Tender: FSA Research: Develop and Validate Urine Biomarker Methods for Food Additives, Contaminants and Metals

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The FSA is seeking a supplier to undertake a research project to identify suitable biomarkers for priority groups of food additives (Lot 1), chemical contaminants (Lot 2) and metals (Lot 3), and to develop and validate analytical chemistry methods for their quantitative measurement in human urine. The supplier must also derive an approach to estimate systemic exposure and theoretical dietary intake for each chemical of interest from measured urinary excretion of the biomarker(s), and prove feasibility of the methods and approaches for substances within the FSA‑prioritised groups. Estimated budgets are up to £100,000 (exc. VAT) for Lot 1 and £50,000 (exc. VAT) for each of Lot 2 and Lot 3.