nutritional Components in Milk (Evaporated) Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY25 25276 27/11/2024 Proficiency Test Milk (Evaporated) selection of nutritional components £248.00
Nutritional Components in Milk Proficiency Test FCNC1-DRY13 25279 06/01/2025 Proficiency Test Milk selection of nutritional components £248.00
Aerobic Place Count (APC), Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli (enumeration) in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE24-DRY14 M302e24 28/10/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Aerobic Plate Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Coliforms and Escherichia coli (Enumeration) £160.00
Escherichia coli Enumeration in Milk Powder Proficiency Test FMOE10-DRY14 M301e10 07/10/2024 Proficiency Test Milk Powder Escherichia coli (Enumeration) £160.00