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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!

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

Food safety and regulatory compliance: analytical excellence through challenging matrices. In the food analysis sector, liver is known as one of the most difficult matrices. As the main organ for metabolism, it is the primary site where veterinary drug residues accumulate. Proper monitoring of this matrix is essential for reliable data: international regulations set specific … Continue reading Niche PT in the Liver: The Challenge of the Complex Matrix in Proficiency Tests 2026

We would like to remind you that the deadline for registration for the ROUND OF MAY 2026 of Progetto Trieste – Proficiency Testing Schemes is approaching. The deadline for online orders is: ARPIL 1st 2026 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 May 2026

We would like to remind you that the deadline for registration for the ROUND OF APRIL 2026 of Progetto Trieste – Proficiency Testing Schemes is approaching. The deadline for online orders is: MARCH 02nd 2026 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 APRIL 2026

Our Serum PT offer is expanding: discover the advantages of lyophilized materials for the stability of your results Serum is one of the most delicate and challenging matrices in veterinary analysis. Its biological nature makes it very sensitive to enzymatic degradation and temperature changes. These factors can damage the analytes during transport and affect the … Continue reading Don’t wait another year: Serum PTs for veterinary drugs are back in 2026

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In the field of agrifood control, seafoods are recognized as one of the most critical matrices, particularly due to the potential presence of Veterinary Drug Residues and prohibited substances. Compliance with the strict requirements defined by regulations such as EU Reg. 2021/808 is a mandatory obligation for all ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories involved in official … Continue reading PT Turnover: Diversity in Veterinary Drug Testing within the Seafood Industry

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. After the successful introduction of the first Characterized Blank Control Materials (CM blank) in 2025, we aim to respond to the needs of our … Continue reading The new M260blank/CM enriches the range of CHARACTERIZED blank materials for Veterinary Drugs!

Come and discover our whole proposal for Pesticide Resdiues PTs – round of October 2026.

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.

We follow your requests and interests, we propose you PTs for natamycin and aflatoxin M1 in HARD cheese!

Alternaria toxins, secondary metabolites produced by fungi of the Alternaria genus, represent a growing threat to global food safety. Their importance has been formalized at the European level with Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/553, which establishes indicative levels for Alternariol (AOH), Alternariol Monomethyl Ether (AME), and Tenuazonic Acid (TeA). Exceeding these levels should lead to in-depth … Continue reading ALTERNARIA TOXINS: SHAPING THE FUTURE of PTs and DISCOVER WHAT’S PLANNED for 2026!

2026 is the year of completeness: it is the only chance to access the entire series of PTs on freshness parameters in a single programme. Maximize your laboratory’s demonstration of competence.

Food additives are essential for ensuring the safety and preservation of the products we consume daily. However, their presence and concentration are subject to strict regulatory limits at the European level. For a testing laboratory accredited according to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard, demonstrating accuracy and reliability in measuring these substances is more than just a … Continue reading The Additives Challenge: Essential but Regulated

Attention to food safety and the correct management of chemical residues is a priority today. To meet this need, Test Veritas is launching a Proficiency Test (PT) for 2026 dedicated to the simultaneous determination of Biocides, Chlorates, and Perchlorates in Lettuce. This combined approach is essential for verifying the entire analytical quality chain and ensuring … Continue reading 🌿From Sanitation to Residues: A Comprehensive PT for Biocides, Chlorates, and Perchlorates in Lettuce

The feed supply chain is crucial for food safety and requires laboratories to possess maximum competence in the analysis of multiple residues and contaminants. For this reason, the Progetto Trieste 2026 program has conceived its feed PTs as genuine Multi-Analyte Convenience Packages. This is not a simple bundle, but a unique opportunity for laboratories to … Continue reading PT Feed: Maximize Your Scope. Essential Multi-Analyte PTs for Drugs and Mycotoxins

In an increasingly regulated analytical landscape, laboratories often face a paradox: the need to demonstrate competence in matrix/analyte combinations imposed by regulations, but the difficulty in finding specific Proficiency Testing on the market for these rare analyses Test Veritas, with its Progetto Trieste 2026 program, responds to this challenge, reaffirming its role as a specialist … Continue reading Niche PTs on a Biennial/Triennial Schedule: Seize the Opportunities of 2026

Test Veritas, with 28 years of experience as a Proficiency Testing Scheme (PTS) provider, is pleased to announce the launch of its new program, Progetto Trieste 2026. This program is more cutting-edge than ever, designed to meet the most complex and current analytical needs. Accredited Quality and Global Vision Internationally recognized, Progetto Trieste: Proficiency Testing … Continue reading Test Veritas Announces “Progetto Trieste 2026”: New Frontiers in Proficiency Testing

From veterinary drug residues to metals, from mycotoxins to pesticide residues, Test Veritas offers a wide portfolio of Proficiency Tests (PTs), designed to cover a broad range of matrices and analytes.Our mission is to support both public and private laboratories, ensuring that every PT is aligned with market needs and compliant with regulatory standards. Year … Continue reading The Voice of Our Clients: Laboratories’ Experience with Test Veritas

In recent years, food safety in Europe has faced an increasingly complex challenge linked to rice imports from third countries. According to data from the RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed), in the first eight months of 2025, more than 75 alerts concerning rice have already been recorded, in particular: The most frequently … Continue reading Pesticides, Mycotoxins and Metals in Imported Rice: A Concerning Trend

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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