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Laboratory and Analytical Services

What are the services offered by the lab?

Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins B1. B2. G1. G2, M1, Total aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, patulin) Pesticides, Dairy (compositional testing), Fats (Free fatty acids, peroxide value and anisidine value) analysis.

What is a service request form?

The service request form is a means of informing the client that the laboratory has received the relevant samples, will conduct specific tests and which will cost the customer a specific amount. The customer is then expected to acknowledge receipt by signing the service request form and sending it back to the laboratory BEFORE analysis begins.

What is MUC?

MUC is the Measurement of Uncertainty.

Every measurement has uncertainty associated with it. When the laboratory calculates the amount of a residue or toxin in a sample it is assumed a "true value" exists and reports results specifying a range of values that this "true value" will fall within. The most common way to show the range of values is: measurement = best estimate ± uncertainty

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