Animal proteins in feed : annual report 2009-2010 of the Dutch National Reference Laboratory

RIKILT serves as the only official control laboratory for animal proteins in feeds in the Netherlands in the framework of Directive 882/2004/EC. As National Reference Laboratory (NRL), RIKILT participated in 2 annual proficiency tests during the reporting period, in 2 additional interlaboratory studies addressing quantification issues, and in the annual meetings of EURL. In addition, RIKILT participated in a validation study for identification of bovine material by means of DNA analysis, in a workshop, and in a meeting in China. The interlaboratory study for DNA detection of bovine material showed that different protocols are comparable and that the identification of bovine material is feasible.