Fera National Reference Laboratory Status

Fera National Reference Laboratory Status

Fera acts as National Reference Laboratory under assimilated Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products. The Regulation establishes a harmonised framework of rules for monitoring and enforcing feed and food law to ensure feed and food is safe and wholesome.

We support the following areas:

Food and Feed 

Mycotoxins and Plant Toxins in Food and Feed

Heavy Metals and Nitrogenous Compounds in Food and Feed

Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Feed and Food

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Processing Contaminants in Food

Pesticide Residues

Pesticide Residues in Cereals and Feeding Stuff

Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables

Pesticide Residues in Single Residue Methods

Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine Residues in A6 - Chloramphenicol, Nitrofurans Honey, Dapsone

Veterinary Medicine Residues in B1, B2a, and B2b - ionophores

Appointed UK NRLs

UK NRLs are appointed by competent authorities to carry out core functions cited in Article 101 of assimilated Regulation (EU) 2017/625. These include:

  • Collaboration & Sharing of Expertise

    These laboratories must collaborate with other laboratories in the UK and internationally in their particular area of expertise and disseminate nationally information by participating in the activities of international organisations and standardisation activities.

  • Scientific & Technical Assistance

    The NRLs provide scientific and technical assistance to the national competent authorities.

  • Improving Quality, Accuracy & Comparability

    The overall objective of the NRLs is to improve the quality, accuracy and comparability of the results at Official Laboratories (OLs).

Why choose Fera?

Contaminants in Feed and Food NRLs Annual Reports

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2013 to 2014

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2014 to 2015

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2015 to 2016

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2016 to 2017

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2017 to 2018

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2018 to 2019

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2019 to 2020

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2020 to 2021

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2021 to 2022

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2022 to 2023

Fera NRL Annual Report Chemicals in Food and Feed 2023 to 2024

Please contact us to find out more about Fera's National Reference Laboratory status

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