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2010

Action
Eleventh proficiency test: Determination of Heavy Metals in mineral feed
Tenth proficiency test: Determination of total As, Cd, Pb and Hg in vegetable food
Workshop for the appointed national reference laboratories
Nineth proficiency test: Determination of total Cd, Pb, As and Hg as well as MeHg and inorganic As in seafood
Providing support to Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection on technical matters related to analysis of heavy metals; participation in the Working Groups (WG) of National Experts on Industrial Contaminants in food, and Analytical Methods in Feed
Providing support to standardisation bodies, such as CEN, by participating in the working groups of the Technical Committees: CEN/TC327/WG1 "Minerals and Contaminants", and CEN/TC275/WG10 "Trace Elements"

2009

Action
Eighth proficiency test: Determination of total Cd, Pb and Hg and extractable Cd and Pb in feed of plant origin
Seventh proficiency test: Determination of total and inorganic As in rice
Workshop for the appointed national reference laboratories
Sixth proficiency test: Determination of total Cd, Pb, As and Hg in food supplements
Providing support to Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection on technical matters related to analysis of heavy metals; participation in the Working Groups (WG) of National Experts on Industrial Contaminants in food, and Analytical Methods in Feed
Providing support to standardisation bodies, such as CEN, by participating in the working groups of the Technical Committees: CEN/TC327/WG1 "Minerals and Contaminants", and CEN/TC275/WG10 "Trace Elements"

2008

Action
Fourth proficiency test: analysis of total Cd, Pb, Hg and MeHg in seafood
Workshop for the appointed national reference laboratories
Fifth proficiency test: analysis of total Cd, Pb and Hg and extractable Cd and Pb in mineral feed
Providing support to Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection on technical matters related to analysis of heavy metals; participation in the Working Groups (WG) of National Experts on Industrial Contaminants in food, and Analytical Methods in Feed
Providing support to standardisation bodies, such as CEN, by participating in the working groups of the Technical Committees: CEN/TC327/WG1 "Minerals and Contaminants", and CEN/TC275/WG10 "Trace Elements"

2007

Action
Second proficiency test: analysis of total Cd, Pb and Hg in mineral water
Preparation of methyl mercury standards
Workshop for the appointed national reference laboratories
Third proficiency test: analysis of total Cd, Pb and Hg in feed correls
Providing support to Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection on technical matters related to analysis of heavy metals; participation in the Working Groups (WG) of National Experts on Industrial Contaminants in food, and Analytical Methods in Feed
Providing support to standardisation bodies, such as CEN, by participating in the working groups of the Technical Committees: CEN/TC327/WG1 "Minerals and Contaminants", and CEN/TC275/WG10 "Trace Elements"

2006

Action
First workshop with the appointed national reference laboratories
First proficiency test: analysis of total Cd, Pb and Hg in a food matrix of plant origin
Providing support to the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection on technical matters related to analysis of heavy metals; participation in the Working Group of National Experts on Industrial Contaminants in Food, and on Analytical Methods in Feed
Providing support to standardisation bodies, such as CEN, by participating in the working groups of the technical committees: CEN/TC327/WG1 "Minerals and Contaminants", and CEN/TC275/WG10 "Trace Elements"

Latest update 25 September, 2009

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