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Sr No / Product Groups / Name of Service Provider01 / Oilseeds, oilseed meals, milk, edible oils and fats.
International PT schemes for proximate analysis, trace metals, acrylamide, cholesterol, microscopy, fatty acid profile, Aflatoxin B1, Aflatoxin M1 in oilseeds, oilseed meals, milk, edible oils and fats. / American Oil Chemists' Society.
AOCS Laboratory Proficiency Program (LPP)
P.O Box 17190, Urbana, IL 61802-6996, USA.
email :
02 / Dairy products
Fat, protein, solids, etc in dairy products. / CecaLait, BP 70129-39802 Poligny Cedex, France
03 / Foodstuffs
Identification of foreign object/body in foodstuffs / Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LD, UK.
Campden BRI (Campden site)
Station Road,Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire,UK. GL55 6LD.
Tel: +44(0)1386 842000/
Fax: +44(0)1386 842100
email: /
04 / Beer
Chemical Sensory analysis / The Brewing Analytes Proficiency Scheme (BAPS) is an international scheme
Tel: +44(0)1737 822272
E-mail:.
05 / Packaging materials; foods; drinks; and animal feeds etc. / Central Science Laboratory,Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire,
Y041 1LZ ,UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1904 462000
email:
06 / Tea
Milk Powder
Spices
Water
Calorific Value Analysis - Rice husk and fine coal / Sri Lanka Association of Testing Laboratories
Vidya Mandiraya,No.120/10, Wijerama Mawatha,Colombo 07.SRI LANKA .
T P. 0112688469
email:
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider07 / Construction / Proficiency Testing Australia
ACN: 074 251 237, ABN: 92 074 251 237
Email:
Head Office
Proficiency Testing Australia,PO Box 7507,
Silverwater NSW 2128,AUSTRALIA.
Phone: +61 2 9736 8397 (1300 782 867)
Fax: +61 2 9743 6664
08 / Organic and inorganic parameters in contaminated soil
Dangerous goods and substances
Environmental analysis
Inter-comparisons organized on request
Emissions of volatile organic compounds from materials
Penta- and octabromodiphenylether in polymers
Characterisation of linear polymers
Primary aromatic amines (PAA) in elastomeric materials
Particle size determination of finest powders by laser diffraction
Porous and dispersed materials
NMR spectroscopy for quantitative analysis / Dr. rer. nat.Manfred Golze,Unter den Eichen 87,12205, Berlin.
phone: +49 30 8104-1943,fax:+49 30 8104-1947
email:
09 / Proficiency Testing Work Group for Metals / Dr. HU Jingyu
ChinaNILResearchCenter for Proficiency Testing
Proficiency Testing Work Group for Metals, CNAL ,Box 14, No 76 Xueyuan South Road, Beijing 100081 P. R. China.
Phone: +86 10 62182398; Fax: +86 10 62182584
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider10 / Petroleum and Petrochemical Products
( P 4 C ) / Institute for Inter-laboratory Studies
Internet:
Email:
11 / Textile / Laboratory Quality Services International
16130 Van Drunen Road
South Holland, IL60473,US
t: +1.708.331.3249
f: +1.708.331.3040
12 / Textile / Textile-testing Proficiency-testing Scheme (TEPS)
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services - UK
31 Kingsland Grange, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4RW. UK.
Telephone – 01925 854360
Email:
Reg No. 852439
13 / Textile / American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Technical Director
PO Box 12215, 1 Davis Drive
Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709-2215
Phone: 919.549.3532
Fax: 919.549.8933
Email:
Website:
14 / Environmental
Dairy
Milk
Fat & Oil
Beverages / New Zealand
Global Proficiency Testing, New Zealand
P O Box 20474, Hamilton 3241, New Zealand
Australia
P O Box 1335, Tullmarine, Victoria 3043, Australia
New Zealand : Tel 06478504483 Fax: 06478504487
Australia : Tel: 061383189012 Fax : 061383189001
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider15 / Fertilizer /
National Accreditation Body ofIndonesia (KAN)ManggalaWanabaktiBuilding. 4th floor,Block IV.Jend. Gatot Subroto Street, SenayanJakarta10270, Indonesia.
Telephone: +62 21 574 7043Fax: +62 21 579 029 48
Email: .i
16 / Fertilizer / Head office
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited
Hewletts Road,Mount Maunganui
Private Bag 12-503,Tauranga.
Phone 07 572 7900, Fax 07 575 6233
17 / Animal feeds(AAFCO) / Mr Robert Beine
Division of Regulatory Services
Room 103, Regulatory Services Bldg.
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40546-0275, USA
Ph: 1 606 257 4834 ,Fax: 1 606 257 7351
18 / Fat and oil related samples
(Aflatoxin in peanut, cottonseed and corn meal, fumonisin, GMO, and feed microscopy) / Ms Trina Kuykendall
American Oil Chemists Society
PO Box 3489, Champaign,
IL61826-3489, USA
Ph: 1 217 359 2344 ,Fax: 1 217 351 8091
19 / Magruder check
Sample program fertilizer / Mr Ed Huber
Magruder Committee Chairman
6615 Pheasant Drive, Elkridge, MD21227, USA
or
Dr Joel S Padmore
Magruder Committee Treasurer
North Carolina Dept of Agriculture
4000 Ready Creek Road, RaleighNC27607, USA
Ph: 1 919 733 7366 , Fax: 1 919 733 6801
E-mail:
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider20 / AACC Check Samples
Primarily grain-based products / Dr Elwood F Caldwell
Analytical Services Coordinator
American Association of Cereal Chemists
3340 Pilot Knob Road, St PaulMN55121-2097, USA.
Ph: 1 612 454 7250 , Fax: 1 612 454 0766
21 / Potable water, non-potable water, solid and hazardous waste, air and emissions / Dr K W Jackson
State of New York, Department of Health
PO Box 509, Albany, NY 12201-0509 USA
Ph: 1 518 485 5570
Fax: 1 518 485 5568
E-mail:
Australian Co-ordinator - Mr H Bacon
Ph: 613 9793 3322
Fax: 613 9794 7240
22 / Environmental tests on waters and organics (PET program) and reference materials / Mr Thomas V Coyner
President
Analytical Products Group Inc
2730 Washington Blvd, Belpre OH45714, USA.
Ph: 1-740-423-4200 , Fax: 1-740-423-5588
23 / Environmental drinking water, waste water, soils & hydrocarbon fuels / Mr Chuck Wibby
Environmental Resource Associates
5540 Marshall Street, ArvadaCO80002-9800, USA.
Ph: 1 303 431 8454 , Fax: 1 303 421 0159
25 / RTC LPTP - drinking water
RTC LPTP - waste water
RTC LPTP - Soils / Mr Bob Rucinski
RT Corporation
PO Box 1346. 2931 Soldiers Spring Road, Laramie WY 82070, USA.
Ph: 1 307 742 5452 , Fax: 1 307 745 7936
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider26 / Environmental water & soils, transformer oils / Mr Frederick Anderson
President, Analytical Standards Inc
6331 Emerson Ave, ParkersburgWA26104, USA.
Ph: 1 304 422 4274 , Fax: 1 304 422 4761
27 / Environmental Lead – analysis of paint, soil, dust wipes and air samples
Bulk Asbestos
Industrial Hygiene – analysis of metals, organics, silica, diffusive samplers, and asbestos and man-made fibers / Mr Anthony Hodge or Mr Fred I Grunder, CIH American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) 2700 Prosperity Ave, Suite 250, Fairfax, VA22031, USA
Ph: 1 703 849 8888 , Fax: 1 703 207 8558
28 / Fasteners & metals, forensics
Wide range of Forensic Tests
Containerboard, paper and paperboard, plastics, rubber / Mr Charles Leete
Collaborative Testing Services Inc
PO Box 1049, HerndonVA20172, USA.
Ph: 1 703 742 9107 , Fax: 1 703 481 0375
29 / ILAP/LPED
Metal alloys / Ms Susan McTighe
Analytical Reference Materials Int'l Inc
PO Box 2246, Evergreen CO 80437-2246, USA.
Ph: 1 303 670 1300; 800 421 9454
Fax: 1 303 670 1392
30 / Coal / Ms Stephanie Prichard
Interlab Division of Vanguard Solutions
PO Box 1970, AshlandKY41105-1970, USA.
Ph: 1 606 325 1970 , Fax: 1 606 325 2689
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider31 / ASTM E1: Steel, gold
ASTM D2: Petroleum products and lubricants
ASTM D20 - Plastics
ASTM D13 - Textiles / Mr David Bradley
Manager, Proficiency Testing Program, ASTM
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, USA.
Ph: 1 610 832 9681 , Fax: 1 610 832 9668
32 / Food
(Meat and Dairy ) / Arlene Fox
AOAC International
481 N.Frederick Ave – Suite 600
Gaithersburg, MD20877, USA.
Ph: 1 301 924 7077 , Fax: 1 301 724 7088
Email:
33 / Food and Water / PECMA Proficiency Testing Scheme
Industrial Technology Institute,
No. 363, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07.
Sri Lanka
Tel: 0112379800
Email.
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Sr No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider01 / Nutrients in environmental waters - freshwater
and seawater
( NATA Accredited to ILAC Guide 13
(Website: / PT Coordinator
Queensland Health Scientific Services
39 Kessels Road,Coopers Plains QLD 4108, Australia.
Tel: +61 7 3274 9062, Fax: +61 7 3274 9186
Email:
02 / Trace elements in soils, dusts, sediments, sludges, potable and non-potable water / Mr Graeme Waller
Quality Control Technologies, PO Box 369,Charlestown NSW 2290, Australia
Tel: +61 2 4947 8730 , Fax:+61 2 4947 8730
Email:
03 / Pesticides
Pesticides in fruit/vegetables and soil
Environmental contaminants in soils and water Controlled drugs / Mr Paul Armishaw
National Measurement Institute,
1 Suakin Street, Pymble NSW 2073, Australia
Tel: + 61 2 9449 0149 , Fax: + 61 2 9983 1398
Email:
Website:
04 / Chemical residues and environmental
contaminants in meat and meat products
Grainand grain products
Horticultural matrices
Milkand dairy products
Eggs, fish, aquatic animals,
Honey, nuts, wool fibres, animal tissue and bodyfluids / Dr W Korth
Manager, Residue Chemistry and
Laboratory Performance Evaluation
National Residue Survey
Australian Government Dept of
Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry
PO Box 858
Barton ACT 2601, Australia
Tel: +61 2 6272 4771, Fax: +61 2 6272 4023
Email:
05 / Interwinery Analysis Group:
Wide range of analytes in wine / Interwinery Analysis Group
PO Box 402, Tanunda SA 5352, Australia.
Website:
Email:
06 / Fire assay gold, aqua regia gold, gold in loaded and barren carbon, low level (ppb) gold, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, As, Ag, Co, ore grade base metals and S in pulps / Mr Peter Hayes
Geostats Pty Ltd, 10a Marsh Close
O’Connor WA 6163, Australia
Tel: +61 8 9314 2566, Fax: +61 8 9314 3699
Email:
Website:
07 / Chemical/Construction Materials Testing
Cement / Dr S Guirguis
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia
Level 6, 504 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9903 7713, Fax: +61 2 9437 9470
(or Mr D Delort ATILH France, Fax: +43 44 7811)
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Sr. No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider08 / Forensic Science
Blood alcohol
Drugs and drivers
Toxicology / Ms Roslyn Wilson, Quality Assurance,
Division of Analytical Laboratories,
ICPMR,PO Box 162,
Lidcombe NSW 2141, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9646 0222 , Fax: +61 2 9646 0333
Email:
09 / Controlled drugs / Mr Paul Armishaw
National Measurement Institute
1 Suakin Street
Pymble NSW 2073 Australia.
Tel: + 61 2 9449 0149, Fax: + 61 2 9983 1398
Email:
Website:
10 / Chemical Testing
Nutrient Assessment of Soils / Ms Joanne Bedford, Manager
Soils Inter-laboratory Proficiency Program
Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council
C/- Proficiency Services Ltd (PSL)
Trading as LabChek
Box 20474, Hamilton, New Zealand, 3241
Tel: +64 7 850 4483 , Fax: +64 7 850 4487
Email: or
Website:
11 / Chemical Testing
Nutrient Assessment of Plants / Ms Joanne Bedford, Manager
Plants Inter-laboratory Proficiency Program
Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council
C/- Proficiency Services Ltd (PSL)
Trading as LabChek,
Box 20474, Hamilton, New Zealand, 3241.
Tel: +64 7 850 4483/Fax: +64 7 850 4487
12 / Chemical Testing
DairyChek Programme
MilkChek Programme
Chemical and Functional Proficiency Testing:
DairyChek Programme
MilkChek Programme
WaterTest Programme
FertChek Programme (Not Accredited)
Lipid Chek Programme (Not Accredited) / Ms Joanne Bedford, Manager
Proficiency Services Ltd (PSL)
Trading as LabChek
Box 20474, Hamilton, New Zealand, 3241
Tel: +64 7 850 4483/ Fax: +64 7 850 4487
Email: or
Website:
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Sr. No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider13 / Food
( Milk Chemistry ,Ice Cream ,Dairy Products ,Vitamins, Minerals, Trace elements in Dairy Products, Meat, Tallow
Water
( Potable, Receiving, Effluent & Pool) / Ms Sandra Mott, Acting Proficiency
Manager
AsureQuality Limited
Assurance Services
Proficiency Programmes
49 Mahana Road
Te Rapa, Hamilton, New Zealand
Freephone: 0508 00 11 22
Tel: +64 7 849 9990/Fax: +64 7 849 4215
Email:
Or
Website: asurequality.com
14 / Water
( Potable, Effluent & Chemical
Residue)
Timber Preservation / Mr Merv Withers, Australia Manager
AsureQuality Pty Ltd,
Proficiency Programmes
3-5 Lillee Crescent.Tullamarine VIC 3043, Australia.
Tel: +61 3 8318 9014
Fax: +61 3 8318 9001,Mob: 0417 134 263
Freephone: 1800 247478
Email: )
Or
Website: asurequality.com
15 / Chemical Analysis of Metals Alloys
Carbon Steel
Low-Alloy Steel
High-Alloy Steel / Mr Chien Tsung Lu
Chinese National Laboratory
Accreditation, (CNLA), 30, Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.
Ph: 886 3 5710233 ext. 251, Fax: 886 3 5726308
E-mail:
16 / Food / Dr Weiguang Fu
Food Industry Research & Development Institute
331 Hsin-Ping Road, Hsinchu 300,Taiwan.
Ph: 886 3 5223191 ext. 303, Fax: 886 3 5214016
E-mail:
17 / ASEAN FOODS – programs in food
component analysis / Prapasri Puwastien
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol
University at Salaya
Phutthamonthon 4
Nakorn Pathom, 73170,THAILAND
Ph: 66 2 800 2380 ext 410/ Fax: 66 2 441 9344
Email:
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Sr. No / Product Group / Name of Service Provider18 / Environmental Water
- COD
- Heavy Metals
- pH , Conductivity
- Suspended Solids / Ms Rachada Hempattawee/Ms Wannee Aupaiboon
Coordinator
Proficiency Testing Section
Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation
Department of Science Service
Ministry of Science and Technology
75/7 Rama VI Road, Bangkok10400
THAILAND
Tel: 662-201-7333Fax: 662-201-723
Email:
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19 / Chemical Testing (Food and Feed)
- Feeding Stuffs
- Flour / Ms Srisuda Romraluk/ Ms Sukanya
Coordinator
Proficiency Testing Section
Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation
Department of Science Service
Ministry of Science and Technology
75/7 Rama VI Road, Bangkok10400
THAILAND
Tel: 662-201-7333 / Fax: 662-201-7239
Email:
Email:
20 / Chemical Testing
- Portland Cement / Ms Jirawan Hanwattanakul
Coordinator
Proficiency Testing Section
Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation
Department of Science Service
Ministry of Science and Technology
75/7 Rama VI Road, Bangkok10400
THAILAND.
Tel 662-201-7333 /Fax: 662-201-7239
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