Qualimat Monitoring

Introduction

Qualimat Contrôle is Qualimat’s historical activity. At first focusing on the protein content of raw materials, Qualimat’s control activities evolved during the 1990s towards checking other nutritional criteria and monitoring undesirable substances. Sampling in ports has been carried out by Qualimat since 2002. These representative samples, taken upstream of users, are analyzed quickly to allow members to receive the results in real time. In parallel, synergy with member importers allows the sharing of the results of various complementary analyses.

History & Perspectives

1979

Analysis of undesirable substances in the Morbihan department laboratory and the laboratory in Rennes

1980

Purchase of NIR – development of NIR analysis

1982

Implementation of monitoring of mycotoxin using HPLC

2002

Sampling in ports is no longer carried out by the DGCCRF but by Qualimat

2003

 Implementation of an online database for the consultation of analysis results

2015

Co-leadership of a “inter-professional salmonella platform”

2016

Partnership with importers for the carrying out of complementary samples in ports, in addition to Qualimat’s samples

2017
  • Development of a new IT portal for managing analysis results.
  • Pursuit of partnership with importers: sharing of results of salmonella analysis
2018

 Launch of the new IT portal for managing analysis results

2019

Synthesis of 16 years of nutritional and sanitary controls

2020
  • Consolidation of the pooling of salmonella analysis results on the Quality Portal
  • Investigations for the modernization of rapid analyses equipment
2021
  • Modernisation of rapid analysis equipment
  • New notifications for uploading analysis results on the Quality Portal
2022

Operational steering of the new rapid analysis equipment

2023

Creation and consolidation of a NIR device management tool

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Mission

  • To supply information relating to the nutritional and hygiene quality of raw materials from supply sites in western France, common to members, through :
    • Representative samples taken as much upstream as possible from the user,
    • Reliable analysis results, communicated within a short time frame, exploitable by members,
    • Relevant observations and associated expertise.

Key Figures

+2,2

millions of tons of raw materials controlled in 2023

1345

analyses carried out including 1,270 infrared analyses in 2023

1366

pooled Salmonella analysis carried out by importers in 2023