• Creation of ACTALIA 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.
• 6 staff / 60 clients / 100 m² on the premises of INRA / sales figures 270 K€
• First microbiological proficiency tests on milk
October 1991: n° 0 of the ACTALIA Cecalait Newsletter
• 9 staff / 309 clients / sales figures 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.
• 11 staff / 423 clients / sales figures 630 K€
• Establishement of proficiency tests for pathogens in cheese.
• 18 staff / 623 clients / sales figures 1,2 M€
• December 2001 : moved into our new premises.
• Accreditation by COFRAC according to ISO 17025 standard* of the physico-chemical laboratory.
• 20 staff / 632 clients / sales figures 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.*
• 20 staff / 700 clients.
• Cecalait joins the French Technical Institute of Cheeses to create Actilait, the technical institute of milk and dairy products.
• 20 staff / sales figures 2.3 M€.
• Actilait and Adria Normandie merge to create ACTALIA.
• Certified AITI "Agro-Industry Technical Institute" by the Ministry of Agriculture and food, ACTALIA is then recognised for its mission of general interest and their technical and scientific skills.
• ACTALIA is organised around 6 centres of expertise, whose ACTALIA Cecalait.
• * Accreditation n° 1-5577 and 1-2473 : scope available at www.cofrac.fr
ACTALIA Cecalait
Rue de Versailles
BP 70129
39801 POLIGNY CEDEX
FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)3 84 73 63 20
Fax : +33 (0)3 84 73 63 29
Accreditation no 1-5577, tests, no 1-2473 interlaboratory comparisons, scope available on www.cofrac.fr/en
