Quality Department/CRA W
Chaussée de Namur, 24
B-5030
Gembloux
Belgium
Phone : ++32 81 62 03 56
Fax : ++32 81 62 03 88
Director
Pierre Dardenne
Technical Manager (or contact person)
Frederic Dehareng
Affiliation(s)
Government/Regulatory
Accreditation Organisation
BELAC
Service public federal Economie - Division Qualite et Innovation WTC III -5eme etage Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30
1000
Brussels
Belgium
Coverage of Accreditation
Iso 17025 (Belac Accreditation number : 300-TEST)Scope (milk
and dairy products) : Fat and nitrogen content, dry matter, Fatty
acid profile, Detection of inhibitors/antibiotic residues, total
bacterial count
Type of Milk
Cow milk
Fields of competence related to analyzing milk
National proficiency testing organizer, Reference Material supplier, Master laboratory for centralized calibration, 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.), and Microbiological methods
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, and Fermented Milks
Purpose of the Analytical Activity in the Laboratory
Production monitoring and commercial exchanges in dairy industry, Food safety and nutrition (protection of consumers), and Food trade regulation (protection of customers)
