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In recent years, food safety experts have raised alarms about the presence of non-polar pesticides in animal-derived foods. These compounds, known for their lipophilicity, tend to accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals such as cattle, pigs, and fish, potentially posing risks to human health. A recent study analyzed samples of meat, milk, and fish, … Continue reading Apolar pesticides in food: a silent health risk

In recent years, ochratoxin A (OTA) has come under increased scrutiny by European food safety authorities, with numerous notifications in the RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed). Among the most notable cases, one from 2022 concerned the presence of high levels of OTA in maize flour intended for human consumption, reported in Poland … Continue reading Ochratoxin A in Maize: Why Europe Can’t Afford to Lower Its Guard

We are glad to inform you that new Control Materials for Veterinary Drug Residues are now available. These materials are characterized during our Proficiency Test Progetto Trieste – Round of February 2025. The use of control materials is essential to carry out internal quality control. Our products are composed by highly characterized materials, mostly incurred … Continue reading Our shop gets richer: new Control Materials for agrifood laboratories

PTs for FEED matrix in 3 different lines:
– Veterinary Drug Residues
– Mycotoxins
– Metals

It is essential to maintain high levels of analytical performance for the honey matrix as well. To do so, as every year, we propose several interlaboratory circuits for the detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in honey. Among them, in returns the
PT for NITROIMIDAZOLES in HONEY
code H5508 – Round of November 2025.

We would like to remind you that the deadline for registration for the ROUND OF JUNE 2025 of Progetto Trieste – Proficiency Testing Schemes is approaching. The deadline for online orders is: MAY 2nd 2025 HERE you can find the updated Progetto Trieste programme, where you can choose from the proficiency tests that interest you … Continue reading LAST CALL: Deadline for subscribing to the Round of June 2025

Additional control materials (CMs) with close expiration date are available on our e-commerce, discounted from 50% to 70%. Don’t miss the opportunity to buy interesting CMs for your laboratory at reduced prices! SAVE UP TO 70%The more you buy, the more you SAVE! 50% if you buy 1 or 2 Control Materials in promotion70% if … Continue reading LAST CALL: Control Material with close expiration date!

As every year, in 2025 too we will propose our EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010 accredited proficiency testing scheme for quinolones/fluoroquinolones in fish. In 2024 we received subscriptions for this PT from 16 different Countries in the world, confirming our international approach. Moreover, 85% of the laboratories who participated to this PT were Official Control Laboratories, confirming … Continue reading Highligts on our quinolones/fluoroquinolones PT in fish

Red wine has become one of the most consumed alcoholic beverages in the world over time, requiring strict controls regarding its quality. Due to its high sugar content, grapes are susceptible to infection by mycotoxins (Ochratoxin A) and pathogenic microorganisms during cultivation, such as pests, diseases, and weeds, which can cause significant economic losses, reduce … Continue reading Come to discover our offer of PTs for wine: Ochratoxin A and Pesticides!

Why choosing our Proficiency Testing? Are you interested in a particular PT line? Find out more about our strenght for each line: – Veterinary Drug Residues: – Freshness parameters: – Mycotoxins: – Contaminants by process (Acrylamide, IPA and others): – Metals: – Pesticide Residues: – Disinfectants by products: This in our new PT line born … Continue reading Progetto Trieste PTs: why participate with us?

Boron (B) is an element widely present in minerals that form the earth’s crust and is therefore easily found in surface and groundwater as a result of rock and soil erosion. Other natural sources include volcanic emissions and geothermal vapours. Anthropogenic activities that contribute to the presence of boron come from industries that use or … Continue reading NEWS 2025: PT for Boron in Mineral water

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For 2025 Progetto Trieste updates its programme with NEW Niche PTs for Veterinary Drug Residues. Come and discover them!

Our programme in 2025 will offer a PT for the research of anthelmintics in bovine muscle. Here you can find details about our proposal for 2025. Moreover in april 2026 our PT for anthemintics in sheep liver is coming back.

Test Veritas specialises in niche PTs that are difficult to find on the market! In 2025, we decided to expand the offer of Project Trieste – Metals by proposing many new matrices derived from market demands.

At the end of 2023, Test Veritas embarked on a new project with the aim of developing a method to prepare a stable and homogenous Test Material for the metal-contaminated table salt matrix for international Proficiency Testing. Various salts, by type and origin, contaminated with metals (Lead and Cadmium) were tested. The reasons behind the … Continue reading Metals in salt: PT International design report

Come and discover our whole proposal for Pesticide Resdiues PTs – round of October 2025.

In 2025 for the first time in Progetto Trieste programme it will be presented a PT for Sudan and other illegal dyes in chili sauce.

Our line of Progetto Trieste – Proficiency Tests for Mycotoxins is always evolving to meet the interest of our customers. So in 2025, our PTs for Mycotoxins are even more, come and discover our news:

-Zearalenone in maize oil

-Aflatoxins B&G and ochratoxin A in hazelnut and cocoa spread

-Ochratoxin A in roasted AND green coffee

-Aflatoxins B&G and ochratoxin in rice

Starting this year, given the increasing number of requests, Test Veritas decided to implement a dedicated line of blank materials for Veterinary Drug Residues to be made available to testing laboratories. During 2024 we introduced for the first time alongside some PTs the availability of blank materials, specifically in the two PTs for the detection … Continue reading New blank materials CHARACTERIZED for Veterinary Drug Residues!

We are glad to introduce you our NEW PTs line for “Disinfectant by Products” in food. In 2025, for the first time, we will propose a PT for chlorates, perchlorates and pesticides in infant formula and a PT for Biocides in vegetables!

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemicals composed of carbon and hydrogen, characterised by the presence of two or more interconnected benzene rings. These compounds are environmental contaminants formed during the combustion of organic materials, such as coal, wood, petroleum derivatives and organic waste. Dietary contamination by PAHs can be of origin: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are … Continue reading NEWS 2025: PT for PAH in OLIVE OIL

Our Research & Development team set to work with the aim of satisfying the new needs coming from the market, we are therefore very proud to announce that in 2025 new PTs for steroidal hormones will be available, in particular: Corticosteroids in bovine milk and Gestagens in animal fat.
Moreover, in our 2025 catalog you can find also the PTs for the search for corticosteroids in 3 different matrices: milk, liver and urines.

The RPA for nitrofurans and their metabolites in food are established by The COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/411 of 23 February 2023. Have you checked your method for the presence of ALL the nitrofuran metabolites in a PT? Now you can!

We are pleased to inform you that we are also accredited UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010 for the PROCESSING CONTAMINANT line. Click here to see the list of accredited flexible-field schemes. Thanks are certainly due to you participants for the trust you place in us. Don’t miss the chance to try our quality, in 2025 … Continue reading NEW ACCREDITED LINE: Progetto Trieste – PROCESSING CONTAMINANT

Given the increasing number of requests, Test Veritas has also decided to start making some blank samples for Veterinary Drug Residues available to testing laboratories. This year, we made an effort to make this new service available for two PTs to search for nitrofuran metabolites : For both proficiency tests, a ‘pre-spiking’ blank sample, consisting … Continue reading New blank samples available for nitrofuran metabolites PTs

Over the past year we have noticed an increase in requests from participants for blank samples to accompany the purchase of the Progetto Trieste Proficiency Tests.In order to identify the ways in which blank samples are commonly used by testing laboratories during routine analysis and when participating in interlaboratory circuits, and to understand whether these … Continue reading Use of Blanks in Routine and PT – Survey Results

Sulphonamides are widely used in veterinary practice, mainly for fattening calves and pigs. In combination with dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors (e.g. trimethoprim), sulphonamides are also used in the treatment of intestinal infections, mastitis, pneumonia and other systemic diseases. It is therefore possible to find sulphonamide residues in food of animal origin such as meat, tissue, milk … Continue reading Expanding the list of molecules under study for sulphonamides

Are you looking for previously characterized Blank Control Materials for your routine analysis and can’t find them on the market? Come discover our available blanks for Veterinary Drug Residue and Metals lines!

We are happy to announce that for the proficiency testing scheme Progetto Trieste a new version of the evaluation criteria has came into effect since 2024. These changes have been implemented to fully with ISO 13528:2022 ‘Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparison’.

In recent years, in order to fight the illicit use of these drugs, a growing demand has emerged from the market for an innovative method for the detection of corticosteroids (or their effects) even at low doses or in matrices different from those traditionally used (e.g. milk, muscle, water, feed) to accompany official controls.

Survey responses in 2021 showed concrete interest in a new PT for Natamycin in hard cheese, so we decided to develop it and offer it in the 2022 catalogue to meet market needs.

In general, the results of this circuit held in 2022 were satisfactory (with a 92% satisfaction rate!). We are therefore delighted to propose it again in 2024!

Did you know that our PTs for Fresheness Parameters in food provide higly stable Test Materials? And that for Histamine 2 naturally contaminated Tets Materials at different concentration levels are provided? And that we have a PT for other Biogenic Amines?

Test Veritas is at the side of laboratories that want to assess their performance in view of the entry into force of the new Ergot alkaloid maximum levels.

One of the greatest strengths of Test Veritas is the constant effort to collect and assess the feasibility of all requests from participants and local partners. During the Round of May 2023 – Additives, was held for the first time the PT for the research of citric, benzoic and sorbic acid in tomato sauce. The … Continue reading Sorbic, citric and benzoic acid in fish: a request from participants

CORN naturally contaminated with

Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2
Fumonisins B1, B2
Ochratoxin A
Deoxynivalenol
Zearalenone

Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/553 of 5 April 2022 identified on the relevant foodstuffs indicative levels for alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether and tenuazonic acid beyond which in-depth investigations should be carried out into the factors determining the presence of Alterotoxis. The foodstuffs identified by the European Union are tomatoes and tomato products, fruit and fruit products, … Continue reading New PT 2023 for Alterotoxins in tomato sauce: hurry up and sign up!

Come and discover our new PT for metals in rice

PT for Ochratoxin A in cured ham: a returning proposal

With the aim of a continuous improvement of the Quality Management System of our company and our Proficiency Testing Schemes.

Current legislation (COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No. 1129/2011) allows the use of sulphites in sausages but prohibits it in fresh meat because it can be hazardous to consumers’ health. In Annex II Part E, it is specified that sulphur dioxide – sulphites may be added: Excessive sulphites can cause serious consequences (e.g. anaphylactic shock) in sensitive … Continue reading Sulphites: how safe is the meat we eat?

In general, our Proficiency Tests for Pesticide Residues have a very conspicuous list of molecules under study. Of these, a minimum number of molecules are declared present, and for half of these, the presence is guaranteed. The molecules declared present are often derived from the suggestions of our participants. Join our community and you will … Continue reading PT for specific Pesticide Residues: come to discover our proposals for 2023!

News for the line of Veterinary Drug residues: PT for the research of Natural Hormones in Bovine Serum

The new COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/1370, published on 5 August 2022 and officially entered into force on January 1st 2023, states: “Taking into account that Ochratoxin A has been found in foods for which no maximum level has yet been set and which contribute to human exposure to Ochratoxin A, it is appropriate to set … Continue reading NEW 2023 PT: Ochratoxin A in pistachio

New PTs available for the research of Dapsone and Trimethoprim in swine muscle.

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In 2022, we wanted to offer the PT for the research of Aflatoxin M1 in cheese (code CE2111) in a slightly different formulation. Compared to previous years in which only one Test Material was provided with fresh cheese (Robiola/Ricotta type) as a matrix, in 2022 participants were provided with two Test Materials with different matrices … Continue reading Aflatoxin M1 analysis: performance in fresh cheese VS seasoned cheese

Summary of participants performances in the last 2 years and new proposal for 2023.

Not all exporting countries meet the same food safety standards that the European Union imposes on its member states, as a result, food imports can present very serious health risks to consumers. The work of the control bodies is therefore of paramount importance.

More than 50 PTs for Veterinary Drug Residues in food with new and returning proposals!