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QSAI Analysis and Research Center has been participating in external proficiency testing programs for an objective assessment of our analytical skills.
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Testing agency: Hatano Research Institute
Hatano Research Institute is an agency which fulfills the conditions required of a food sanitation external proficiency testing agency by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and its proficiency testing is based on the “proficiency test at the laboratory” by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Our performance obtained good validation results in the following test items (z score <2).
| Participating test items in FY 2007 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos and EPN) |
| Residual veterinary drugs (flubendazole) |
| Heavy metals (cadmium) |
| Determination of common bacterial count |
| Coliform bacteria test |
| Participating test items in FY 2006 |
| Residual veterinary drugs (flubendazole) |
| Food additives (qualitative assay of colorants) |
| Coliform bacteria test |
| Participating test items in FY 2005 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos and diazinon) |
| Residual veterinary drugs (flubendazole) |
| Heavy metals (cadmium) |
| Determination of common bacterial count |
| Coliform bacteria test |
| Participating test items in FY 2004 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos and malathion) |
| Residual veterinary drugs (flubendazole) |
| Food additives (qualitative assay of colorants) |
| Food additives (saccharin sodium) |
| Heavy metals (cadmium) |
| Heavy metals (lead) |
| Determination of common bacterial count |
| Coliform bacteria test |
| FAPAS testing agency： |
DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs), Central Science Laboratory in the UK |
FAPAS is accredited by an accreditation organization, UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) in the UK, in regard to ISO/IEC Guide 43-1:1997. In addition, this scheme is in conformity with relevant stipulations of ISO 9000:1994.
Our performance obtained good validation results in the following test items (z score <2).
| Participating test items in FY 2007 |
| azoxystrobin |
| chlorpyrifos-methyl |
| kresoxim-methyl |
| trifloxystrobin |
| Participating test items in FY 2006 |
| ｐｐ'－DDD |
| ｐｐ'－DDT |
| ETHION |
| QUINTOZENE |
| Determination of common bacterial count |
| Participating test items in FY 2005 |
| DIMETHOATE |
| PERMETHRIN |
| DIAZINON |
| MALATHION |
| HEPTENOPHOS |
| Participating test items in FY 2004 |
| CHLORPYRIFOS-METHYL |
| DIAZINON |
| FENITROTHION |
| Participating test items in FY 2003 |
| CHLORFENVINPHOS |
| PARATHION-METHYL |
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QSAI Analysis and Research Center Co., Ltd. Central Research Center
411-1 Ohmaru, Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 811-3422 Japan
TEL: +81-351-48-1050
FAX: +81-940-37-3991 |
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