Laboratory Assurance | Proficiency Testing and Reference Materials
Fera’s Laboratory Assurance services help laboratories and organisations worldwide demonstrate confidence in their analytical data, maintain accreditation and strengthen quality performance across complex global industries.
What we do
Delivered through Fapas ™ and Qotho Minerals, our services support the Food, Water, Environmental, Cosmetics, Mining, Minerals and Agriculture sectors with Proficiency Testing, Certified Reference Materials, Reference Materials and Quality Assurance Programmes designed to support real-world analytical challenges.
Our services help customers compare testing performance, identify issues early, monitor consistency over time and demonstrate technical capability across routine and complex testing areas within the Food, Water, Environmental, Cosmetics, Mining and Minerals sectors.
Proficiency Testing
Internationally recognised proficiency testing programmes open to all and designed to help laboratories monitor analytical performance, compare results with peer laboratories and support accreditation requirements.
Quality Control Materials
Support your routine quality assurance with reference materials, certified reference materials and quality control samples designed to help laboratories monitor consistency, assess performance and maintain confidence in analytical testing.
Bespoke Proficiency Testing Programmes
Where standard schemes don't fit your requirements, our team can design tailored programmes around your specific matrices, analytes and regulatory context.
Technical Integrity
Our laboratory assurance services are delivered under confidentiality and with the highest technical integrity and impartiality, helping laboratories demonstrate analytical performance with confidence through trusted external assessment programmes.
Our services
Fapas™
For over 35 years, Fapas™ has supported laboratories worldwide with globally recognised proficiency testing and reference materials across food, water, environmental and cosmetics sectors. With ISO/IEC 17043-accredited proficiency testing and more than 1,000 tests within our programme, Fapas™ helps laboratories demonstrate technical competence and maintain confidence in analytical performance.
Qotho
With over a decade of experience at the heart of South Africa’s mining industry, Qotho Minerals supports laboratories and organisations across the mining, minerals and agricultural sectors with internationally recognised proficiency testing and certified reference materials. Accredited to ISO/IEC 17043 and ISO 17034, Qotho helps laboratories demonstrate technical competence, support accreditation requirements and maintain confidence in analytical performance across complex testing environments.
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Speak to our team.Why Laboratory Assurance matters
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Demonstrating technical comeptence
Proficiency testing and laboratory assurance help organisations demonstrate analytical competence and maintain confidence in their results.
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Supporting confidence in decision-making
Laboratory Assurance programmes help organisations maintain confidence in the quality and reliability of their analytical results.
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Confidential and impartial services
Laboratory assurance activities are delivered with a focus on confidentiality, integrity and impartiality.
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Combined expertise. Global reputation
Fapas™ and Qotho Minerals bring decades of laboratory assurance expertise, with programmes trusted by organisations in more than 140 countries.
Accredited Laboratory Assurance services
Fapas™
Delivering ISO/IEC 17043:2023-accredited proficiency testing programmes across food, water and environmental, supporting laboratories worldwide with reliable and high-quality proficiency testing services.
Qotho Minerals
Providing ISO 17034-certified reference materials alongside ISO/IEC 17043-accredited proficiency testing programmes supporting organisations operating across the mining, minerals and agricultural industries.
Resources
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