Fapas (Fera Science Ltd)
Accreditation self-declared (UKAS)
Proficiency testing brand of Fera Science Ltd at Sand Hutton, York, offering PT for food and beverage chemistry, food and water microbiology, water and environmental chemistry and GM food and feed testing.
Testing fields
- Microbiology
- Food & feed
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
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Schemes (4)
Fapas Food Chemistry Proficiency Testing (PT) Scheme
- Food & feed
- Analytes
- Allergens, mycotoxins, packaging migrants, pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary medicine residues, nutritional content
Microbiology Proficiency Testing – Food, Beverage & Water
- Microbiology
- Food & feed
- Water
- Analytes
- Listeria, Campylobacter, E. coli, total coliforms, Enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Legionella, Cryptosporidium, Giardia
Water & Environmental Chemistry Programme
- Water
- Environment, soil & air
- Sample type
- Drinking, waste and surface waters; soil
- Analytes
- Heavy metals, radioactivity, agricultural chemicals, disinfectants, salinity
Genetically Modified Food Programme
- Food & feed
- Sample type
- Soya, maize and wheat products; animal feed; tobacco
- Analytes
- GM events, p35S and tNOS markers
| Scheme | Testing fields | Sample type | Analytes | Rounds/yr | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fapas Food Chemistry Proficiency Testing (PT) Scheme |
| — | Allergens, mycotoxins, packaging migrants, pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary medicine residues, nutritional content | — | Scheme page for Fapas Food Chemistry Proficiency Testing (PT) Scheme (opens in a new tab) |
| Microbiology Proficiency Testing – Food, Beverage & Water |
| — | Listeria, Campylobacter, E. coli, total coliforms, Enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Legionella, Cryptosporidium, Giardia | — | Scheme page for Microbiology Proficiency Testing – Food, Beverage & Water (opens in a new tab) |
| Water & Environmental Chemistry Programme |
| Drinking, waste and surface waters; soil | Heavy metals, radioactivity, agricultural chemicals, disinfectants, salinity | — | Scheme page for Water & Environmental Chemistry Programme (opens in a new tab) |
| Genetically Modified Food Programme |
| Soya, maize and wheat products; animal feed; tobacco | GM events, p35S and tNOS markers | — | Scheme page for Genetically Modified Food Programme (opens in a new tab) |
Accreditation
- Status
- Accreditation self-declared
- Accreditation body
- UKAS
- Certificate number
- 0009
Self-declared: stated by the provider and not yet verified by EqasOnline.
About this listing
Compiled from Fapas (Fera Science Ltd)'s own published information or sent in by the provider, and reviewed by EqasOnline. Check scheme details, fees and dates with the provider before you enrol. 4 schemes listed here.
Last updated 29 Oct 2026.
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