why choose fapas?
scientific excellence
Our schemes follow the International Guidelines for Proficiency Testing. Each scheme has a scientific advisory committee of internationally recognised experts who will provide guidance on content and answer questions from customers.
UKAS accredited
FAPAS®, FEPAS®, LEAPTM scheme and GeMMA scheme are accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service. Our operating procedures are detailed in the scheme protocols.
confidential results
Our reports display results in an anonymous format: we do not disclose your results to third parties without your permission.
local agents
Our services are supported by a network of knowledgeable agents across the world. Your agent provides a local point of contact who will take orders and respond to enquiries.
UK government organisation
FAPAS® is part of The Food and Environment Research Agency, an executive agency of the UK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The extensive knowledge and excellent facilities at Fera have enabled us to become world leaders in our field. Our proficiency tests are open to both government and non-government laboratories.
- FAPAS have been at the forefront of international proficiency testing services since 1990.
latest news
21/01/2010 - Authenticity of Basmati Rice - New for 2010 - 2011
Basmati Rice proficiency tests are scheduled for dispatch on 14 April 2010 and 7 October 2010. Download more information here or contact us for more details.
14/01/2010 - UPDATED PT programmes for 2010-11
PDF copies of our new 2010-11 programmes for FAPAS, FEPAS, GeMMA Scheme & LEAP scheme are available here in a single ZIP file
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