Food Standards · Awarded contract

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Appointment of FERA as UK National Reference Laboratory for Food and Feed Safety

Awarded 31 Mar 2017

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Awarded31 Mar 2017

Value£447,390.00

SupplierFERA

AgencyFood Standards

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryFood & Beverage

Ended 7y 7mo ago1y 12mo term

Awarded 31 Mar 2017Expired 31 Mar 2019

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Food Standards awarded a contract to FERA for the provision of National Reference Laboratory services covering materials and articles in contact with food, dioxins and PCBs in feed and food, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in feed and food, mycotoxins in feed and food, and heavy metals in feed and food.

The appointment fulfils the UK's statutory obligation under the Official Food and Feed Controls Regulations 2009 to designate NRLs supporting EU Reference Laboratories, with core functions defined in Article 33 of EC Regulation 882/2004, including advice and support to enforcement laboratories and Competent Authorities for harmonised food enforcement.

The contract value is AUD 447,390.

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