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Listen to this siteDetails of Agency-funded projects under the Improved Methods of Analysis research programme.
This research project aims to access current strategies used for homogeneity testing, and to identify the limitations and practical difficulties associated with these approaches.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a simple, rapid and accurate method for the direct determination of the carbohydrate content of foods by industry and regulatory authorities.
Results available.
This project aims to publish guidelines, containing details about transport and storage conditions for official food samples.
Results available.
This research project aims to test a new Optimised Uncertainty (OU) method.
Results available.
This research project aims to investigate the modification of a standard ruggedness test to provide data with the same validity as a collaborative trial, but at a reduced cost.
Results available.
This research project investigates the key factors that lead to poor performance in the determination of the chloride content of food and to produce recommendations for achieving good analytical performance for such measurements.
Results available.
This research project aims to address the need for a stable sulphite containing reference material that can be used in proficiency schemes and as a quality control material.
Results available.
This research project aims to select and critically evaluate published methods for the determination of histamine in food.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a proposal for an inexpensive and widely applicable method for assessing uncertainty associated with sampling from bulk foods.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a method for the determination of HMF in a range of honey types.
Results available.
This research project assesses the practicality and usefulness of sampling proficiency tests within the food sector using a �real� example (imported nuts) and participant feedback.
This research project will focus on developing and validating methods of selenium speciation. The work will focus particularly on quantitative extraction and cleanup methods.
This research project will identify carbohydrate fractions of nutritional relevance and undertake a structured assessment of the methodological issues that influence their determination.
This research project will deliver a structured study on model and cereal foods and recommend procedures for the determination of sugar and carbohydrate fractions in foods.
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