Milk analysis laboratories certifications

This section collects information about the ICAR certifications for milk analysers and the Proficiency Tests that are organised twice a year by ICAR for  the milk analysis laboratories in which a global Laboratories Reference Network (LRN) is participating. It also provides information about the IDF/ICAR project on somatic cell counting

ICAR certification for milk analysers

• Information and details about the ICAR certification for milk analysers is available here  while the list of the ICAR certified milk analysers is available here

Proficiency Tests for the milk analysis laboratories

The following information are available for the ICAR Proficiency Tests:

• Information about the ICAR Proficiency Test
  • • Call for the Proficiency Test in 2025
      • • Results of the Proficiency Test organised in September 2025
        • Results of the Proficiency Test organised in March 2025

IDF/ICAR Project on “Reference System on Somatic Cells Counting (RSSCC)”

• Guidance on application of EC JRC Certified Reference Material for somatic cell counting in milk
• Informative page of the IDF/ICAR Project on “Reference System on Somatic Cells Counting (RSSCC)”

The sections also reminds the

• Composition of the Milk Analysis Sub-Committee