With over 15 years of expertise in the testing and consulting industry, Minerva Scientific is a specialist analytical laboratory based in Derbyshire, UK. We hold UKAS ISO17025 accreditation for a wide range of analytical tests for food and feed –and are the leading experts in honey testing in the UK. We also hold MHRA GMP approval for the chemical testing of pharmaceutical and veterinary products.
Our policy is to provide an exceptional standard of testing and consultancy services to the Food and Pharmaceutical industries, with our expertise being provided by senior personnel with extensive experience in quality assurance and analytical testing gained with leading UK and European based organizations.
We are committed to being the best in the industry. Contact us to see how we can drive down your costs while offering market leading levels of quality and service.
As part of the Tentamus Group our full-service global network enables us to offer complete analytics and innovative solutions that meet national and international requirements for quality and safety control. We would be happy to provide a tailored quotation to meet your needs and welcome the opportunity to provide the best possible cost-effective solution.
Chlorpyrifos - Ban across the EU
The insecticide chlorpyrifos may no longer be used in the entire European Union from the end of January 2020. Chlorpyrifos is one of the most commonly used pesticides in agriculture, killing lice, fruit flies and other pests, and is used in fruit and cereal crops. Chlorpyrifos has been suspected of influencing human brain development
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New website for BLS-Analytik GmbH, Bad Kissingen
December 2019 – BLS-Analytik GmbH, a laboratory of the Tentamus Group, is pleased to introduce its new website. This new website offers interested visitors easy access to the laboratory services of BLS Analytik, as well as improved links to the partner labs within the Tentamus Group. BLS-Analytik GmbH is an accredited, officially recognized contract laboratory in
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L.A.B. becomes 1st Private Spanish laboratory with Flexible Scope in Pesticide Residue Analysis
L.A.B. | Laboratorio Analítico Bioclínico, with more than 15 years of experience, continues to rely on the quality and improvement of all its analytical services. Therefore, ENAC (Spanish National Accreditation Body) has granted L.A.B. the flexible scope in pesticides for multi-residue methods (Exp Nº 493/LE1019). This scope perfectly complements the flexible scope in matrices that
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bilacon has received GMP+ certification
bilacon, located in Berlin is now a registered GMP+ laboratory (GMP+ certification number: GMP0505128). GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practice and GMP+ was introduced to ensure reliable laboratory analysis within the feed chain. From 01 January 2020, only GMP+ registered laboratories may carry out the analysis of critical contaminants in feed. bilacon has received the
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Quantitative determination of terpenes
Terpenes are molecules constructed from isoprene units that occur naturally in plants. As secondary metabolites, they have a wide range of functions such as attracting pollinating insects, protecting against herbivores or as growth regulators. Terpenes are the main component of essential oil and have a decisive influence on the aroma of plants products such as
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Heavy Metals & Preservatives in Tattoo Colours
Problems with tattoo colours and tattooing itself have been known for decades. Tattoos can lead to infections, allergies, scars, and are especially dangerous during pregnancy. Tattoo colors can consist of many individual substances, for which so far often an evaluation is missing, whether they can be introduced without doubts into the body. The Federal Institute
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