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GENERAL INFORMATION

Campaign 2008-2009

Reminder for the concerned member :

All the passwords and personal codes changed on August 2008, for the transition to the new annual series 2008 - 2009.
These new codes are provided to you on your registration confirmation (Member Information Form).

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NEWS OF 2008-2009 ANNUAL SERIES

LAUNCHING OF THE P.T. SCHEME: 58 - ALCCOLS
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10 tests by annual series

• Analysis on dehydrated, crudes and neutral alcohols.
• Parameters :
  • True or apparent alcoholic strengh, water content
  • Total acidity, dry extract
  • Acetaldehyde, acetal, aldehydes, esters,
  • Methanol, 2-butanol,1-butanol, 2-methyl 1-propanol, 1-propanol
  • Propenol, 2-methyl 1-butanol, 3-methyl 1-butanol, methyls 1-butanol
  • Furfural, optic density 220, 230, 240, 270 nm
  • Copper
  • Aspect, tasting
  • Sulphates, phosphorus, chlorides, sulphur.
• 2 samples of 1 L and 1 sample of 250 mL in glass bottle.
• Comments :
  All samples are doped excepted those intended for tasting and optic densities.

LAUNCHING OF AN EXPERIMENTAL P.T. SCHEME : 59-WATERS: SEARCH OF MULTIRESIDUES OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
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P.T. Schemes aims: Search for priority substances, other substances and pesticides described in the European Water Framework Directive

• Planning: 3 tests by annual series.
• Analyses sur Feed water, surface water.
• Parameters:
  • Search for priority substances, other substances and pesticides described in the
    European Water Framework Directive
• Sample of 125 ml in polyethylene flask and 1000 ml in glass flask.
• Comments :
  
  2 tests with determination of about 80 different substances at each test
  
  1 test with blind search and determination of glyphosate and aminotriazole.

P.T. SCHEME CONFIRMED: 51 - MICROBIOLOGY ON FOOD STUFFS
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• Analysis sur MINCED MEAT
• Parameters:
  • Total flora, total coliforms, thermotolerant coliforms, Escherichia coli
  • Enterobacteria, Salmonella spp, Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus,
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Listeria monocytogenes (qualitative and quantitative determination).
• Sterile sachets of 25 g.

P.T. SCHEME CONFIRMED : 57-WATER : FIELD ANALYSIS BY SAMPLERS
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You must check the quality of the analysis results of analyses of your samplers within the framework of your Quality system and of your accreditation and you want to emit reports under accreditation. this P.T. Schemes will enable you to test the results of a maximum of ten samplers on the following analyses:

• Planning : 3 tests by annual series
• pH - Conductivity
• Free chlorine
• Total chlorine
• Isocyanuric acid

CREATION OF OPTIONS FOR THE CONTAMINANTS P.T. SCHEMES : 19-PESTICIDES AND 32-TRACE ELEMENTS.

For the 2008/2009 session, Bipea offers two new opportunities in the analysis of chemical contaminants which might be of interest to you. The creation of several options has been made for the determination of pesticides and trace elements in foodstuffs which allows you to choose the matrices of interest for you.

• DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDES IN FOODSTUFFS
  • Fruits and citrus fruits (option 19A)
  • 6 dispatches per session (i.e. 7 tests per session)
  • Matrices to be analysed: peach, grape fruit, orange, apple, lemon, strawberry
    
    
  • Cereals (option 19B)
  • 4 dispatches per session (i.e. 4 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: common wheat, barley, flour, corn
    
    
  • Vegetables (option 19C)
  • 4 dispatches per session (i.e. 4 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: bean, tomato, potato, lettuce
    
    
  • Fats (option 19D)
  • 3 dispatches per session (i.e. 3 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: white ham, oil, rapeseed
    
    
  • Nitrates - bromides and dithiocarbamates in vegetables (option 19E)
  • 3 dispatches per session (i.e. 6 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: lettuce, leek, endive
    
    
• DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN FOODSTUFFS
  
  
  • Plants (option 32A)
  • 4 dispatches per session (i.e. 4 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: dry mushrooms, sunflower, fruit, thyme
    
    
  • Sea products (option 32B)
  • 3 dispatches per session (i.e. 3 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: fish, seaweed, mollusk
    
    
  • Animal feed (option 32C)
  • 3 dispatches per session (i.e. 3 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: food for rabbit, food for cat, rapeseed cake
    
    
  • Human food (option 32D)
  • 3 dispatches per session (i.e. 3 tests)
  • Matrices to be analysed: meat, milk powder, meal substitute
    

EXPERIMENTAL P.T. SCHEMES CONFIRMED : 54 - WATERS : MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS SALMONELLA

The P.T. Schemes will be organized according to the following principle:

• Analysis on feed waters
• Qualitative method with détermination of presence or absence of Salmonella spp in the samples.
• 3 samples of 500 ml by sending allowing combinations of positive and negative samples + a temperature witness.
• 3 sendings during the 2007-2008 annual series

EXPERIMENTAL P.T. SCHEMES CONFIRMED : 55 - CONTAMINANTS IN WINES

The P.T. Schemes will be organized according to the following principle:

• Sample of 500 ml in glass bottle
• Wines naturally contaminated in A ochratoxin and doped with other contaminants.
• Analysis parameters : A ochratoxin, ethyl carbamate, histamine, tyramine, diamino-1,4 butane, benzoïc acid, sorbic acid, salicylic acid, cadmium, aluminium, arsenic, selenium, butanol-2, trichloroanisole (TCA), tetrachloroanisole (TeCA), tribromoanisole (TBA).
• 3 sendings during the 2007-2008 annual series

For non members laboratories, the inscription to this experimental P.T.Schemes is free of adhesion or fee cost. Contribution which are usually perceived for any participation in the P.T. schemes of Bipea.

If you are interested by the participation in this experimental P.T.Schemes or wish to receive additional information, you can contact Anna ADEREK to the following email address: commercial@bipea.org

EXPERIMENTAL P.T. SCHEMES CONFIRMED : 56 - FLOUR SANITARY QUALITY (MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION OF FLOURS)

The P.T. Schemes will be organized according to the following principle:

• Samples of 250 g of flour in 500 ml flask
• Basic flours
• Analysis parameters : Total germs, total coliforms, faecal coliforms, moulds, yeast.
• 3 sending during 2007-2008 annual series.

Technical background :

This PTS would have for aim to sensitive the laboratories to the differences existing between the methodologies: the analysis of microbiological criteria by a specific method for flours and the analysis of the same criteria by a reference method. The differences of measure, which were pointed out, are important probably because of a difference of pre-treatment of the sample (phenomenon of decantation). So it can be observed an important underestimation of the results by the general method compared to the specific method for flours:

• Total flora: value from 100 to 16.000 UFC/g
• Moulds: value from 120 to 1.500 UFC/

These differences of methods are at the beginning of observed deviations between the indicative values and the observed contents by the users of the specific standard for flours: these deviations lead to exceedings questioning the pertinency of the indicative values.

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ASSOCIATIVE AUTHORITIES

The Chairmen of specialised committees
The members of the council of the technical management board

The Technical management board

Chairmen of specialised committees

For further information about the role of the presidents of committee, you can refer to the following document :

Roles of specialised commission chairman (October 30th, 2003), available on simple demand to Bruno Berken.

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The members of the new council of technical management board

The membres of the new council of the Technical management board are :

Jacqueline LE BRUN : Chairman

Marc PROVOT : Vice-Chairman

Michel BLANC

Max FEINBERG

Daniel FOIRET

Pierre METRA

Jacques VIGNERON

The council have elected its president and vice-president on November 17, 2004.