Dear NRL Colleagues,
In order to prepare our next annual workshop we are pleased to diffuse the report on the EURL-AP Proficiency Test Microscopy 2012. The report, in a working document version, will be presented and discussed during our workshop in Ljubljana. Enjoy the reading.
Best Regards,
It is in the context of the EURL-AP main activity for the identification of the animal protein that this equine test had been developed by the team of the laboratory of molecular biology at the Walloon agricultural Research Center (CRA-W).
Considering the importance of the scandal, Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for health and consumer, has announced a campaign of 2250 DNA tests on all products containing beef within the Member States. The test that has been selected by the European Commission and which is recommended to all European laboratories in charge of this campaign of tests is a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test that was developed by the EURL-AP.
It is in the context of the EURL-AP main activity for the identification of the animal protein that this equine test had been developed by the team of the laboratory of molecular biology at the Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W). Premonition? Suspicion? Nothing, it’s the simple benefit of a technological watch and of the development of alternative methods to ensure the origin of the species in animal feed. The result of this proactivity: a test specific for horses which could be put at the disposal of the control laboratories of the agri-food sector and official control authorities in less than two days!
More information on Legal Sources and SOPs webpage
Contacts: Gilbert Berben, Pascal Veys
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to the new public website of the EURL-AP. Times goes fast and is precious. Better navigation, optimised content and to-the-point information will allow you to save time on this website. The recent change of regulation on the use of animal proteins in the European Union had to be supported by an improved communication to private companies, research institutes, control laboratories and authorities. These pages are precisely intended to offer you the most appropriate source of information. Through this website, the EURL-AP team commits to deliver within the shortest term the most comprehensive information on the use of animal proteins in feed and on the implementation of the new regulation in this matter.
For NRL visitors and IAG members wishing to access the private intranet domain, some few changes : do no longer use your username but simply type in your email address and your usual password. You will then enter the revisited intranet as well as the pages of the EURL-AP Micrograph Collection.
Eager to improve your satisfaction, we encourage each visitor to contact us about possible further enhancements and possible minor troubleshooting.
Enjoy the visit
Times goes fast and is precious. Better navigation, optimised content and to-the-point information will allow you to save time on this website
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to the new website of the EURL-AP. Times goes fast and is precious. Better navigation, optimised content and to-the-point information will allow you to save time on this website. The recent change of regulation on the use of animal proteins in the European Union had to be supported by an improved communication to private companies, research institutes, control laboratories and authorities. These pages are precisely intended to offer you the most appropriate source of information. Through this website, the EURL-AP team commits to deliver within the shortest term the most comprehensive information on the use of animal proteins in feed and on the implementation of the new regulation in this matter. For NRL visitors and IAG members wishing to access the private intranet domain, some few changes : do no longer use your username but simply type in your email address and your usual password. You will then enter the revisited intranet as well as the pages of the EURL-AP Micrograph Collection. Eager to improve your satisfaction, we encourage each visitor to contact us about possible further enhancements and possible minor troubleshooting.
Enjoy the visit