HISTORY

•  Creation of CECALAIT by 3 companies implicated in the French dairy field: Centre Interprofessionnel de l'Economie Laitière (CNIEL), Institut de l'Elevage and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
•  1.5 staff / 40m² on the premises of INRA SRTAL.
•  Physico-chemical proficiency tests on milk only. SRM Amido black.
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•  6 staff / 60 clients / 100 m² on the premises of INRA / turnover 270 K€
•  First microbiological proficiency tests on milk
   October 1991: n° 0 of the CECALAIT Newsletter
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•  9 staff / 309 clients / turnover 470 K€
•  Establishment of physico-chemical proficiency tests on cheese and microbiological tests for pathogens in milk, and establishment of a training service. Development of the reference material range, with, in particular, IR (infrared) reference material.
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•  11 staff / 423 clients / turnover 630 K€
•  Establishement of proficiency tests for pathogens in cheese.
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•  18 staff / 623 clients / turnover 1,2 M€
•  December 2001 : moved into our new premises.
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•  Accreditation by COFRAC according to ISO 17025 standard* of the physico-chemical laboratory.
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•  20 staff / 632 clients / turnover 1,5 M€
•  Accreditation by COFRAC of the microbiological laboratory according to ISO 17025 standard* and its acitivity of proficiency test organiser according to LAB CIL REF 02 reference.*
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* Accreditation n° 1-1319 and 1-1725: scope available at http://www.cofrac.fr
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