Accreditation self-declared
Proficiency testing unit of QCAP, an Egyptian food residue laboratory in Dokki, Giza, running PT schemes since 2009 for food and water testing laboratories in microbiology, GMO screening and meat speciation, pesticide residues, aflatoxins, heavy metals and proximate analysis.
Food, water and swab microbiology – meat, milk powder, fish, water and swab test materials
MI028
Water, swab and herb test materials – indicator organisms
MI029
Soya and meat test materials – GMO screening and meat adulteration
MI-FG030
Water test material – pH and heavy metals
CHW017
Vegetable test material – pesticides residue
CHF018
Herbal test material – ash and moisture
CHF019
Nut test material – aflatoxins
CHF020
| Scheme | Testing fields | Sample type | Analytes | Rounds/yr | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food, water and swab microbiology – meat, milk powder, fish, water and swab test materialsMI028 |
| Meat, milk powder, fish, water, swab | Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes, pathogenic Vibrio, Legionella pneumophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa | — | Scheme page for Food, water and swab microbiology – meat, milk powder, fish, water and swab test materials (opens in a new tab) |
| Water, swab and herb test materials – indicator organismsMI029 |
| Water, swab, herb | Total plate count, coliforms, faecal coliforms, E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae, intestinal enterococci, S. aureus, yeasts and moulds, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus | — | Scheme page for Water, swab and herb test materials – indicator organisms (opens in a new tab) |
| Soya and meat test materials – GMO screening and meat adulterationMI-FG030 |
| Soya, meat | GMO screening (P-35S, P-FMV, T-NOS); pork, equine and bovine species | — | Scheme page for Soya and meat test materials – GMO screening and meat adulteration (opens in a new tab) |
| Water test material – pH and heavy metalsCHW017 |
| Water | pH, heavy metals | — | Scheme page for Water test material – pH and heavy metals (opens in a new tab) |
| Vegetable test material – pesticides residueCHF018 |
| Vegetable | Pesticide residues | — | Scheme page for Vegetable test material – pesticides residue (opens in a new tab) |
| Herbal test material – ash and moistureCHF019 |
| Herbs | Ash, moisture | — | Scheme page for Herbal test material – ash and moisture (opens in a new tab) |
| Nut test material – aflatoxinsCHF020 |
| Nuts | Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 | — | Scheme page for Nut test material – aflatoxins (opens in a new tab) |
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