AXIO Consumer

Safety Proficiency
Testing Schemes

Application Forms

January 2022 - December 2022

lgcstandards.com/axio

ISO/IEC 17043
 Toy Safety TOYTEST
2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Proficiency Testing: axiopt@lgcgroup.com

Returning customer Lab ID: TY _ _ _ _ Purchase order no.:

(compulsory)

Sample

PT-TY-19*
PT-TY-18*
PT-TY-15*
PT-TY-14*

PT-TY-17*
PT-TY-01

PT-TY-02

PT-TY-03

PT-TY-05

PT-TY-07

PT-TY-08

PT-TY-09

PT-TY-10

PT-TY-11

PT-TY-12

PT-TY-13
Despatch Reporting
Round
Date Deadline

NEW
TY095 07 Feb 14 Mar
TY096 04 Apr 09 May
TY097 27 Jun 02 Aug
TY098 15 Aug 19 Sep
TY099 17 Oct 21 Nov
TY100 05 Dec 16 Jan ’23
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.

Please ensure that LGC receive your order as soon as possible in order to avoid stock shortages. Please note that
orders received the week prior to the despatch date may be subject to a despatch delay.
Not available
1 Please indicate the number of samples required in the relevant boxes above

Physical testing
Sample Supplied as Standard / Sample type
PT-TY-01 Toy product provided for paper exercise EN71 Part 1
Sections of material/toy products for
PT-TY-02 EN71 Part 2
flammability testing
PT-TY-07 Toy product provided for paper exercise ASTM F963
Selection of products (e.g. cord, plastic
PT-TY-11 Measurement testing (EN71-1 & ASTM F963)
sheeting)
PT-TY-12 Toy product provided Kinetic energy testing (EN71-1 & ASTM F963)
PT-TY-13 Toy product provided Acoustic testing (EN71-1)
PT-TY-14* Magnetic material provided Flux testing (EN71-1 & ASTM F963)
PT-TY-15* Toy or similar for assessment Electrical testing (EN62115)

Chemical testing
Sample Supplied as Standard / Sample type
Real material plus test solutions
Category I: Wax Crayons (TY097)
Chalk (TY100) EN71 Part 3
PT-TY-03
Category II: Liquid paint (TY096,TY099)
Category III: Paint flakes (TY098)
Textile (TY095)
PT-TY-08 Section of material Azo Dyes (EN14362-1 & EN14362-3)
Total Lead, Total Cadmium, Total Chromium &
PT-TY-09 Dried paint flakes
Total Nickel
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.

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Chemical testing continued

Sample Supplied as Standard / Sample type
Section of rubber material plus two test
PT-TY-10 Phthalates
solutions
PT-TY-17* 50g ‘slime’ product Toy Safety Directive / EN 71-3 - Boron
Total lead & total cadmium in jewellery
PT-TY-18* NEW 2 x 1g sample
(REACH regulation)
Flammability of moulded plastic material Assessment to US ASTM F963-08- Toys- 16
PT-TY-19* NEW
(Toy product provided) CFR § 1500.44

Miscellaneous testing
Sample Supplied as Standard / Sample type
PT-TY-05 Information provided for paper exercise EN71 Part 8
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.
For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the TOYTEST Scheme Description.

Please fill in your address details below:

Send Test Materials to: Send Invoices to:
Contact name: Contact name:
Department: Department:
Company: Company:
Address: Address:

Town/City: Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Post/Zip Code:
Country: Country:
Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail:
VAT no:
Send Report Notifications to: #An email will be sent to this address to notify when the
Contact name: report is available to download from PORTAL, the
E-mail#: online reporting system

Pounds Sterling Prices (£)

Sample Reference Price per Sample Sample Discounts
PT-TY-01 and PT-TY-07 £255.00
PT-TY-02 £435.00 Total no of samples ordered:
PT-TY-03 £475.00
0-3: No discount
PT-TY-05 £361.00
PT-TY-08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 £187.00 4-7: 10% discount

PT-TY-09 £214.00 8+: 20% discount

PT-TY-14 £116.00
PT-TY-18, 19 NEW £156.00

Repeat/Duplicate samples Price per sample

All £29.00
Please note that any duplicate samples ordered will be charged at £29.00 but will not contribute to the calculation
of volume discount.

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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 Toy Safety TOYTEST
2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please note:
• All prices stated are exclusive of VAT and carriage.
• VAT (charged at the prevailing rate) is payable by all participants based in the UK.
• UK participants will pay carriage at a rate of £19 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an
additional fee to cover courier charges. Please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for up-to-date charges.
• All courier charges set by LGC Proficiency Testing do not include local import charges, taxes (etc.), which
will be covered by the participant.
• Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently for the full year’s participation.
• No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the PT scheme or for cancellation of rounds
that have already been invoiced.
• LGC Proficiency Testing reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous samples to any
participant that has not paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
• LGC Proficiency Testing cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results for any particular
parameter in each round.
• The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet
reporting).
• Surplus PT samples (Quality Control Material) are available; please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for
further information.
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC's Standard Terms and Conditions for
the Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services.

Existing customers
If you would like to change your marketing preferences, please visit our preference centre or contact
ptcustomerservices@lgcgroup.com

New customers
LGC would like to contact you by email, phone or post about its products, services and related areas or
research. LGC does not sell contact details to external parties. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Yes, I am happy to be contacted about LGC’s products, services and research
No, I do not require marketing information about LGC’s products and services at this time

Signature ……………………………………… Date …………………………

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500,
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 Nickel Migration NiMS
2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Proficiency Testing: axiopt@lgcgroup.com

Returning customer Lab ID: NK _ __ _ Purchase order no.:

(compulsory)

Sample

Round Despatch Date Reporting Deadline PT-NK-01

NK313 23 May 27 Jun

NK319 21 Nov 09 Jan 2023

Please ensure that LGC receive your order as soon as possible in order to avoid stock shortages. Please note that
orders received the week prior to the despatch date may be subject to a despatch delay.

1 Please indicate the number of samples required in the box above

Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)

Test articles may be alloy disks, jewellery or
3 x test articles (A, other appropriate articles. Whole items or, Surface area
PT-NK-01
B and C) where relevant, parts of items may be Nickel release
provided.

For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the NiMS Scheme Description.

Please fill in your address details below:

Send Test Materials to: Send Invoices to:
Contact name: Contact name:
Department: Department:
Company: Company:
Address: Address:

Town/City: Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Post/Zip Code:
Country: Country:
Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail:
VAT no:
Send Report Notifications to: #An email will be sent to this address to notify when the
Contact name: report is available to download from PORTAL, the
E-mail#: online reporting system

Pounds Sterling Prices (£)

Sample reference Price per sample

PT-NK-01 £450.00

Repeat/Duplicate samples Price per individual sample

All £51.00

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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Please note:
• All prices stated are exclusive of VAT and carriage.
• VAT is payable (at the prevailing rate) by all participants based in the UK.
• UK Participants will pay carriage at a rate of £19 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an
additional fee to cover courier charges. Please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for up-to-date charges.
• All courier charges set by LGC Proficiency Testing do not include local import charges, taxes (etc.), which
will be covered by the participant.
• Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently after the despatch of each round.
• No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the proficiency testing scheme.
• LGC Proficiency Testing reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous samples to any
participant that has not paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
• LGC Proficiency Testing cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results for any
particular round.
• The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet
reporting).
• Surplus PT samples (Quality Control Material) are available; please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for
further information.
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC’s Standard Terms and Conditions for
the Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services.

Existing customers
If you would like to change your marketing preferences, please visit our preference centre or contact
ptcustomerservices@lgcgroup.com

New customers
LGC would like to contact you by email, phone or post about its products, services and related areas or
research. LGC does not sell contact details to external parties. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Yes, I am happy to be contacted about LGC’s products, services and research
No, I do not require marketing information about LGC’s products and services at this time

Signature ……………………………………… Date …………………………

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
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 Cannabis and related products
CAN PT 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Proficiency Testing: axiopt@lgcgroup.com

Returning customer Lab ID: CA _ _ _ _ Purchase order

no.:

Samples

PT-CA-1A

PT-CA 1B

PT-CA 03*
PT-CA 02

PT-CA 04

PT-CA 05

PT-CA 06

PT-CA 07
Round Despatch Date Reporting Deadline

With Without
THC THC

CA004 28 Mar 03 May

CA005 30 Aug 03 Oct

*Sample PT-CA-03 is subject to UK export control and as such, we require a licence to ship. Please ensure your order is placed 6 weeks prior to
the despatch date to allow sufficient time to apply for a license. LGC will contact you with further information once the order is placed.

Please ensure that LGC receive your order as soon as possible in order to avoid stock shortages. Please note that
orders received the week prior to the despatch date may be subject to a despatch delay.

Not available
1 Please indicate the number of samples required in the relevant boxes above.

CHEMISTRY SAMPLES
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)*;
1A Cannabidiol (CBD);
With Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA);
PT-CA-01 - THC
Cannabinol (CBN);
Active
10g + Blank Hemp oil Cannabichromene (CBC);
ingredients
1B Cannabigerol (CBG);
(potency)
Without Cannabicyclol (CBL);
THC Cannabidivarin (CBDV);
Cannabidivarinic acid (CBDVA)
(-)-α-Bisabolol; α-Humulene;
α-Pinene; α-Terpinolene;
β-Caryophyllene; β-Myrcene;
PT-CA-02 - Terpenes 10g Hemp oil
(1S)-(-)-β-Pinene;
(-)-Caryophyllene oxide;
R-(+)-Limonene; Linalool

Aflatoxin B1; Aflatoxin B2;

PT-CA-03 - Mycotoxins 30g + Blank Hemp oil Aflatoxin G1; Aflatoxin G2;
Total Aflatoxins; Ochratoxin A

Arsenic; Cadmium; Mercury; Lead;

Simulated dried Copper; Iron; Manganese; Nickel;
PT-CA-04 - Elements 10g
cannabis plant Zinc; Calcium; Magnesium;
Potassium; Sulphur; Phosphorus

Pesticides (10-15 pesticides from a

PT-CA-05 - Pesticides 10g + Blank Hemp oil
list of 65 (see appendix 1))

*The MAXIMUM possible quantity of THC in sample 1A is 1mg (i.e. 0.01% THC)

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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CAN PT 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

MICROBIOLOGY SAMPLES
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)

Simulated dried
PT-CA-06 - Salmonella Vial + 25g Detection of Salmonella spp
cannabis plant

Total aerobic microbial count;

Detection and/or enumeration of
PT-CA-07 - Quality Simulated dried
Vial + 10g Staphylococcus aureus; Coliforms;
Indicators cannabis plant
Yeast and/or mould;
Aspergillus species

For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the CANNABIS PT Scheme
Description.

Please fill in your address details below:

Send Test Materials to: Send Invoices to:

Contact name: Contact name:
Department: Department:
Company: Company:
Address: Address:

Town/City: Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Post/Zip Code:
Country: Country:
Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail:
VAT no:
Send Report Notifications to: #An email will be sent to this address to notify when the
Contact name: report is available to download from PORTAL, the
E-mail#: online reporting system

Pounds Sterling Prices (£)

Sample Reference Price per sample

PT-CA-01A - PT-CA-01B £472.00
PT-CA-02 £215.00
PT-CA-03 £333.00
PT-CA-04 £118.00
PT-CA-05 £821.00
PT-CA-06 - PT-CA-07 £191.00

Repeat/Duplicate samples Price per sample

All £51.00

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
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 Cannabis and related products
CAN PT 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please note:
• All prices stated are exclusive of VAT and carriage.
• VAT (charged at the prevailing rate) is payable by all participants based in the UK.
• UK participants will pay carriage at a rate of £19 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an additional
fee to cover courier charges. Please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for up-to-date charges.
• All courier charges set by LGC Proficiency Testing do not include local import charges, taxes (etc.), which will
be covered by the participant.
• Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently after the despatch of each round.
• No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the PT scheme.
• LGC Proficiency Testing reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous samples to any
participant that has not paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
• LGC Proficiency Testing cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results for any particular
parameter in each round.
• These samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.
• The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet reporting).
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC’s Standard Terms and Conditions for the
Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services.
• Surplus PT samples (Quality Control Material) are available; please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for further
information.
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC’s Standard Terms and Conditions for the
Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services. Furthermore, for test samples containing microorganisms
with a bio safety level (BSL) of 1 or 2, you are confirming that you are complying with applicable laws and
regulations when using such materials.

Existing customers
If you would like to change your marketing preferences, please visit our preference centre or contact
lgcpt@lgcgroup.com

New customers
LGC would like to contact you by email, phone or post about its products, services and related areas or
research. LGC does not sell contact details to external parties. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Yes, I am happy to be contacted about LGC’s products, services and research
No, I do not require marketing information about LGC’s products and services at this time

Signature ……………………………………… Date …………………………

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
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Appendix 1

Analyte Name CAS Number Analyte Name CAS Number

1 abamectin 71751-41-2 34 fenthion 55-38-9
fenvalerate (mixture of
2 acephate 30560-19-1 35 51630-58-1
diastereoisomers)
3 acetamiprid 135410-20-7 36 fipronil 120068-37-3
4 aldicarb 116-06-3 37 flonicamid 158062-67-0
5 allethrin 584-79-2 38 fludioxonil 131341-86-1
6 bifenazate 149877-41-8 39 imazalil 35554-44-0
7 bifenthrin 82657-04-3 40 imidacloprid 138261-41-3
8 boscalid 188425-85-6 41 iprodione 36734-19-7
9 buprofezin 69327-76-0 42 kinoprene 42588-37-4
10 carbofuran 1563-66-2 43 kresoxim methyl 143390-89-0
11 chlorantraniliprole 500008-45-7 44 malathion 121-75-5
12 chlorfenapyr 122453-73-0 45 metalaxyl 57837-19-1
13 chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 46 methiocarb 2032-65-7
14 coumaphos 56-72-4 47 methomyl 16752-77-5
cyfluthrin (baythroid) mixture Methoprene (mixture of
15 68359-37-5 48 40596-69-8
of 4 isomers* isomers)*
cypermethrin (mixture of
16 52315-07-8 49 methyl parathion 298-00-0
isomers)*
17 cyprodinil 121552-61-2 50 myclobutanil (Systhane™) 88671-89-0
18 daminozide 1596-84-5 51 novaluron 116714-46-6
19 deltamethrin 52918-63-5 52 oxamyl 23135-22-0
paclobutrazol (mixture of
20 diazinon 333-41-5 53 76738-62-0
stereo isomers)*
permethrin (mixture of
21 dichlorvos 62-73-7 54 52645-53-1
isomers)*
22 dimethoate 60-51-5 55 phosmet 732-11-6
23 dinotefuran 165252-70-0 56 piperonyl butoxide 51-03-6
24 endosulfan I 959-98-8 57 propoxur 114-26-1
25 endosulfan II 33213-65-9 58 spinetoram 187166-40-1
spinosad (mixture of spinosyn
26 endosulfan sulfate 1031-07-8 59 168316-95-8
A and D isomers)*
27 ethofenprox 80844-07-1 60 spiromesifen 283594-90-1
28 ethoprophos (prophos) 13194-48-4 61 spirotetramat 203313-25-1
29 etoxazole 153233-91-1 62 tebuconazole (Folicur®) 107534-96-3
30 etridiazole 2593-15-9 63 thiacloprid 111988-49-9
31 fenoxycarb 72490-01-8 64 thiamethoxam 153719-23-4
fenpyroximate (racemic
32 111812-58-9 65 thiophanate methyl 23564-05-8
mixture)
33 fensulfothion 115-90-2

LGC, Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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 Cosmetics & Toiletries
COSMETICS 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Proficiency Testing: axiopt@lgcgroup.com

Returning customer Lab ID: CS _ _ _ _ Purchase order no.:

(compulsory)

Samples

PT-CS-10A
PT-CS-10B
PT-CS-13A
PT-CS-13B
PT-CS-16A
PT-CS-16B

PT-CS-28*
PT-CS-29*

PT-CS-33*
PT-CS-34*
PT-CS-24*
PT-CS-25*
PT-CS-27*

PT-CS-30*
PT-CS-31*
PT-CS-32*
PT-CS-19
PT-CS-20
PT-CS-21
PT-CS-22
PT-CS-23
Despatch Reporting
Round
Date Deadline

CS045 31 Jan 07 Mar

CS046 19 Apr 23 May

CS047 22 Aug 26 Sep

CS048 28 Nov 09 Jan ‘23

*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.

Please ensure that LGC receive your order as soon as possible in order to avoid stock shortages. Please note that
orders received the week prior to the despatch date may be subject to a despatch delay.

Not available
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MICROBIOLOGY SAMPLES
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Detection and/or enumeration of aerobic mesophilic bacteria;
Vial + 10g
PT-CS-10A Powder Staphylococcus aureus; Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae
matrix
Detection of Escherichia coli
Enumeration of yeast and mould (total count)
Vial + 10g
PT-CS-10B Powder Detection of Candida albicans; Burkholderia cepacia
matrix
Detection and/or enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Detection and/or enumeration of aerobic mesophilic bacteria;
Vial + 10g
PT-CS-13A Cream Staphylococcus aureus; Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae
matrix
Detection of Escherichia coli
Enumeration of yeast and mould (total count)
Vial + 10g
PT-CS-13B Cream Detection of Candida albicans; Burkholderia cepacia
matrix
Detection and/or enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Detection and/or enumeration of aerobic mesophilic bacteria;
Vial + 10mL
PT-CS-16A Liquid Staphylococcus aureus; Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae
matrix
Detection of Escherichia coli
Enumeration of yeast and mould (total count)
Vial + 10mL
PT-CS-16B Liquid Detection of Candida albicans; Burkholderia cepacia
matrix
Detection and/or enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Microbial enumeration;
Vial + 10mL
PT-CS-30* Cream % reduction in microbial load;
matrix
Log10 reduction in microbial load
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
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CHEMISTRY SAMPLES
Elements
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
PT-CS-19 5g Lipstick Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Nickel; Arsenic**; Mercury**
PT-CS-20 5g Lip gloss Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Nickel; Arsenic**; Mercury**
PT-CS-21 5g Powder sample Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Nickel; Arsenic**; Mercury**
Mouthwash Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Copper; Fluoride; Mercury;
PT-CS-24* 125mL
sample Selenium; Zinc
Toothpaste Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Copper; Fluoride; Mercury;
PT-CS-25* 25g
sample Selenium; Zinc
Additives and Preservatives
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
PT-CS-22 5mL Cream sample Hydroquinone
Methylparaben; Propylparaben; Butylparaben; Benzoic acid;
PT-CS-27* 25mL Cream sample
Sorbic acid
Methylparaben; Propylparaben; Butylparaben; Benzoic acid;
PT-CS-31* 5g Mascara sample
Sorbic acid
Product quality and Essential characteristics
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Liquid cosmetic
PT-CS-23 250mL pH; Viscosity; Density
sample
Chlorides (as Cl ̄); Free caustic alkali (as NaOH); Free fatty
Liquid or solid
PT-CS-28* 100g acids (as oleic acid); Matter insoluble in ethanol; Moisture
soap
and volatile matter; Total fatty matter content
Water insoluble matter; pH (1% aqueous solution at 25˚C);
Powder
PT-CS-29* 100g Moisture and volatile matter; Anionic-active matter; Cationic-
detergent
active matter; Chlorides (as Cl ̄)
Water insoluble matter; pH (1% aqueous solution at 25˚C);
Moisture and volatile matter; Anionic-active matter;
PT-CS-32* 100mL Liquid detergent
Cationic-active matter; Chlorides (as Cl ̄); Phosphates (as
PO43-)
SARS-CoV-2 related products
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
PT-CS-33* 50mL Hand sanitizer Alcohol content
Bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE);
20 x Face Differential pressure (Breathability);
PT-CS-34* Face masks
masks Microbial cleanliness (Bioburden);
Fluid resistance to synthetic blood;
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.
**These analytes are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation

For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the COSMETICS Scheme
Description.

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
E-mail: axiopt@lgcgroup.com, Website: www.lgcstandards.com
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 Cosmetics & Toiletries
COSMETICS 2022
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Please fill in your address details below:

Send Test Materials to: Send Invoices to:

Contact name: Contact name:
Department: Department:
Company: Company:
Address: Address:

Town/City: Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Post/Zip Code:
Country: Country:
Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail:
VAT no:

Send Report Notifications to: #An email will be sent to this address to notify when the
Contact name: report is available to download from PORTAL, the
E-mail#: online reporting system

Pounds Sterling Prices (£)

Sample Reference Price Per Sample

PT-CS-10 – PT-CS-33 £164.00
PT-CS-34 £301.00

Repeat/Duplicate Samples Price Per Sample

All £51.00

Please note:
• All prices stated are exclusive of VAT and carriage.
• VAT is payable (at the prevailing rate) by all participants based in the UK.
• UK Participants will pay carriage at a rate of £19 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an additional
fee to cover courier charges. Please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for up-to-date charges.
• All courier charges set by LGC Proficiency Testing do not include local import charges, taxes (etc.), which will
be covered by the participant.
• Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently after the despatch of the round.
• No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the proficiency testing scheme.
• LGC Proficiency Testing reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous samples to any
participant that has not paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
• LGC Proficiency Testing cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results for any particular
round.
• The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet reporting).
• Surplus PT samples (Quality Control Material) are available; please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for further
information.
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC’s Standard Terms and Conditions for the
Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services. Furthermore, for test samples containing microorganisms
with a bio safety level (BSL) of 1 or 2, you are confirming that you are complying with applicable laws and
regulations when using such materials.

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
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COSMETICS 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Existing customers
If you would like to change your marketing preferences, please visit our preference centre or contact
ptcustomerservices@lgcgroup.com

New customers
LGC would like to contact you by email, phone or post about its products, services and related areas or
research. LGC does not sell contact details to external parties. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Yes, I am happy to be contacted about LGC’s products, services and research
No, I do not require marketing information about LGC’s products and services at this time

Signature ……………………………………… Date …………………………

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
E-mail: axiopt@lgcgroup.com, Website: www.lgcstandards.com
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PHARMASSURE 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Proficiency Testing: axiopt@lgcgroup.com

Returning customer Lab ID: PH Pharmaceutical

_ _ _ _ Analysis Proficiency
Purchase Testing
order no.: Scheme
(compulsory)

Samples

PT-PH-17*
PT-PH-18*
PT-PH-19*
PT-PH-20*
PT-PH-21*
Reporting
Despatch

Deadline

PT-PH-2B*

PT-PH-7A*
PT-PH-7B*
PT-PH-7C*
PT-PH-8A*
PT-PH-8B*
PT-PH-2E*

PT-PH-11*
PT-PH-12*
PT-PH-13*
PT-PH-14*
PT-PH-15*
PT-PH-16*
Round

PT-PH-2A

PT-PH-4A
PT-PH-4B
PT-PH-01

PT-PH-03

PT-PH-05

PT-PH-06

PT-PH-09
PT-PH-10
Date

NEW
6J 6K*
PH080 28 Feb 04 Apr

6A 6B 6C
PH081 23 May 27 Jun

6D 6E 6F
PH082 30 Aug 03 Oct

6G 6H 6I
09 Jan
PH083 28 Nov
‘23

*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.

Please ensure that LGC receive your order as soon as possible in order to avoid stock shortages. Please note that
orders received the week prior to the despatch date may be subject to a despatch delay.

Not available
1 Please indicate the number of samples required in the relevant boxes above.

CHEMISTRY SAMPLES
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Acid/Base titration; Density; pH;
Melting point; Refractive index

Other titrations, for the determination

PT-PH-01 Varying volumes 6 samples 1A-1F
of:
Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate;
Sodium bicarbonate;
Magnesium; Sodium chloride
PT-PH-2A Varying volumes** 1 sample and reference standard HPLC Analysis
PT-PH-2B* 5g sample; 1g matrix Powder Trace elements
PT-PH-2E* 2g sample; 1ml spike Powder and spiking solution Residual solvents
PT-PH-6A Varying volumes** Sample and reference standard ** Gas Chromatography (GC)
PT-PH-6B Varying volumes** 1 sample** UV
PT-PH-6C 250mL Liquid solution sample Viscosity
PT-PH-6D Varying volumes** 1 sample** Loss on Drying (LOD)
PT-PH-6E Varying volumes** Sample and reference standard** FTIR
PT-PH-6F Varying volumes** 1 sample** Karl Fischer
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation
**Format depends upon type of test material.
LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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CHEMISTRY SAMPLES continued

Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Pharmaceutical Analysis Proficiency Testing Scheme
Sample, reference standard and
PT-PH-6G Varying volumes** TLC
TLC plates**
PT-PH-6H 60mL Liquid solution sample FLAA
PT-PH-6I Varying volumes** 1 sample** Polarimetry
PT-PH-6J Varying volumes** 1 sample** Advanced Titration
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
PT-PH-6K* 1g 1 sample**
Spectrometry
PT-PH-7A* Varying volumes** Sample and reference standard** Dissolution testing
PT-PH-7B* - 1 Sample Tablet testing
Dosage units and reference
PT-PH-7C* 10 Uniformity of dosage units
standard
PT-PH-8A* 125mL 1 sample Low level conductivity (<50 µS/cm)
PT-PH-8B* - 1 sample Particulate determination
PT-PH-11* 4mL Solution Endotoxins in solutions

Consumer Safety samples

Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Nicotine; Propylene glycol; Glycerol;
PT-PH-12* 100mL E-Liquid Solution
Density NEW

Dietary and Herbal Supplements

Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Ginsenoside-Rb1; Ginsenoside-Rb2;
PT-PH-13* 5g Ginseng supplement
Total ginsenosides
PT-PH-14* 10g Ginseng supplement Arsenic; Cadmium; Lead; Mercury
PT-PH-15* 2 x 5g sample Powdered supplement Sildenafil
10ml of oil or 5g of
PT-PH-16* Oil or Powdered material Cannabidiol
powdered material
PT-PH-17* 10g Pollen supplement Arsenic; Cadmium; Lead; Mercury
Quercetin; Kaempferol; Total Aglycones;
PT-PH-18* 5g Gingko biloba
Total Terpene Lactones; Ginkgolide B
PT-PH-19* 1g Plant material or plant extract Phytochemical identity confirmation
NEW

Vitamin B1; Vitamin B2; Vitamin B3;

PT-PH-20* 30g Multivitamin supplement Vitamin B5; Vitamin B6; Folic acid;
Biotin; Vitamin B12; Vitamin C
Calcium; Zinc; Magnesium; Copper;
Manganese; Potassium; Iron; Total
PT-PH-21* 15g Multielement supplement
Chromium; Selenium; Compliance with
labelling
*Please note that these samples are not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation

MICROBIOLOGY SAMPLES
Pharmaceutical products – Microbiological Analysis
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
Low-level enumeration; Identification of
10ml (final test quantity Vial representing
PT-PH-03 microorganism
100ml) pharmaceutical product
(Intended for membrane filtration)
Total aerobic microbial count; Total bacterial count
10ml (final test quantity Vial representing Detection and/or Enumeration of Staphylococcus
PT-PH-4A
100ml) pharmaceutical product aureus; Escherichia coli; Bile-tolerant gram-negative
bacteria
Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Burkholderia
10ml (final test quantity Vial representing cepacia
PT-PH-4B
100ml) pharmaceutical product Enumeration of Yeast; Mould; Total yeast and mould
Enumeration and/or detection of Candida albicans
LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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MICROBIOLOGY SAMPLES continued

Pharmaceutical products – Microbiological Analysis
Pharmaceutical Analysis Proficiency Testing Scheme
Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)
5 x 5ml (final test Vial representing
PT-PH-05 Sterility; Identification of microorganism
quantity 5 x 100ml) pharmaceutical product
10ml (final test quantity Vial representing
PT-PH-09 Detection of Salmonella species
10ml) pharmaceutical product
10ml vial + 10g Total aerobic microbial count
PT-PH-10 medicinal herb matrix Medicinal herb Detection and/or Enumeration of Staphylococcus
(final test quantity 10g) aureus; Coliforms; Yeast; Mould; Yeast and Mould

For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the PHARMASSURE Scheme
Description.

Please fill in your address details below:

Send Test Materials to: Send Invoices to:
Contact name: Contact name:
Department: Department:
Company: Company:
Address: Address:

Town/City: Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Post/Zip Code:
Country: Country:
Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail:
VAT no:
Send Report Notifications to: #An email will be sent to this address to notify when the
Contact name: report is available to download from PORTAL, the online
E-mail#: reporting system

Pounds Sterling Prices (£)

Price per sample per % Discount for taking all Price for all rounds (inc.
Sample Reference
round available rounds discount)
PT-PH-01 £158.00 N/A £632.00
PT-PH-2A £213.00 N/A £426.00
PT-PH-2B £213.00 N/A £426.00
PT-PH-2E £213.00 N/A £426.00
PT-PH-03 £191.00 N/A £382.00
PT-PH-4A, 4B £191.00 N/A £382.00
PT-PH-05 £319.00 10% £1148.40
PT-PH-6A – PT-PH-6K £213.00 N/A N/A
PT-PH-7A,7B,7C £213.00 N/A N/A
PT-PH-8A,8B £213.00 N/A N/A
PT-PH-09,10 £191.00 N/A N/A
PT-PH-11,12,13,14,15,16, 17,
£213.00 N/A N/A
18, 19, 20, 21

Repeat/Duplicate samples Price per sample

All £51.00

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
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Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please note:
• All prices stated are exclusive of VAT and carriage.
Pharmaceutical Analysis Proficiency Testing Scheme
• VAT (charged at the prevailing rate) is payable by all participants based in the UK.
• UK participants will pay carriage at a rate of £19 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an
additional fee to cover courier charges. If you would like a guide as to these charges, please contact LGC
Proficiency Testing.
• All courier charges set by LGC Proficiency Testing do not include local import charges, taxes (etc.), which
will be covered by the participant.
• Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently for the full year’s participation.
• No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the PT scheme or for cancellation of rounds
that have already been invoiced.
• LGC Proficiency Testing reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous samples to any
participant that has not paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
• LGC Proficiency Testing cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results for any
particular parameter in each round.
• The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet
reporting).
• Surplus PT samples (Quality Control Material) are available; please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for
further information.
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC’s Standard Terms and Conditions for
the Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services. Furthermore, for test samples containing
microorganisms with a bio safety level (BSL) of 1 or 2, you are confirming that you are complying with
applicable laws and regulations when using such materials.

Existing customers
If you would like to change your marketing preferences, please visit our preference centre or contact
ptcustomerservices@lgcgroup.com

New customers
LGC would like to contact you by email, phone or post about its products, services and related areas or
research. LGC does not sell contact details to external parties. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Yes, I am happy to be contacted about LGC’s products, services and research
No, I do not require marketing information about LGC’s products and services at this time

Signature ……………………………………… Date …………………………

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500
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Materials CONTACT 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Proficiency Testing: axiopt@lgcgroup.com

____ Purchase order no.

Returning customer Lab ID:
(compulsory):

Samples

PT-CO-02
PT-CO-01

PT-CO-03

PT-CO-04

PT-TY-16
Despatch Reporting
Round
Date Deadline

CO005 28 Mar 03 May

CO006 20 Jun 25 Jul

CO007 26 Sep 31 Oct

CO008 28 Nov 09 Jan 23’

Please ensure that LGC receive your order as soon as possible in order to avoid stock shortages. Please note that
orders received the week prior to the despatch date may be subject to a despatch delay

Not available
1 Please indicate the number of samples required in the relevant boxes above

Sample Quantity Supplied as Target Analyte(s)

PT-CO-01
Bisphenols in 3% aqueous acetic 50ml Simulant Bisphenol A; Bisphenol S
acid

PT-CO-02 Aniline; 4,4´-

Total primary aromatic amines in 3% 300ml Simulant Methylenedianiline;
aqueous acetic acid 2,4-Toluenediamine

PT-CO-03
Lead and Cadmium in 4% aqueous 50ml Simulant Lead; Cadmium
acetic acid

PT-CO-04
20ml Vegetable/seed oil DEHP; BBP; DBP
Phthalates in vegetable/seed oil

PT-TY-16**
20g Plastic bead or pellet Bisphenol A
Bisphenol A in plastic (total content)

**Previously part of the TOYTEST Scheme

For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the CONTACT Scheme Description.

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500,
E-mail: axiopt@lgcgroup.com; Web: www.lgcstandards.com
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Materials CONTACT 2022
Proficiency Testing Scheme Application Form

Please fill in your address details below:

Send Test Materials to: Send Invoices to:
Contact name: Contact name:
Department: Department:
Company: Company:
Address: Address:

Town/City: Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Post/Zip Code:
Country: Country:
Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail:
VAT no:
Send Report Notifications to: #An email will be sent to this address to notify when the
Contact name: report is available to download from PORTAL, the
E-mail#: online reporting system

Pounds Sterling Prices (£)

Sample Reference Price per Sample

All £189.00

Repeat/Duplicate samples Price per sample

All £51.00

Please note:
• All prices stated are exclusive of VAT and carriage.
• VAT is payable (at the prevailing rate) by all participants based in the UK.
• UK Participants will pay carriage at a rate of £19 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an additional
fee to cover courier charges. Please contact LGC for up-to-date charges.
• All courier charges set by LGC do not include local import charges, taxes (etc.), which will be covered by the
participant.
• Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently for the full year’s participation.
• No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the proficiency testing scheme.
• LGC reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous samples to any participant that has not
paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
• LGC cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results for any particular round.
• The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet
reporting).
• This scheme is not currently within the scope of LGC’s UKAS accreditation.
• Surplus PT samples (Quality Control Material) are available; please contact LGC Proficiency Testing for
further information.
• By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC's Standard Terms and Conditions for
the Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services.

Existing customers
If you would like to change your marketing preferences, please visit our preference centre or contact
ptcustomerservices@lgcgroup.com

New customers
LGC would like to contact you by email, phone or post about its products, services and related areas or
research. LGC does not sell contact details to external parties. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Yes, I am happy to be contacted about LGC’s products, services and research
No, I do not require marketing information about LGC’s products and services at this time

Signature ……………………………………… Date …………………………

LGC Proficiency Testing, 1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, BL9 0AP, UK.
Telephone: + 44 (0) 161 762 2500,
E-mail: axiopt@lgcgroup.com; Web: www.lgcstandards.com
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 Standard Terms and Conditions
for the Supply of Laboratory Quality
Products and Services
1. Interpretation
1.1 “Agreement” means the relevant agreement with the Customer which shall consist of all
Quotations accepted by the Customer in accordance with clause 2.1 and these standard terms
and conditions; “Customer” means the company, organisation or individual which accepts the
supply of Goods and/or Services; “Customer Materials” includes goods, samples, equipment,
laboratory results, materials or information provided by the Customer to LGC in connection
with the Goods and/or Services; “Data Protection Laws” means the Regulation and all other
applicable laws, regulations and provisions relating to Processing; “Goods” means the goods,
samples, equipment and materials including without limitation reference materials, certified
reference materials, chemical reference materials, laboratory supplies, biological materials,
American Type Culture Collection products, proficiency testing samples, custom synthesis
products, analytical data, results, reports, certificates of analysis, and safety data sheets to be
provided to the Customer by LGC under the Agreement; “LGC” means LGC Limited; “Liability”
means any and all liability (including liability for the acts or omissions of Personnel): (a) for any
breach of the Agreement; (b) for any misrepresentation, misstatement, or tortious act or
omission, including without limitation, negligence arising under or in connection with the
Agreement; (c) for any breach of statutory duty; and/or (d) otherwise arising in connection with
the performance or contemplated performance of the Agreement (including under
indemnification provisions (if any)); “Personal Data” has the meaning set out in the Regulation;
“Personnel” means any officers, employees, agents or subcontractors; “Price” means the
price agreed for the Goods and/or Services; “Quotation” means an estimate or quotation given
by LGC to the Customer for the supply of Goods and/or Services; “Processing” has the
meaning set out in the Regulation; “Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation);
and “Services” means the services, including without limitation any proficiency testing
services, custom synthesis services, analysis of data, interpretation of results, production of
reports, certification of Goods, training, distribution of samples and/or related services to be
provided to the Customer by LGC under the Agreement.
1.2 Unless the terms and conditions are expressly accepted by LGC by a specific written
amendment hereto, the Agreement between the parties shall be on these standard terms and
conditions. All other terms and conditions (including any terms or conditions which the
Customer purports to apply under any purchase order, confirmation of order, specification or
other document) are expressly excluded from the Agreement.
1.3 A reference to a particular law is a reference to it as in force for the time being, taking into
account any amendment, extension, application or re-enactment, and including any
subordinate legislation for the time being in force made under it.
2. Orders and Quotations
2.1 Any Quotation is given by LGC on the basis that no agreement shall come into existence until
the Customer has endorsed and returned it without amendment. Any Quotation is valid for a
period of one calendar month only from the date of issue, provided that it was not previously
withdrawn. Each order submitted by a Customer shall be subject to a minimum order value of
GBP £75 (seventy five pounds sterling) or its Euro equivalent (unless specified in the Quotation
or agreed by LGC in writing) for the Goods and/or Services exclusive of value added tax and
other applicable costs, duties and/or charges in relation to carriage and insurance.
2.2 The Customer shall promptly supply to LGC the Customer Materials and any other materials
required for LGC to execute the Customer’s order for the supply of Goods and/or Services and
the Customer hereby acknowledges that its failure in providing the Customer Materials may
preclude or delay the supply of the Goods and/or Services.
2.3 LGC reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion to refuse orders from Customers for
the supply of Goods and/or Services, including without limitation to countries or individuals
where the supply of Goods and/or Services would contravene any relevant export controls,
economic sanctions, or other trade embargoes or restrictions imposed by its suppliers, the EU,
the UN, or the resident country of the appropriate LGC sales office which may be applicable
from time to time.
3. Delivery and Damage
3.1 LGC shall endeavour to supply the Goods and/or Services within the time agreed, and if no
time is agreed, within a reasonable time.
3.2 Any dates specified by LGC for supply of the Goods and/or Services are intended to be an
estimate, and time for delivery shall not be made of the essence by notice. In no circumstances
shall LGC be liable for loss or damage of any kind by any delay in the supply of the Goods
and/or Services. LGC may make delivery of the Goods and/or Services by instalments and the
Customer shall accept such instalments.
3.3 Any liability of LGC for non-delivery of Goods shall be limited to replacing the Goods within a
reasonable time or issuing a credit note against any invoice for such Goods.
3.4 Any Goods which are damaged, defective or incorrect when delivered to the Customer must
be reported to LGC immediately. LGC may at its sole and absolute discretion elect to replace
or refund the Customer in respect of such Goods, and any claim for refund or replacement
must be made within 30 (thirty) days of delivery. Any replacement Goods will be despatched
within a reasonable time. All Goods must be stored in accordance with instructions and no
claim for any refund and/or replacement will be payable by LGC unless these instructions have
been followed by the Customer at all times.
4. Warranty and Indemnity
4.1 LGC warrants that all items in the Goods and/or Services are correctly identified and in good
order, and have not to the best of its knowledge been tampered with, altered, added to or
substituted in any way whatsoever prior to delivery to the Customer. Any statements (whether
written or oral) as to the Goods supplied or Services carried out and all/any opinions in any
reports or other communications provided by LGC to the Customer are made in good faith and
on the basis of the Customer Materials.
4.2 Except where expressly accepted in these standard terms and conditions, all warranties,
conditions, representations, rights, obligations, liabilities and other terms whether express or
implied by statute or common law in connection with the Goods and/or Services (including
without limitation any relating to performance, care and skill or compliance with
representations) are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Agreement.
4.3 Save to the extent LGC is liable for negligence in its provision of the Goods and/or Services
(subject to the other terms of this clause 4), LGC shall have no Liability for the use made by
the Customer of the Goods and/or Services, for advice supplied by LGC to the Customer,
and/or for any decisions taken by the Customer or costs incurred by the Customer in
consequence of such use.
4.4 Nothing in these Conditions excludes or limits the liability of LGC for death or personal injury
caused by LGC's negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or to the extent prohibited
by law.
4.5 Subject to clause 4.4:
a) LGC’s total aggregate Liability shall be limited to whichever is the lower of: (i) the value
of Goods and/or Services; or (ii) £500,000; and the Customer shall have a duty to mitigate
any loss suffered by it; and
b) LGC shall have no Liability for loss of profit, loss of business or revenue, loss of
anticipated savings, depletion of goodwill, any third party claims, or any indirect or
consequential loss or damage, which arise out of or in connection with any Agreement.
1 2019/STANDARDS/UK/LQP&S
LGC Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 8943 7000
Queens Road Fax: +44 (0)20 8943 2767
Teddington DX: DX 136836 Teddington 2
Middlesex Web: www.lgcstandards.com
TW11 0LY
UK
4.6 The Customer’s sole remedy in respect of any Liability of LGC or its Personnel shall be in
damages.
4.7 Save insofar as LGC can be shown to have been negligent in providing the Goods and/or
Services, the Customer shall: (a) fully indemnify LGC and LGC’s Personnel against any loss,
damage or injury (including injury resulting in death) to property or person sustained by (i) LGC
and/or its Personnel, (ii) the Customer and/or its Personnel, and (iii) any third party, where such
loss, damage or injury is caused by the negligent act or omission of the Customer or the
Customer’s Personnel; and (b) fully indemnify LGC against all damages, costs, expenses
(including professional fees) and losses suffered or incurred by LGC as a result of, or in
connection with any third party claim brought against LGC resulting from death, injury, damage
or loss occasioned by the use made of the Goods and/or Services including without limitation
any report or other information or advice of LGC.
5. Health and Safety
5.1 The Customer shall ensure that all appropriate safety measures and legislation are observed
when sending any Customer Materials to LGC and shall ensure that any hazardous material
is clearly marked. Where the Customer knows or suspects that any substance or procedure it
is providing, making available or requesting may give rise to a hazard, the Customer shall make
LGC aware in writing of the nature of that hazard before arranging for the delivery to LGC (or
collection by LGC) of the Customer Materials or before any LGC Personnel will be exposed to
the hazard.
5.2 The Customer shall ensure that the Customer’s Personnel attending LGC’s premises in
connection with the Goods and/or Services comply at all times with all health and safety
measures, procedures and protocols in place on LGC’s premises and with such other
directions regarding safe working as LGC may direct. LGC reserves the right at its absolute
discretion to refuse to admit to or remove from its premises any of the Customer’s Personnel
who in LGC’s opinion are unable to comply with this clause 5.2.
6. Customer Materials
6.1 The Customer shall ensure that the Customer Materials are tested or inspected and are
suitable for use by LGC in the supply of the Goods and/or Services. The Customer shall
arrange at its own expense and risk the delivery of the Customer Materials to LGC. The
Customer warrants that each item comprised in the Customer Materials is correctly identified,
in good order and has not to the best of the Customer’s knowledge been tampered with,
altered, added to or substituted in any way whatsoever.
6.2 Where applicable, the Customer may direct that LGC stores, destroys, or re-delivers to the
Customer the Customer Materials (or such part remaining) after the supply of the Goods and/or
Services has been completed, such storage, destruction or re-delivery to be at the Customer’s
own cost. If no direction is received within three (3) months of completion of the supply of
Goods and/or Services, the Customer shall be deemed to have abandoned the Customer
Materials, and LGC shall be entitled to store, destroy or re-deliver such Customer Materials
and to charge the Customer reasonable costs for the same at its discretion or to use such
Customer Materials for LGC’s internal research purposes.
7. Risk and Title
7.1 Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on delivery of the same to it. However, title shall
remain with LGC and shall not pass to the Customer until payment in full (in cash or cleared
funds) has been received by LGC.
7.2 Until such time as title in the Goods has passed to the Customer:
a) LGC shall have absolute authority to re-take, sell or otherwise deal with any of the Goods
which have not yet been used by the Customer; and
b) LGC shall be reasonably entitled to require the Customer to either: (i) return the Goods
to LGC at the Customer’s own cost; or (ii) reimburse LGC for the cost of providing the
Goods.
7.3 Responsibility and liability in respect of the safe storage and handling, use and subsequent
disposal of Goods will transfer to the Customer on delivery, and the Customer shall ensure that
all Goods are handled appropriately on and after delivery at all times by suitably qualified
Personnel.
8. Price
8.1 LGC reserves the right to amend the Price for any additional orders following a Quotation
and/or to take account any relevant matter and/or any variations in the Goods and/or Services
as a result of additional information from or a request in writing by the Customer. LGC shall
obtain the Customer’s prior written approval before performance of any additional work or
variations in the Goods and/or Services. Unless expressly stated otherwise, all Prices are
exclusive of VAT, which shall be charged at the rate and in the manner prescribed by law from
time to time.
9. Payment
9.1 The Price shall become payable upon the earlier of performance of the Services and/or delivery
of any Goods comprised in the Goods and/or Services or as otherwise set out in the Quotation.
Payment shall be made by the Customer in pounds sterling within 28 (twenty eight) days of the
date of LGC’s invoice. LGC shall be entitled to payment for all instalments of Goods and/or
Services supplied to the Customer, whether under a blanket order or otherwise.
9.2 Payment is made when monies are credited to LGC’s account. Negotiable instruments or
promises to pay do not constitute payment.
9.3 The Customer shall make all payments due under the Agreement without any deduction
whether by way of set-off, counterclaim, discount, abatement or otherwise.
9.4 The Customer shall pay to LGC, in addition to other amounts payable hereunder, any costs
reasonably incurred by LGC (including without limitation, legal costs and fees of debt collection
agencies) in recovering any amounts due to LGC from the Customer pursuant to the
Agreement.
9.5 LGC may appropriate sums received from the Customer against any debt due to LGC from the
Customer (under this or any other Agreement), irrespective of any purported appropriation by
the Customer.
9.6 If the Customer fails to pay LGC any sum due pursuant to the Agreement then, without limiting
any other right or remedy available to LGC:
a) LGC may cancel the Agreement and all other agreements with the Customer or suspend
any further deliveries to the Customer;
b) LGC may immediately demand payment of any other invoices not yet due, with liability to
pay interest on sums due applying from the date of the demand; and
c) the Customer will be liable to pay interest to LGC on such sum from the due date for
payment at the annual rate of 5% (five percent) above the base rate of HSBC Bank plc
from time to time, accruing on a daily basis until payment is credited to LGC’s account,
whether before or after any judgement.
10. Intellectual Property
10.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the ownership of any and all rights in and to any data,
results, reports, certificates of analysis, safety data sheets, copyright, patents, designs,
conceptual solutions, analyses, processes, techniques, methodologies, inventions, software,
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databases, know-how, confidential information, and any other rights in intellectual property
(whether registered or unregistered) (“IP”), other than third party rights, arising as a result of
LGC providing the Goods and/or Services (“LGC IP”), shall remain vested in LGC.
10.2 The Customer shall not without the prior written consent of LGC use, exploit, divulge, or
disclose to third parties any LGC IP which may be communicated to or gained by the Customer
in connection with or as a result of LGC providing the Goods and/or Services, save that LGC
shall grant the Customer a non-exclusive non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the
IP in any Goods provided by LGC to the Customer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
10.3 LGC in respect of the Goods and/or Services, and the Customer in respect of the Customer
Materials and its use of the Goods and/or Services, shall each indemnify and keep indemnified
the other against all liability (including professional costs) incurred by the other arising out of
or in connection with any claim alleging infringement or misuse of a third party’s IP.
11. Restrictions on Use – LGC name, ATCC, and pharmaceutical products
11.1 The Customer shall not use LGC’s name in any way to imply endorsement or otherwise by
LGC of the Customer Materials, or of any process, information, advice, product or service
provided, marketed or sold by the Customer.
11.2 The Customer hereby represents, warrants and agrees that it shall only use pharmaceutical
active reference materials and/or impurities of the same associated with a pharmaceutical
product patented by a third party for the purpose of an act or use which is reasonably related
to the development and submission of information required for regulatory approval purposes
in relation to the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceuticals.
11.3 The Customer agrees that it shall only use any Goods which are American Type Culture
Collection (“ATCC”) products supplied by LGC in accordance with the terms of the Material
Transfer Agreement (“MTA”) which is enclosed with the ATCC products and set out in the
ATCC product catalogue, and in particular but without limitation for the purpose of scientific
research and laboratory research purposes only, and the Customer may not distribute or sell
the ATCC products to another company or third party. The Customer acknowledges that ATCC
and/or LGC shall each be entitled to enforce such terms of the MTA at their absolute discretion.
11.4 The Customer represents and warrants that it will: (a) restrict access to the ATCC products to
Personnel within its laboratory who are capable and qualified to handle the ATCC products
safely; and (b) exercise the utmost care, taking into account the unique characteristics of the
material, to maintain and use the ATCC products with appropriate precautions to minimise any
risk of harm to persons and property and to safeguard them from theft and/or misuse. The
Customer agrees that ATCC products designated Class II, III or IV constitute known pathogens
and that other ATCC products not so designated may be pathogenic under certain conditions.
11.5 The Customer assumes all risk and responsibility in connection with the receipt, handling,
storage, disposal, use and any misuse or other wrongdoing with respect to the ATCC products
supplied hereunder. The Customer agrees that any handling or other activity undertaken in its
laboratory with the ATCC products will be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations. The Customer shall indemnify and keep indemnified LGC against all loss, actions,
costs, claims, expenses, and liabilities incurred by LGC by reason of any breach by the
Customer of this Agreement and/or the MTA.
11.6 For the avoidance of doubt, any expiration date specified on shipping documentation relating
to the ATCC products is an estimate of expected useful life and does not constitute a warranty.
12. Confidentiality
12.1 Both parties shall use reasonable endeavours to keep confidential for a period of five (5) years
from the acceptance date of the supply of Goods and/or Services any confidential information
(oral or written) provided or disclosed by or on behalf of the other. This clause shall not apply
to any information which at the time of disclosure is (or subsequently becomes) published or
generally available to the public (other than as a breach of the receiving party’s obligation under
this clause), which at the time of disclosure was already in the possession of the receiving party
(other than under an obligation to the disclosing party), which subsequently legally comes into
their possession from another source, which was independently developed, or which is
required to be disclosed in order to comply with a legal requirement.
13. Cancellation
13.1 If the Customer cancels, extends or delays (or purports to cancel) the Agreement or part
thereof, or fails to accept supply of the Goods and/or Services at the time agreed or if no time
is agreed within a reasonable time, then the Customer shall be liable for (without prejudice to
any other rights of LGC) and shall indemnify and keep indemnified LGC against any resulting
loss, damage or expense or additional costs incurred by LGC in connection with the supply or
non-supply of the Goods and/or Services including without limitation the cost of any services,
material, plant or tools used or intended to be used therefor and the cost of labour and other
overheads, including a percentage in respect of profit.
13.2 Where the Goods and/or Services (or any part thereof) supplied by LGC to the Customer are
for the provision of custom synthesis services (“Synthesis Services”) the Customer
acknowledges that occasionally certain Synthesis Services can be difficult to perform. In the
event that LGC is unable to perform and/or complete all or any part of the Synthesis Services
for any reason (including without limitation due to technical and experimental difficulties) then
LGC reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion to cancel such Synthesis Services at
any time and terminate the Agreement without liability to the Customer. Where LGC exercises
its right to cancel under this clause 13.2, LGC shall notify the Customer in writing as soon as
reasonably practicable, and (a) if the Quotation provides for a fixed Price and/or timeframe,
then the Customer shall not be liable for payment for such Synthesis Services; (b) if the
Quotation provides for an estimate of Price and/or timeframe, then the Customer shall be liable
only for payment of the Synthesis Services or part thereof performed by LGC as at the date of
such cancellation notice.
(which shall include acts of God, governmental action, war or national emergency, acts of
terrorism, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, epidemic, lock-outs, currency restrictions,
strikes or other labour dispute, or restraints or delays affecting shipping or carriers), LGC may
cancel the Agreement by notice in writing to the Customer so far as it relates to the Goods
and/or Services not then supplied or work not then done and such cancellation shall not give
rise to any claims by the Customer provided that the Customer shall remain liable to pay for
the Goods and/or Services supplied prior to the date of such cancellation.
16. Data Protection
16.1 LGC shall comply at all times with its obligations under the Data Protection Laws where
Processing Personal Data of the Customer or a third party in the provision of Goods or
Services.
16.2 The Customer shall comply at all times with its obligations under the Data Protection Laws and
warrants to LGC that it has secured all necessary consents where providing Personal Data of
third parties to LGC in connection with the provision of Goods or Services. The Customer shall
indemnify LGC in the event of any loss or damage (of any nature) incurred by LGC as a result
of the Customer’s failure to comply with this Clause 16.
17. Legal and Regulatory Compliance
17.1 The Customer will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, directives, and/or
codes of practice in force from time to time. Failure to comply with any provision of clause 16
or clause 17 is grounds for immediate termination of this Agreement by LGC, which termination
shall not result in any costs or compensation becoming payable by LGC to the Customer.
17.2 The Customer agrees and undertakes that it shall not, and shall require that its employees and
affiliates shall not, take any action in furtherance of an unlawful order, promise or payment, in
violation of the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act 2010 or the United States’ Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act (“FCPA”), nor take any action that would cause either itself or any other party
(including LGC) to be in violation of the Bribery Act 2010 or FCPA.
17.3 The Customer shall inform LGC immediately if at any time it becomes aware, or reasonably
suspects, that it has been entered on any denied persons, politically exposed persons or other
sanctions lists maintained by the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union or
any other recognised national or international, governmental or quasi-governmental body. The
Customer acknowledges that entry onto any such list is grounds for immediate termination of
this Agreement by LGC in accordance with clause 17.1.
18. General
18.1 The Customer shall not assign any Agreement or any part thereof without the written consent
of LGC. LGC may assign the Agreement or any part thereof to any member of the LGC Group
or its successors. LGC shall be entitled to subcontract any part of the Services to be provided
hereunder.
18.2 Each right or remedy of LGC under the Agreement is without prejudice to any other right or
remedy of LGC whether under the Agreement or not.
18.3 If any provision of the Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole
or in part, either under enactment or rule of law, such provision or part shall to that extent be
deemed not to form part of the Agreement but the legality, validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of the Agreement shall not be affected.
18.4 LGC reserves the right to announce publicly that it is providing Goods and/or Services to the
Customer with the prior written consent of the Customer, not to be unreasonably withheld.
18.5 Any waiver by LGC of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of any Agreement by
the Customer will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default and will in no
way affect the other terms or conditions of the Agreement.
18.6 No term or condition of the Agreement is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 by any person who is not a party to the Agreement and LGC and the
Customer may exercise, without the consent of any third party, any rights they may have to
amend or rescind the Agreement.
18.7 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended or re-enacted
and a reference to a statute or statutory provision includes all subordinate legislation made
under that statute or statutory provision.
18.8 The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England
and Wales and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and
Wales.

14. Termination

14.1 LGC may terminate the Agreement forthwith by notice in writing if the Customer is in material
breach of the Agreement and, where such breach is remediable, the Customer fails to remedy
the same within 30 (thirty) days of the receipt of a written request from LGC to do so.
14.2 Each party has the right to terminate the Agreement at its discretion if the other party: (a) is
unable to pay its debts; (b) is insolvent; (c) enters any form of bankruptcy, either compulsorily
or voluntarily; (d) is subject to a receiver or other third party (including without limitation a
garnishor, chargor or bailiff) being appointed over or taking or attempting to take possession
of any the party's assets; (e) takes or suffers any steps that could lead to the appointment of
any insolvency office holder; or (f) undergoes any analogous occurrence under foreign law.
14.3 The termination of the Agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights and duties of either
party accrued prior to termination. The clauses in the Agreement which expressly or impliedly
have effect after termination shall continue to be enforceable notwithstanding termination. The
Customer shall pay the Price in respect of any Goods and/or Services (or part thereof) supplied
prior to termination, regardless of the reason for termination.

15. Force Majeure

15.1 If LGC is unable (whether temporarily or permanently) to procure any services or goods
necessary to enable it to supply the Goods and/or Services or if the supply of the Goods and/or
Services is prevented or hindered by reason of any cause beyond LGC’s reasonable control

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