The Latest From PAS
Christmas Opening Times 2024
PAS are open during the festive season, excluding bank holidays. During this time many of our team are hoping to take a break, this will result in operating with a minimal crew between Christmas and New Year. Tuesday 24th December OPEN- Available to receive samples up...
Easter Bank Holiday 2024
PAS are shut on the following Bank Holidays for Spring 2024 Date Day of the week Bank holiday 29 March Friday Good Friday 1 April Monday Easter Monday 6 May Monday Early May bank holiday 27 May Monday Spring bank holiday
UKAS Accredited Foreign Body Identification
Horror stories concerning the discovery of foreign bodies in food are common. Everybody has had a bad experience or knows someone who has. The potential for damage to brand reputation is enormous, as is the potential fo involvement in expensive litigation. It is...
UKAS ISO 17025 Accreditation
Premier Analytical Services (PAS) is delighted to have recently received UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation for its new inorganic arsenic testing service.The testing is performed using HPLC coupled with ICP-MS to give quantification of inorganic arsenic species down to...
Christmas Opening Times 2023
PAS are open during the festive season, excluding bank holidays. During this time many of our team are hoping to take a break, this will result in operating with a minimal crew between Christmas and New Year. Friday 22nd DecemberOPEN- Available to receive samples up...
Bank Holiday 2023
PAS are shut on the following Bank Holidays for Spring 2023 Date Day of the week Bank holiday 7 April Friday Good Friday 10 April Monday Easter Monday 1 May Monday Early May bank holiday 8 May Monday Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III 29 May Monday...
Christmas Opening Times 2022
PAS are open during the festive season, excluding bank holidays. During this time many of our team are hoping to take a break, this will result in operating with a minimal crew between Christmas and New Year. Friday 23rd December OPEN- Available to receive samples up...
Christmas Opening Times 2021
PAS are open during the festive season, excluding bank holidays. During this time many of our team are hoping to take a break, this will result in operating with a minimal crew between Christmas and New Year. Thursday 23rd DecemberOPEN- Available to receive samples up...
Christmas Opening Times 2020
PAS are open during the festive season, excluding bank holidays. During this time many of our team are hoping to take a break, this will result in operating with a minimal crew between Christmas and New Year. Wednesday 23rd December OPEN- Available to receive samples...
ISO 45001 Award
ISO 45001 Award We are delighted to announce that Premier Analytical Services ( PAS laboratories) have been awarded ISO 45001. This standard demonstrates shows that we make continual improvements to protect our team though an audited Occupational Health and Safety...
Christmas Opening Times 2019
Christmas Opening Times 2019 PAS are open during the festive season, excluding bank holidays, however we will only be operating a skeleton staff between Christmas and New Year. Therefore we would suggest sending in samples for analysis prior to December 20th. As we...
MCPD & GLYCIDYL ESTERS OVERVIEW
MCPD and GLYCIDYL Process Contaminants found primarily in refined oils and infant formula Maximum legislative limits set for Glycidyl Esters (in oils and infant formula) with limits for MCPD Esters in consultation and expected by the end of 2019 PAS are the only UK...
PAS showcased as UK Centre of Expertise in food authenticity testing
The Food Authenticity network has been collating information on organisations determined to be UK Centres of Expertise (CoEs) in food authenticity testing - including Premier Analytical Services. Information on the expertise within PAS is outlined in the attached...
Dr Mike Jordan – Shortlisted for FDF Scientist of the Year
Huge congratulations to Dr Mike Jordan who was been shortlisted by the Food and Drink Federation for Scientist of the Year. Mike has been one of the backbones of PAS Laboratories for nearly 30 years, at the forefront of innovation within analytical chemistry and...
Latest 2018 FSA Data for Acrylamide
The Food Standards Agency have just released the latest data for the Acrylamide and Furan surveillance (https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/acrylamide-and-furan-survey-results-published) All analysis for both contaminants was completed by Premier...