This report describes the production of ERM®-BD286, which is a matrix material certified for the mass fraction of aflatoxins B1 and G1 in paprika powder. This material was produced following ISO 17034:2016 and is certified in accordance with ISO Guide 35:2017. The starting material consisted of ...
The JRC's Chemical Safety and Alternative Methods Unit, incorporating the EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM), is proud to present the JRC Summer School on "Non-Animal Approaches in Science". The aim of the JRC Summer School is to share knowledge and experienc...
The so-called digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR) is a relatively new technique for the detection and quantification of DNA, but its application in analytical laboratories is steadily increasing. In contrast to quantitative real-time PCR, DNA (fragments) can be quantified here without the n...
Created in 2016, the European Platform tackling undeclared work aims to: - enhance knowledge sharing and cooperation among national authorities and others involved in tackling undeclared work; - help Member States to deal better with undeclared work; - increase public awareness of undeclared wor...
This report describes the production of ERM-FD069, which is a corundum material certified for the particle size distribution as determined by laser diffraction (ISO 13320) and optical microscopy (ISO 13322). This material was produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 and is certified in accordance wi...
The JRC as European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL-GMFF), established by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, in collaboration with the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL), has carried out a collaborative study to assess the performance of a quantitative event-specific me...
All safety analysis of WWER and RBMK reactors carried out both by Western and Eastern expert groups have assigned a very high priority to assurance of the integrity of certain components of the primary circuit. An important input to the provision of such assurance comes from periodic non-destruc...
The formulas developped in different countries for predicting the embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steels due to neutron irradiation have been collected and compared. The low-alloy steels which are ussed are essentially Manganese-Nickel-Molybdenu steels (16MND5, A533B, A508cl3), in weste...
This report presents the outcome of an inter-laboratory comparison exercise (ILC) on the determination of selected metals in acetic acid solutions and the determination of migration of elements from ceramic and glass tableware. The exercise was organised by the European Union Reference Laborator...
