Community Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives Authorisation: Annual Report 2006

The objective of this report is to present the activities of the Community Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives Authorisation in 2006 (CRL-FAA). The report shows that besides the evaluation of dossiers, the CRL-FAA carried out many other tasks. Important additional matters were the successful accreditation of the laboratory according to ISO 17025, the support of the European Commission regarding the drafting of the new guidelines for the applicants, further improvement of informatics tools and the organisation of two workshops to discuss these topics with the National Reference Laboratory.JRC.D.8-Food safety and qualit

Community Reference Laboratory For Feed Additives Annual Report Authorisation Activities 2007

In 2007 the CRL-FA - along with the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) - evaluated analytical methods related to 28 dossiers. The evaluation covered analytical methodologies on a wide variety, such as microbiological enumeration techniques for the determination of probiotics, liquid chromatography for coccidiostats and atomic absorption spectroscopy for trace elements.JRC.D.8-Food safety and qualit