Veneto Agricoltura – Istituto per la Qualità e le Tecnologie Agroalimentari
Via S.Gaetano, 74
I 36016
THIENE (VI)
Italy
Phone : ++39 0445 802300
Fax : ++39 0445 802301
Director
Luigino Disegna
Technical Manager (or contact person)
Angiolella Lombardi
Affiliation(s)
Government/Regulatory
Accreditation Organisation
SINAL
P.azza Mincio 2
00198
Roma
Italy
Coverage of Accreditation
Milk and milk products analysis
Accreditation (ISO 17025) n. 0429
Schedule of accreditation in web site:
www.sinal.it
Type of Milk
Cow milk, Goat milk, Ewe milk, and Buffalo milk
Fields of competence related to analyzing milk
Training session organizer in laboratory techniques, Evaluation of analytical methods/instruments, and Research and development in analytical methods
Categories of analytical methods practised
Spectroscopic and routine methods, Chromatography, Physico-chemical methods, Biochemical methods (enzym., immuno., mol. biol.), Microbiological methods, Rheology, 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, 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, Production monitoring and commercial exchanges in dairy industry, Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers), and Food trade regulation (protection of customers)