Chocolate scheme (QCS)
- UKAS accredited proficiency testing scheme
- Real chocolate & cocoa powder matrix for chemical and microbiological analysis
- Chocolate: Butyric acid, fat, moisture, theobromine, total nitrogen, total sugars and Salmonella
- Cocoa powder: Ash, fat, moisture, theobromine, indicator organisms, yeast & moulds and Salmonella
- 3 distributions per annum
- Scheme operates from January to December
Round dates
Round | Despatch date | Reporting deadline |
|---|---|---|
| CT249 | 09 Jan 2017 | 03 Feb 2017 |
| CT253 | 22 May 2017 | 16 Jun 2017 |
| CT257 | 18 Sep 2017 | 13 Oct 2017 |
