EUPT FV 20

European Proficiency Test in Fruits and Vegetables 20

Overview

EUPT-FV-20 - Application Form (Click here to register) If you have any doubt please, dowload the Registration guide here: (How to Register)
EUPT-FV-20 - General Protocol (Click here)
EUPT-FV-20 - Specific Protocol (Click here)
EUPT-FV-20 - Calendar-v2 (Click here) (Updated 13th February 2018)
EUPT-FV-20 - Target Pesticide List (Click here)
EUPT-FV-20 - Voluntary Pesticides (Click here) not covered by ENAC certification
EUPT-FV-20 - FORMS (CLOSED)

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to participate in the European Proficiency Test in Fruits and Vegetables 20 (EUPT-FV-20), organised by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables on behalf of the European Commission, Directorate-General of Health and Food Safety (DG-SANTE).
This EUPT is open for all National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) and all Official Laboratories (OfLs) of the EU, and furthermore it is also open for the NRLs and OfLs of the EU-candidate states and the EFTA countries.
The PT is also open for Official Laboratories in third countries (countries outside the EU) as long as test material is available and provided that DG-SANTE gives its consent.
The test item for the EUPT-FV-20 will be GREEN BEANS WITH PODS homogenate containing both incurred and spiked pesticides (in those cases were commercial formulations are not available).
The aim of this exercise is to ensure the quality, accuracy and comparability of the residue data reported by EU Member States to the European Union as well as other Member States within the framework of coordinated and national monitoring and surveillance programs.

Participation is mandatory for:

All National Reference Laboratories for pesticides in fruits and vegetables (NRL-FVs)
All Official Laboratories undertaking pesticide residue analyses within the frame of National an EU official controls, as long as their analytical scope (commodity/pesticide-combinations) fully or partly overlaps with the scope of this EUPT (see Art. 28 of EC Reg. 396/2005).

The following labs are welcome to register for the EUPT-FV20 (participation will, however, depend on the availability of PT-Material):

1. NRLs and OfLs from EFTA Countries and EU-Candidate Countries

2. OfLs in EU member states not obliged to participate

3. Laboratories from non-EU/EFTA countries (countries outside EU) provided that they are actively involved on controls of goods exported to the EU.

4. Laboratories officially analyzing for pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables of organic production according to regulation 889/2008/EC ("889 Labs")

All the potential labs that according to the information stored in our Lab-Network Database are obliged to participate at the EUPT-FV-20 will be contacted and invited via e-mail. If participation in this EUPT is not possible, DG-SANTE expects from all the obliged laboratories to give an explanation. This explanation can be given by e-mail to: cferrer@ual.es or amadeo@ual.es
The test materials, 200 g of green beans with pods homogenate containing incurred pesticide residues (or spiked in those cases were commercial formulations are not available), together with 200 g of 'blank' green beans with pods homogenate, will be shipped to participants on 5^th March 2018

If any laboratories have holidays in the week of the shipment, please inform the organiser to rearrange shipment as soon as possible.

The Organisers will not take the responsibility for a parcel if it is retained at customs.

EUPT-FV20 CALENDAR (Updated 13th February 2018)
Activity	Date
Registration period in EURL DataPool	20^th December 2017 -5^th February 2018
Specific Protocol published on the Web site.	19^th February 2018 at the latest
Sample distribution.	5^th March 2018
Deadline for receiving sample acceptance	9^th March 2018
Deadline for receiving results	26^th March 2018
Filling in additional information, if necessary.	NEW DATE: 2^nd -6^th April 2018
Preliminary Results: only results, no statistical treatment.	July 2018
Preliminary Report: (containing preliminary assigned values and z scores)	May 2018
Final Report distributed to the Laboratories.	December 2018

The laboratories have to determine the residue levels and report the concentrations for each of the pesticides that they detect (and also include the method used for each pesticide analysed but not detected to allow us to carry out a deeper analysis of the results). There is a pesticide target list of mandatory compounds and a “voluntary target list” (based on the Working document on pesticides to be considered for inclusion in the national control programmes, Document SANCO/12745/2013) containing pesticides which might be present in the test item. Those voluntary pesticides will not be used for the evaluation of the laboratories into Category A or B, and a separate statistical evaluation will be made for them. The voluntary pesticides are not covered by the ISO/IEC 17043.

Please note that in some cases the documents or the dates could change, new versions updated. In this case, it will be published in our webpage and additionally an e-mail will be sent to the participants for notification. Please, check periodically our website in case the email does not get through to you.

The sample delivery will be 250 euros for EU/EFTA laboratories and 350 euros for other participants. Regarding payment procedures, each laboratory can specify their details and invoice requests when applying for the test.

Please, do not pay for this EUPT until we send you the invoice.

Remember to include your Laboratory Code in the subject of the bank transfer.

Account details:
BANK NAME: CAJAMAR - Caja Rural Sociedad Corporativa de Crédito
BANK ACCOUNT HOLDER: Universidad de Almeria
BANK ADDRESS: Universidad de Almeria. Spain
ACCOUNT NUMBER: ES0730580130172731005000
SWIFT: CCRIES2A
REFERENCE GIVEN: INVOICE NUMBER

If you have any comment or complaint click here

For any further question about EUPT-FV-20, please contact:

Dr. Carmen Ferrer

Department of Hydrogeology and Analytical Chemistry
UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA
Ctra. de Sacramento s/n
04120 Almería
Tel. (+34) 950014102
Email: cferrer@ual.es

Dr. Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba

Department of Hydrogeology and Analytical Chemistry
UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA
Ctra. de Sacramento s/n
04120 Almería
Tel. (+34) 950015034
Email: amadeo@ual.es

Best Regards,

The EUPT-FV Organising-Team

Published 11-12-2017, 15:41:14