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FAPAS Protocols (01/02/2012)
There have been some minor changes to the FAPAS Protocols and the new versions are now available on the FAPAS Website where you will also find a Spanish language version.
New LEAP Programme - Potable Water Chemistry Taste & Odour Chemicals (25/01/2012)
A new LEAP programme option has been launched for detection of chemical compound(s) likely to cause taste & odour problems in potable water. For further information see LEAP Taste & Odour
13th Joint Fera/JIFSAN Annual Symposium, 13-15 June 2012 (11/01/2012)
Fera will be hosting the 13th Annual Joint Fera/JIFSAN Symposium at Sand Hutton, York. This year’s symposium will focus on the theme “New developments in food science: realising the potential of ‘omics’ technologies” http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/jifsan2012
New Proficiency Tests in the 2012/13 FAPAS® Programme (19/12/2011)
The recently launched FAPAS® Programme includes some new proficiency tests: • More multi-mycotoxin tests including animal feed and infant food. • Melamine and cyanuric acid in feeding stuffs. • Nitrite in animal feed. • A specific migration test for formaldehyde. • Increased range of foodstuffs in the pesticides tests; herb (basil) and dried vine fruit (raisins) • Trifluralin in fish muscle. • A screening test for tree nuts in the allergens test. If you would like any further information on the new tests or the FAPAS® Programme please contact info@fapas.com
2012/13 Programmes Now Available On Line (16/12/2011)
Proficiency Tests for 2012/3 are now available to order online. Please contact FAPAS or your local agent for more information.
The latest FAPAS Newsletter (15/12/2011)
is available to download here
FAPAS Office Closure over the Christmas Holiday Period (15/12/2011)
The FAPAS office will be closed from 23 December 2011 to 3 January 2012. There will be no RE-SUBMISSION of results allowed for FAPAS Proficiency Test 2799. Only the named contact for 2799 can submit results using their login detials but if you are unsure of these you can use the 'Forgotten Password' link on the FAPAS Website.
Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for 2012 (15/12/2011)
The FAPAS Office will be closed from Friday 23 December 2011 and will re-open on Tuesday 3 January 2012. Happy Christmas from FAPAS
Quality Control Material (QCs) - Orders (23/11/2011)
The last date for sending Quality Control Sales Orders will be 19th December 2011 and normal service will resume on 3rd January 2012.
Pesticides in Water: Is the current ideology practical and sustainable? (23/11/2011)
A Conference on 1 December 2011 at the Lakeside Conference Centre, FERA, Sand Hutton, York. http://www.aquaenviro.co.uk
EuroCereal 2011 Conference. (23/11/2011)
Mark Sykes from FAPAS will be attending this conference at Campden BRI UK on the 6th & 7th December 2011. http://www.eurocerealconference.com
To All Participants in FAPAS (09/11/2011)
Please be aware that you must fully mix each FAPAS test material to ensure that a representative sample is taken prior to analysis.
website planned downtime, Wed 12th October 2011 (03/11/2011)
Both the public website and our secure server will be off line for approximately 2 hours from 9am on the morning of Tuesday 15th November 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Meet FAPAS at RAFA, Prague (28/10/2011)
FAPAS will be present at the 5th international symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis, in Prague 1-4 November 2011. We look forward to meeting you there. http://www.rafa2011.eu
Fera's Annual Review 2011 (17/10/2011)
The Fera annual review has been published and can be found on the website at the link below: http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/news/ It highlights some key examples of our work from the past year, which demonstrate how we have applied our nationally important science capability to deliver sustainable solutions for our customers.
RESOLVED website planned downtime, Wed 12th October 2011 (05/10/2011)
Our systems were off-line for only a few minutes this morning, at around 08:45 UK time.
Both the public website and our secure server will be off line for a short time on the morning of Wed 12th October 2011.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Improved forgotten your password facility (04/10/2011)
The password reminder facility will now recognise your email address so you can request an automatic reminder of your user-id as well as a password reset at anytime
Association of Public Analysts Conference, Sheffield, UK (13/09/2011)
FAPAS will be attending the Association of Public Analysts Conference, Sheffield, UK, 27-28 Oct 2011. For further information, visit http://www.publicanalyst.com/index.html/
EuraChem PT Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, 3-6 Oct 2011 (22/08/2011)
Our scientific adviser, Mark Sykes and Rosie Smith will be attending on behalf of FAPAS at the next EuraChem PT Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, 3-6 Oct 2011. For further information, visit http://www.labkar.org.tr/eurachem2011/
Reminder - Important changes to FAPAS ordering processes (26/07/2011)
FAPAS now requires your orders in advance of the dispatch date. The advance dates are as follows: FAPAS - 14 days before dispatch date, FEPAS - 30 days before dispatch date, GeMMA - 14 days before dispatch date, LEAP - 14 days before dispatch date. At this point the tests will be removed from the website. For prepayment orders please make sure that we have received your payment by the date indicated above.
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