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TÜBİTAK-ATAL & CSL signed MOU
Central Science Laboratory(CSL) is an Executive Agency
of the UK Government Department Defra (Department for
Environment Food and Rural Affairs), founded by the
then Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in
April 1992. CSL is prominant in the area of residues
and contaminants in food safety which is accredited
to ISO17025 in all areas of testing and operates internationally
in the quality area through running proficiency testing
schemes like FAPAS and FEPAS.
TUBITAK-ATAL is actively collaborated with CSL. This
collaboration has resulted in joint publications and
future joint activities are envisaged through FP6 partnerships
and in collaborative ventures. TUBITAK-ATAL is for example
already a partner in TRACE which is co-ordinated by
CSL. In order to strengthen this collaboration and to
facilitate networking, training and consultancy in Europe,
ATAL has signed a MOU to formalise and promote this
strategic partnership.
The MOU was signed in Ankara in December 2004 by the
Director of TUBITAK-ATAL Mr. Faruk Altun and at CSL
by Chief Executive Prof. Mike Roberts.
http://www.csl.gov.uk/
On the request of A&T Food Lab. training seminars
were held on 29-30 November 2004 at İstanbul.
Besides The Uncertainty Measurements training course,
researchers of A&T Lab were obtained the desired answers
of their questions regarding the heavy metal dereminations
using ICP-MS by Deniz Yurtsever SARICA. In the
scope of 17025 a tarining course on the subject of Quality
Handbook and Documentation was held by Dilek YALÇIN.
In early November, SEM Ltd. Incorporation and TÜBİTAK/ATAL
were organized a seminar about SIR-MS (Stable Isotop Ratio-Mass
Spectrometer) Instrument
TÜBITAK / CSL were organized a WORKSHOP on the subject
of Analytical Quality Assurance on April 29, 2004 in
Istanbul and May 3, 2004 in Ankara.
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INTERNATIONAL METHOD FOR AFLATOXIN ANALYSIS
FOR HAZELNUT
At the workshop that was organized in Trabzon, there
were 60 participants from several cities. Presentations
and theoretical training took place during the morning
session and the participants had a change for hands
on application for the analysis at the afternoon session.
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