FAC is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 UKAS accredited laboratory (No. 4400). Our scope of accreditation includes gluten analysis based upon the Official AOAC-RI method, as recommended by the Codex Committee on Methodology, Sampling and Analysis (CCMAS).
The Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and PCR DNA-based techniques are employed to detect the presence of the following |
• Gluten
• Milk (casein & ßeta-lactoglobulin)
• Soya
• Egg
• Histamine
• Peanut
• Tree nut *
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• Sesame seed
• Crustacean/Shellfish
• Celery
• Mustard
• Sulphites
• Mycotoxins
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* Includes hazelnut, almond, Brazil nut, cashew nut, pistachio, macademia and pecan.
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