ILVO T&V
Brusselsesteenweg 370
B9090
Melle
Belgium
Phone : ++32927230 00
Fax : ++32927230 01
Director
Lieve Herman
Technical Manager (or contact person)
Katleen Coudijzer
Affiliation(s)
Government/Regulatory
Accreditation Organisation
BELAC Federal Public Service Economy - Administration Quality and Safety
Building WTC III - 5th Floor30, Boulevard Simon Bolivar
B1000
Brussels
Belgium
Coverage of Accreditation
ISO 17025 and Guide ISO/IEC 43-1: 1997
Type of Milk
Cow milk
Fields of competence related to analyzing milk
National proficiency testing organizer, Reference Material supplier, Training session organizer in laboratory techniques, Information provider on analytical methods, Evaluation of analytical methods/instruments, and Research and development in analytical methods
Categories of analytical methods practised
Wet chemistry, Spectroscopic and routine methods, 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, Dairy Fat Spreads, Evaporated Milks and Sweetened Condensed Milks, Cream and Prepared Creams, Milk Powders, Cream Powder and Whey Powders, Edible Casein Products, and Fermented Milks
Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory
Milk payment to producers according to milk composition and quality, Production monitoring and commercial exchanges in dairy industry, and Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers)