VeriTest Milk
Laboratories play an important role in the monitoring of Milk production at all stages of manufacturing, from processing through to labelling. Milk quality and in particular chemical and microbiological analysis is generally dependent on a manufacturers own staff and, in some instances, that of independent testing laboratories. The reliability of these results can be difficult to assess in-house, and participation in an Inter-Laboratory Comparison Programme (ILCP) can alert you to potential problems, and assist you to gauge your performance against other laboratories.
VeriTest Milk Schedule
Samples are dispatched in March, June, September and November (refer timetable).
VeriTest Sample Description
Low fat (2-sample set) and full fat (4-sample set) chemistry as well as microbiology (2-sample set) samples are offered, together with instructions for testing. Participants are given up to eight days to examine the samples and return results.
For on-line data entry please go to Global Proficiency's Virtual Proficiency
VeriTest Test Details
Chemical
- lactose
- fat
- protein
- solids non-fat
- total solids
- freezing point
Microbiological
- standard plate count
- direct microscopic count
- alternative plate counts
- inhibitory substances
- coliforms
- thermodurics
