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LE BIPEA : 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE DEDICATED TO LABORATORIES 

Created in 1970, BIPEA is an independent nonprofit organization specialized in the organization of proficiency 

testing programs in different fields like cereals, beverages, environment and cosmetics. Present in more than 

70 countries worldwide and with over 40 years experience, Bipea members are laboratories concerned with 

control and quality. Today more than 1300 laboratories trust in our philosophy of quality improvement. 

A TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OFFICALLY RECOGNIZED 

Bipea has been certified ISO 9001 since June 2001 for the organization of interlaboratory comparisons in the 

fields of agriculture, agro-food and environment issues, by the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance. 

Bipea is accredited by COFRAC according to ISO/IEC 17043: 2010 Standard for the organization of 

interlaboratory comparisons.* 

SOME FIGURES 

• More than 1300 members: industries, cooperative societies, governments, research centers, service providers, 

• More than 80 schemes per month and 80 000 samples sent per year, 

• More than 60 000 data treatments monthly, 

• A team of 25 persons at your service. 

*scope available on COFRAC website: www.cofrac.fr 

YOU WOULD LIKE TO… 

- Evaluate the accuracy of your results 

analysis, 

- To control and improve the 

performance of your laboratory , 

- To check the good functioning of your 

equipment and the technical skills 

of your staff, 

- To meet the requirements of Quality 

Standards, 

-To reassure your customers about the 

quality of your laboratory. 

CONTACT US ! 

commercial@bipea.org 

+33.1.47.33.54.60 

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PERSONALIZED SERVICES PROPOSED BY BIPEA 

PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAMS: We propose you an extensive range of 

more than 80 PT programs. In order to offer you a high quality service, BIPEA 

creates programs, manufactures samples and realizes data treatment in its 

premises. 

EXTERNAL REFERENCE MATERIALS: We propose to our members External 

Reference Materials which cover a wide range of parameters at attractive prices. 

ACCURACY MONITORING CHARTS: The monitoring charts proposed by Bipea 

enable you to follow the accuracy of your analytical results by a visual 

interpretation, for a given criterion, in time. 

GET YOUR OWN PTS: According to your request we can organize personalized 

tests in order to meet your specific needs. 

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT: BIPEA manages the technical assessments for official 

organizations in order to deliver to laboratories a technical agreement. 

TRAINING SESSIONS: Due to our association status and according to members’ 

requests, we are entitled to organize training sessions on technical subjects. 

6-14 avenue Louis Roche 92230 GENNEVILLIERS France 

Tel : +33.(0)1.47.33.54.60 Fax : +33.(0)1.40.86.92.59 

www.bipea.org 

Provider of 

Proficiency Testing since 1970

Our programs of Interlaboratory Comparisons 

Our PTS are defined by Committees composed by representatives of members. 

The samples are homogenous and match to laboratories needs. The statistical treatment corresponds to NF ISO 13528 

standards. The results are validated by technical experts. 

A01 - Common wheat 

04 - European baking test 

05 - Common wheat: varietal identification 

06 - Durum wheat 

08 - Impurity determination 

A09 - Moisture determination in grain 

10 - Oilseeds 

11 - Brewing barley: physicochemical analysis and germination test 

12 - Food pulses 

23 - Brewing barley: specific and varietal purity 

40a - Detection and quantification of G.M.O.s 

40b - Detection and quantification of DNA 

61 - Common wheat: farinograph and mixolab 

69 - Wheat: French bread making test 

A20 - Dietary products and nutritional labeling 

A21 - Fats and oil 

21a - Olive oil physic and chemical analyses 

21b - Olive oil tasting analyses 

26b - Amino acids 

46 - Honeys 

A17 - Wines 

17a - Grape must 

A18 - Spirits 

18a – Spirits: crude alcohol 

27 - Fruit juices 

A36 - Aromatized ciders & ciders 

A36 - French ciders, perry and pommeaux 

39 - Liqueur wines 

55 - Contaminants in wines 

58 - Alcohols 

58a - Dehydrated alcohols 

A19a - Pesticides in fruits and citrus fruits 

A19b - Pesticides in cereals 

A19c - Pesticides in vegetables 

A19d - Pesticides in fatty food 

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GRAINS – MILLING – FEEDS 

A02 - Flour: alveograph 

03 - French bread making test 

07 - Semolina 

16 - Filth Test 

A25 - Flour: farinograph and mixolab 

A41 - Flour: rheofermentometer 

47 - French Tradition bread 

56 - Microbiology on flours 

DAIRY FOOD – BEVERAGES – FOOD CONTAMINANTS 

WATERS – SOILS 

A34 - Feed waters: physicochemical analysis 

A53 - Waste waters: micropollutants 

34a- Swimming-pool waters: physicochemical analysis A54 - Waters: microbiological analysis 

A35 - Waters: microbiological analysis except Legionella Salmonella 

A37 - Feed waters: micropollutants 

A57 - Waters: field analysis by samplers 

37a- Swimming-pool water THM 

A59 - Waters: search of multiresidues of 

A48a- Waters: AOX 

organic substances 

A48b- Waters: hydrocarbons 

A15 - Soils 

A50 - Waters: microbiological analysis Legionella 24 - Mineral fertilizers 

50a - Legionella on air cooling water tower 

A38 - Activated Sludges and sediments 

A52 - Waste waters: chemical analysis 

45 - Organic fertilizers 

A19e - Pesticides in vegetables and fruits(bromide, nitrates, dithiocarbamates) 

A19f - Pesticides in wines 

A19g - Pesticides in honeys 

28 - Patuline determination 

A31a - Mycotoxins: aflatoxin and ochratoxin 

A31b - Mycotoxins: fusarium toxins and ochratoxin 

A32a - Traces elements in edible plants 

A32b - Traces elements in marine products 

A32c - Traces elements in feed 

A32d - Traces elements in food 

44a - PCB in agri-food products 

44b - PAH in agri-food products 

51a - Microbiology on foods: E.coli O157 

A51b - Microbiology on foods: multiple parameters counts 

A51c - Microbiology on foods: Salmonella 

A51d - Microbiology on foods: Listeria 

51e - Microbiology on foods: Yeasts and Moulds 

51f - Microbiology in fruits juice: Yeasts and Moulds 

51g - Microbiology in AGAR: multiple parameters counts 

65 - Compounds extracted from woods in spirits 

66 - Multi-residue screening of food matrices 

6-14 avenue Louis Roche 92230 GENNEVILLIERS France 

Tel : +33.(0)1.47.33.54.60 Fax : +33.(0)1.40.86.92.59 

www.bipea.org commercial@bipea.org 

A13 - Animal feeds 

14 - Forages 

22 - Silages 

26a - Amino acids 

42 - Premix 

COSMETICS – FLAVORINGS 

60 - Sunscreen products: in vivo SPF 

62a - Flavorings 

62b - Flavorings and fragrances: 

raw materials 

62c - Fragrances 

63 - Sunscreen products: in vivo UVA 

64 - Sunscreen products: in vitro UVA 

A PT Schemes accredited by COFRAC 

according to ISO/IEC 17043 standard

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OUR PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAMS 

A35 - Waters: microbiological analyses except Legionella 

A50 - Waters: microbiological analyses Legionella 

50a - Cooling tower waters: microbiological analyses Legionella 

A54 - Waters: microbiological analyses Salmonella 

51a - Microbiology on foods: E.coli O157 

A51b - Microbiology on foods: multiple parameters enumeration 

A51c - Microbiology on foods: Salmonella 

A51d - Microbiology on foods: Listeria 

51e - Microbiology on foods: Yeasts and Moulds enumeration 

51f - Microbiology on fruits juice: Yeasts and Moulds enumeration 

51g - Microbiology on agar: multiple parameters enumeration 

56 - Microbiology on flours 

MICROBIOLOGY 

Programs of interlaboratory comparisons 

ANNUAL SERIES 2012-2013 

Bipea is a versatile Proficiency Testing Schemes organizer 

which gathers laboratories from 62 countries 

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35 - WATERS: MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES EXCEPT LEGIONELLA 

GENERAL INFORMATIONS 

• Proficiency testing scheme created in 1998 

• 50 participants in average from 8 different countries 

located on 3 continents 

• This PTS is accredited by COFRAC 

• 6 rounds per annual series (Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March, April) 

• Shipment of 3 to 4 samples of 50 ml to 500 ml per distribution. 

• Swimming-pool water. 

NATURE OF THE SAMPLE 

MAIN PARAMETERS* 

• Coliforms at 36°C 

• Total coliforms by enrichment in liquid medium by MPN 

• Escherichia coli 

• Escherichia coli by MPN 

• Enterococcus by MPN 

• Intestinal enterococcus 

• Pathogenic staphylococci 

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa 

• Revivifiable aerobic bacteria at 36°C and at 22°C 

• Sulfito-reducing anaerobe bacteria spores. 

* This list of parameters could be modified according to the nature of the product. 

Note : The information mentioned in that form could be modified during the annual series after decisions from 

Committee, Technical group or Chairperson. 

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50 – WATERS : MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES LEGIONELLA 





• 3 rounds per annual series (November, January, April) 

• 1 sample of 1 L per distribution. 

• Feed water: sterilized, non-chlorinated and spiked. 

• Legionella 

• Legionella pneumophila. 

NATURE OF SAMPLE 





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50A – COOLING TOWER WATERS : 

MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES LEGIONELLA 


• 25 participants 

• 3 rounds per annual series (October, February, May) 

• 2 samples of 1 L per distribution. 

• Artificial water. 

• Legionella 

• Legionella pneumophila. 






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54 - WATERS : MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES SALMONELLA 



• 15 participants in average 


• 3 rounds per annual series (November, February, June) 

• Shipment of 3 samples of 500 ml per distribution. 

• Feed water. 

• Salmonella spp. 


MAIN PARAMETERS * 




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51a – MICROBIOLOGY ON FOODS : E. COLI O157 




• 3 rounds per annual series (Nov, February and June) 

• 3 samples of 25 g per distribution. 

• Minced meat in sterile bag. 

• E.coli O157. 



Complementary schemes are available « 51b – Microbiology on foods : Multiple parameters enumeration », 

« 51c – Microbiology on foods : Salmonella», « 51d – Microbiology on foods : Listeria », « 51e – Microbiology 

on foods : Yeast and Moulds enumeration ». A special price will be allocated if you cumulate these schemes. 

* This list of parameters could be modified according to the nature of the product 

Note : The information mentioned in that form could be modified during annual series after decisions from 

Committee, technical group or Chairperson. 

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51b – MICROBIOLOGY ON FOODS : 

MULTIPLE PARAMETERS ENUMERATION 





• 3 rounds per annual series (November, February and June) 

• 1 sample of 25 g per distribution. 


• Bacillus cereus 

• Clostridium perfringens 


• Enterobacteria 


• Listeria monocytogenes 



• Mesophile flora at 30°C 

• Staphylococcus aureus 

• Total flora 

• Total coliforms 

• Thermotolerant coliforms. 

Complementary schemes are available « 51a – Microbiology on foods : E. Coli O157 », « 51c – Microbiology on 

foods : Salmonella», « 51d – Microbiology on foods : Listeria », « 51e – Microbiology on foods : Yeast and 

Moulds enumeration ». A special price will be allocated if you cumulate these schemes. 




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51c – MICROBIOLOGY ON FOODS : SALMONELLA 


• Created in 2007 


• PTS accredited by COFRAC 


• 3 samples of 25 g per distribution. 


• Salmonella spp. 



Complementary schemes are available « 51a – Microbiology on foods : E. Coli O157 », « 51b – Microbiology 

on foods : Multiple parameters enumeration », « 51d – Microbiology on foods : Listeria », « 51e – 

Microbiology on foods : Yeast and Moulds enumeration ». A special price will be allocated if you cumulate 

these schemes. 




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51d – MICROBIOLOGY ON FOODS : LISTERIA 






• 3 samples of 25g per distribution. 


• Listeria monocytogenes. 




on foods : Multiple parameters enumeration », « 51c – Microbiology on foods : Salmonella », « 51e – 

Microbiology on foods : Yeast and Moulds enumeration ». A special price will be allocated if you cumulate 

these schemes. 




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on foods : Multiple parameters enumeration », « 51c – Microbiology on foods : Salmonella », « 51d – 

Microbiology on foods : Listeria». A special price will be allocated if you cumulate these schemes. 



Committee, technical group or Chairpersonn. 

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51e – MICROBIOLOGY ON FOODS: 

YEASTS AND MOULDS ENUMERATION 


• 7 participants 

• 1 round per annual series (October) 

• 1 sample of 25 g per distribution. 


• Yeasts & Moulds enumeration. 

NATURE OF SAMPLES 








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51f - MICROBIOLOGY ON FRUITS JUICE: 

YEASTS AND MOULDS ENUMERATION 


• 1 round per annual series (February) 

• 1 sample of 15/25 g per distribution. 

• Fruits juice (real sample). 

• Yeasts & Moulds enumeration. 









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51g – MICROBIOLOGY ON AGAR: 

MULTIPLE PARAMETERS ENUMERATION 


• 1 round per annual series (April) 

• 1 sample of 15/25 g per distribution. 

• Semi-solid agar. 

• Bacillus cereus 

• Clostridium perfringens 


• Enterobacteria 




• Listeria monocytogenes 

• Staphylococcus aureus 

• Total flora 

• Thermotolerant coliforms. 



GENERAL INFORMATION 

56 – MICROBIOLOGY ON FLOURS 

• Proficiency Testing Scheme created in 2006 


• 4 rounds per annual series (Sept, November, January, March) 

• Shipment of 1 sample of 250 g per distribution. 

• Flour type 55 - 65 

• Flour type 150 

• Flour type 130 (rye flour). 



• Coagulase positive staphylococci 

• Diluent 


• Moulds 

• Sulfite-reducing anaerobic bacteria at 46°C 

• Salmonella 

• Total Germs 

• Total Coliforms 

• Yeast 

• Weight of the taking sample. 




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