FLANDERS .be FLEMISH COUNTRY SOCIETY About us News Contact NL Home Target audiences Themes Homepage_VLM_Portaal > Target groups > Laboratories and sample takers Laboratories and sample takers Check sample takers Sampling Notification Internet Loket List of recognized laboratories Bottom Feed Manure Samples and analyzes of soil, manure and animal feed within the framework of the Manure Decree must be carried out by accredited laboratories. These laboratories have appropriate sampling and analysis equipment and follow strict procedures. The approvals of the laboratories are product-specific: for animal feed, for manure and for soil. All staff members of those laboratories, including the sample takers, are trained to carry out both the sampling and the analyzes correctly and in accordance with the compendium Sampling and analysis methods for manure, soil and animal feed under the Manure Decree. In addition, the Manure Bank regularly checks the sample takers and the quality of the analyzes of the recognized laboratories. All sample takers who take samples under the Manure Decree must be known to the VLM. Samples for nitrate residue determinations are reported by the sample takers or the accredited laboratories via SMIL. HOME TARGET AUDIENCES Farmers and horticulturists Transport sector Laboratories and sample takers Fertilizer producers Manure processors Animal feed sector Notaries Governments and organizations THEMES About VLM Manure bank Projects Business advice Management agreements Capital loss and user compensation Country Regulations Flemish Land Bank This is an official website of the Flemish government. MORE INFO NL FR THE AND