Proficiency testing programs FLAVORS – FRAGRANCES – ESSENTIAL OILS
| Programs | Matrices | Parameters | Rounds / year | Accreditation | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 – Flavourings and fragrances | Flavourings, fragrances, essential oils | Specific gravity at 20 °C, Specific gravity at 25 °C, Refractive index at 20 °C, Optical rotation at 20 °C, Ethanol (% w/v), Peroxyde index, Aldehyde index, Flash point, C-D value, Moisture content | 5 | accredited* | Download |
| 62d – Flavourings and fragrances: GC analyses | Flavourings, fragrances, essential oils | GC analyses with polar and nonpolar column (example molecules include Linalool, Limonene, Alpha-Pinene) | 2 | accredited* | Download |
| 62e – Flavourings and fragrances: LC analyses | Flavourings, fragrances, essential oils | LC analyses (example molecules include Vanillic acid, Caffeine, Anisaldehyde) | 1 | accredited* | Download |
| 62f – Flavourings and fragrances: Chirality | Flavourings, fragrances, essential oils | Chiral GC analyses (example molecules include R/S-(±)-Linalool, R/S-(±)-Linalyl acetate, (±)-Limonene) | 1 | accredited* | Download |
| 62g – Flavourings and fragrances: GC quantitative analyses | Benzaldehyde, Absolue, Hedione | Detection and quantification of phthalates (e.g. dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, diethylhexyl, dioctyl, dipentyl, bis(2-methoxyethyl), dicyclohexyl, and various Detection and quantification of allergens (e.g. benzaldehyde, camphor, citral, farnesol, geraniol); Solvent residue (hexane, ethanol) | 2 | Download | |
| 66i – Multi-residue screening of pesticides | Essential oils | Pesticides | 4 | accredited* | Download |
| NEW 523 – Cosmetic oils | Oils | Moisture content and volatile matter, Peroxide Value, Free fatty acid (FFA) content, Saponification Index, Fatty Acids composition | 1 | Download |
* To know the matrices and parameters under accreditation, download the detailed scope of accreditation