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Name of Laboratory & Location	Quality system / Proficiency test scheme	Accreditation	Contact Name, email, telephone and fax	EuroFIR core partner
Remarks
Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research (DFVF), Copenhagen	Yes		Anette Bysted [e-mail] http://dfvf.dk/ http://www.foodcomp.dk	Yes	Accredited for water, total N, proteins, minerals Not able to analyze as few as five samples
Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Region North, Lystrup (DVFA-N)	Yes	DS/EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Certificate Number:424 DANAK	Tel.:[phone] Fax: [phone] Email:[e-mail]	Yes	Scope of accreditation: nutrients, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and organic pesticides. Information on PT schemes for Se is needed. Information needed if analysis on oligosaccharides is performed.

4.2. Evaluation of technical competence of laboratory for each nutrient – Denmark

Analyses	DVFA-N
Water	
Ash	
Total N – Proteins	
Total fat	
SFA/MUFA/PUFA = Individual fatty acids	
Cholesterol	---, X
Starch, total	
Sugars, total	?, X
Individual sugars: Glucose	
Fructose	
Galactose	?, X
Sucrose	
Maltose	
Lactose	
Oligosaccharides	?
Dietary Fibre	
Minerals: Na K Ca Mg Fe Cu P Se Zn	        
Vitamin C	
Quercetin	---, X
Luteolin	---, X
b-sitosterol	---, X
Caffeic acid	---, X

 Accreditation or PT schemes;

*** Information on PT schemes is needed;

--- Analysis not available;

? Not referred, additional information needed;

X Analysis not required.

5. Germany

5.1. List of the names and contacts of potential laboratories for analysis in Germany

Name of Laboratory & Location	Quality system / Proficiency test scheme	Accreditation	Contact Name, email, telephone and fax	EuroFIR core partner	Remarks
The Institute of Nutritional Physiology (BfEL ), Karlsruhe	No	No	Bernhard Watzl [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] http://www.bfa-ernaehrung.de/Bfe-Englisch/Institute/IEP.htm	Yes	No accreditation and no participation in PT schemes.
Institute Fresenius, Taunusstein	Yes	DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 from DAP GmbH (Registration No.: DAP-PA-2566.99)	Pius Feser [e-mail] Tel:[phone] - 0 Fax:[phone]	No	Accredited analysis not indicated
Eurofins/Wiertz-Eggert-Jorissen (WEJ), Hamburg	Yes	ISO 17025 DIN EN ISO 9002	Thorsten Christian [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] http://www.wej.de / http://eurofins.de	No	Scope of accreditation:?
Institut Kuhlmann, Ludwigshafen	Yes	DAP German Accreditation System for Testing (DAP Deutsches Akkreditierungssystem Prüfwesen GmbH) in accordance with BS EN ISO/IEC 17025 Reg.-Nr.: DAP-PL-3184.00	Dörte Gräßer [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] http://www.institut-kuhlmann.de/Lebensmittel/uns/EInstitut.htm	No	Expert in the analysis of foodstuffs, industrial chemicals and environmental samples Information on PT schemes needed for dietary fibre
Institut Professoer Dr.Georg Kurz GmbH, Cologne	Yes	BS EN ISO/IEC 17025 / ISO 9000 Accreditation number and body Deutscher Akkrediterungsrat DAP-PL-3358.00	Dr. Helmut Weidlich [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] www.institut-kurz.de	No	Scope of accreditation: physical and chemical analyses of food. Information needed on the following analysis: ash, total sugars, oligosaccharides and bioactive compounds

5.2. Evaluation of technical competence of laboratory for each nutrient – Germany

Analyses	BfEL	Institut Fresenius	WEJ	Institut Kuhlmann	Institut Prof. Dr.Georg Kurz
Water	?				
Ash	---	?	?		?
Total N – Proteins	‼				
Total fat	‼				
SFA/MUFA/PUFA = Individual fatty acids	‼				
Cholesterol	‼				
Starch, total	‼				
Sugars, total	‼	Differential method	?	Differential method	?
Individual sugars: Glucose	‼				
Fructose	‼				
Galactose	‼		---	---	---
Sucrose	‼				
Maltose	‼				
Lactose	‼				
Oligosaccharides	‼	?	?	---	?
Dietary Fibre	‼				
Minerals: Na K Ca Mg Fe Cu P Se Zn	‼	        	        	        	        
Vitamin C	---	?			
Quercetin	‼	?	---	---	?
Luteolin	‼	?	---	---	?
b-sitosterol	---	?	xxx	---	?
Caffeic acid	‼	?	---	---	?

 Accreditation or PT schemes;

*** Information on accredited analysis or PT schemes is needed;

--- Analysis not available;

? Not referred, additional information needed;

xxx No information on methodology, accreditation or PT schemes, just price per analysis

X Analysis not required;

‼ No accreditation and no participation in PT schemes.

6. Greece

6.1. List of the names and contacts of potential laboratories for analysis in Greece

Name of Laboratory & Location	Quality system / Proficiency test scheme	Accreditation	Contact Name, email, telephone and fax	EuroFIR core partner	Remarks
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute OF Chania (MAICH), Chania, Crete	Yes	EN ISO/IEC 17025 Certificate Number and awarding body: No 128, Hellenic Accreditation Council System (ESYD)	Panos Kefalas [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] http://www.maich.gr	No	Scope of accreditation: Chemical tests in fats, oils, honey and fruiting vegetables. Information on PT schemes is needed for several components
Food Industrial Research and Technological Development Company (ETAT S.A.), Athens	Yes	EN ISO/IEC 17025 Certificate Number and awarding body: No 89, ESYD	Fragiskos Gaitis [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] http://etat.gr/main.html	No	Chemical and microbiological analyses. Accredited analyses for: Water; ash; protein, total fat, individual fatty acids and dietary fibre. Information needed on PT schemes for the other components.
Food composition and Food nutrition laboratory/State General laboratory of Cyprus, Cyprus	Yes	EN ISO/IEC 17025 Certificate Number and awarding body: No 77, ESYD	Stelios Yiannopoulos [e-mail] Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone] http://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/sgl/sgl.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument	No	Nitrogen (meat, milk, cereals and products) Fatty acids(edible vegetable fats and oils) Total volatile basic nitrogen (fish). Accredited analysis for: Water; protein; total fat, individual fatty acids, dietary fibre and some minerals. Information needed on PT schemes for: Cholesterol; starch and individual sugars