PROFICIENCY TESTING SCHEMES (MPZ UKZUZ)
Since 1996, UKZUZ has been providing proficiency testing (PT) schemes in the field of agricultural matrix testing for analytical laboratories and other external interested parties. The content and organization of PTs MPZ UKZUZ are based on customer requirements (agricultural laboratories, scientific institutions, university departments and others) and are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Czech Accreditation Institute (CAI) for accredited providers of proficiency testing schemes according to EN ISO/IEC 17043 Conformity assessment – General requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers, as amended.
Besides the external quality assessment PT schemes MPZ UKZUZ are also used for validation purposes and verification of internal procedures as well as national or international standards for chemical analytical methods.
OdMPZ (Department of Proficiency Testing Programmes), NRL, UKZUZ is accredited in the field of chemical testing of soils, sludges and sediments, feedstuffs, plant material and fertilizers by the Czech Accreditation Institute (CAI), Public Service Company, as the proficiency testing provider No. 7005.
Scope of proficiency testing schemes MPZ UKZUZ
The Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture has provided proficiency testing schemes on regular basis:
- Analysis of Soils
- Analysis of Sludge and Sediments
- Analysis of Plants
- Analysis of Feedstuffs
- Analysis of Oil Plant Seeds
- Analysis of Coccidiostats in Feedstuffs
- Analysis of Vitamins in Feedstuffs
- Analysis of Mycotoxins
- Analysis of Fertilizeres
within the scope specified in the Annex, which forms an integral part of the Certificate of Accreditation
Contacts
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ)
National Reference Laboratory
Department of Proficiency Testing Programmes
Hroznova 63/2, Pisarky, 60300 Brno
Czech Republic
Mgr. Martin Váňa
Head of the PT department NRL UKZUZ
tel. 543 548 220
martin.vana@ukzuz.gov.cz
mpz@ukzuz.gov.cz
Applying complaints to the PT provider
The complaint handling procedure is available upon request. If you wish to make a complaint, please contact the PT provider directly (at the above-mentioned address), where you will be provided with information on how to proceed.