Please note our new proficiency testing schemes.


Name Planned shipping method Start Date  
Metal - elemental determination by XRF
Parameters: determination of various elements, e.g. nickel, copper, zinc, lead
Article Number: 2010171
Description: Examination using X-ray fluorescence analysis
Category: chemical-physical testing consumer goods and packaging metals
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Shipping at room temperature July 2025 Add to cart
metals in animal feed
Parameters: Calcium, copper, iron, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, magnesium, sodium, zinc
Article Number: 2010351
Description: Possible testing e.g. by ISO 6869
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed animal feed
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA accreditation.
Refrigerated shipping August 2024 Add to cart
metals in animal feed
Parameters: Calcium, copper, iron, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, magnesium, sodium, zinc
Article Number: 2010351
Description: Possible testing e.g. by ISO 6869
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed animal feed
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA accreditation.
Refrigerated shipping August 2025 Add to cart
metals in cocoa and chocolate
Parameters: lead, cadmium, arsenic, copper, zinc, iron, aluminium, nickel
Article Number: 2010337
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed other food matrices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Frozen shipping October 2024 Add to cart
metals in cocoa and chocolate
Parameters: lead, cadmium, arsenic, copper, zinc, iron, aluminium, nickel
Article Number: 2010337
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed other food matrices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Frozen shipping October 2025 Add to cart
Metals in tobacco
Parameters: cadmium, lead, iron, aluminum, copper, zinc, mercury, nickel and arsenic (min. 5 of the metals contained)
Article Number: 2010498
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed other food matrices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Refrigerated shipping August 2024 Add to cart
Metals in tobacco
Parameters: cadmium, lead, iron, aluminum, copper, zinc, mercury, nickel and arsenic (min. 5 of the metals contained)
Article Number: 2010498
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed other food matrices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Refrigerated shipping August 2025 Add to cart
metals in vegetarian bread spread
Parameters: cadmium, nickel
Article Number: 2010345
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed vegan and vegetarian substitutes
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Frozen shipping October 2024 Add to cart
metals in vegetarian bread spread
Parameters: cadmium, nickel
Article Number: 2010345
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed vegan and vegetarian substitutes
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Frozen shipping October 2025 Add to cart
MFR-MVR (moisture sensitive material) ISO 1133-2
Parameters: MVR (Melt volume index) [cm³/10min], MFR (Melt flow index) [g/10min]
Article Number: 2010213
Category: chemical-physical testing material testing Thermoplastics
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Is currently underway. Can still be booked.
Shipping at room temperature March 2024 Add to cart
MFR-MVR (moisture sensitive material) ISO 1133-2
Parameters: MVR (Melt volume index) [cm³/10min], MFR (Melt flow index) [g/10min]
Article Number: 2010213
Category: chemical-physical testing material testing Thermoplastics
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Shipping at room temperature March 2025 Add to cart
Micro scratch resistance PV 3987
Parameters: relative change in gloss [%]
Article Number: 2010981
Description: This Proficiency Test is part of the certification program at Volkswagen, independently of this, participation is possible for every laboratory.
Category: physical mechanical testing material testing Thermoplastics
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
Is currently underway. Can still be booked.
Shipping at room temperature April 2024 Add to cart
Micro scratch resistance PV 3987
Parameters: relative change in gloss [%]
Article Number: 2010981
Description: This Proficiency Test is part of the certification program at Volkswagen, independently of this, participation is possible for every laboratory.
Category: physical mechanical testing material testing Thermoplastics
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
Shipping at room temperature January 2025 Add to cart
Micro-crack pattern PV 1058
Parameters: Micro-crack pattern [cracks/cm]
Article Number: 2010661
Description: This Proficiency Test is part of the certification program at Volkswagen, independently of this, participation is possible for every laboratory.
Category: physical mechanical testing material testing plastics (Electroplating)
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
Shipping at room temperature May 2024 Add to cart
Micro-crack pattern PV 1058
Parameters: Micro-crack pattern [cracks/cm]
Article Number: 2010661
Description: This Proficiency Test is part of the certification program at Volkswagen, independently of this, participation is possible for every laboratory.
Category: physical mechanical testing material testing plastics (Electroplating)
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
Shipping at room temperature May 2025 Add to cart
Microbial barrier testing of packaging materials
Parameters: Testing the germ tightness of packaging materials (2 samples)
Article Number: 2010283
Category: microbiological testing microbiology medical devices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
risk group 1
Shipping at room temperature November 2024 Add to cart
Microbial barrier testing of packaging materials
Parameters: Testing the germ tightness of packaging materials (2 samples)
Article Number: 2010283
Category: microbiological testing microbiology medical devices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
risk group 1
Shipping at room temperature November 2025 Add to cart
microbiological analysis of endoscopes
Parameters: aerobic total count, Germ identification on rinse water (3 samples)
Article Number: 2010567
Category: microbiological testing microbiology medical devices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
risk group 2
Frozen shipping October 2024 Add to cart
microbiological analysis of endoscopes
Parameters: aerobic total count, Germ identification on rinse water (3 samples)
Article Number: 2010567
Category: microbiological testing microbiology medical devices
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
risk group 2
Frozen shipping October 2025 Add to cart
microplastic – particle number
Parameters: particle number
Article Number: 2010395
Description: These are artificial samples that can contain particles and fibres in the range of 200 µm to 600 µm.
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed drinking water
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
Shipping at room temperature December 2024 Add to cart