ARC Irene Analytical Services
Private Bag X2 Irene
0062
Pretoria
South Africa
Phone : ++27 12 672 9244
Fax : ++27 12 665 1605
Technical Manager (or contact person)
Louwrens Dr Louwrens Smit
louwrens@arc.agric.za
Affiliation(s)
Government/Regulatory
Accreditation Organisation
South African National Accreditation System
DTI Campus
0001
Pretoria
South Africa
Coverage of Accreditation
Dairy, Food and Feed Products
Type of Milk
Cow milk, Goat milk, Ewe milk, and Buffalo milk
Fields of competence related to analyzing milk
Research and development in analytical methods and Other
Categories of analytical methods practised
Wet chemistry, Spectroscopic and routine methods, Chromatography, Microbiological methods, and Sensory Analysis
Milk and milk Products Tested
Liquid milk and whey (including raw milk, skim milk, homogenized,heat-treated, etc.), Butter, Cheese and Processed Cheese and Processed Cheese Preparations, Dairy Fat Spreads, Evaporated Milks and Sweetened Condensed Milks, Cream and Prepared Creams, Milk Powders, Cream Powder and Whey Powders, Fermented Milks, Ice creams, Milk based desserts, and Composite foods with dairy ingredients
Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory
Milk recording / Dairy Herd Improvement / Dairy genetic, Milk payment to producers according to milk composition and quality, Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers), Food trade regulation (protection of customers), and Research and development in dairy industry
