News items include website updates and recent news of Eurachem events and activities.
The second circular for the May 2022 Eurachem workshop on "Quality Assurance Challenges of Measurements from Field to Laboratory with a Focus on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Requirements", hosted online by the Georgian Laboratory Association (GeLab), is now available. The second circular gives additional programme details and registration information.
The Eurachem Executive has made the following statement regarding the military action in Ukraine:
"The Eurachem Executive condemns war in any form and is deeply concerned and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine. Our thoughts are first and foremost for the safety of our colleagues in Ukraine and their families, but also with all members of the Eurachem community who are affected by the war.
We acknowledge that the current circumstances may hinder collaboration among our members. However, as a scientific community promoting the international agreement of measurement results, we recognise the importance of collaboration across borders and remain open to all members to continue to contribute to our aim of being a focus for analytical chemistry in Europe.
Vicki Barwick,
Eurachem Chair
On behalf of the Eurachem Executive Committee”
Thanks to our colleagues in Iran, the EEE-PT Working Group is pleased to announce a Farsi translation of the Information Leaflet on PT schemes for sampling. The leaflet gives guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 17043 for PT providers organising PT schemes for sampling.
The first circular for the May 2022 Eurachem workshop on "Quality Assurance Challenges of Measurements from Field to Laboratory with a Focus on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Requirements", hosted online by the Georgian Laboratory Association (GeLab), is now available. The workshop will address current practices, challenges, and future recommendations on quality assurance of physicochemical and microbiological measurement methods and their validation, including sampling-related issues.
Thanks to our colleagues in Iran, our PT WG are pleased to say that the popular leaflet "Selecting the right proficiency testing scheme for my laboratory" is now available in Farsi as well as 13 European languages.
Thanks to our colleagues in Iran, the Eurachem method Validation Working group is pleased to announce the publication of a Farsi translation of the Information Leaflet introducing method validation. The new leaflet gives a brief introduction to the overall process of validation, shows the key performance characteristics to be studied, and provides pointers to more detailed guidance.
Eurachem and the Europe Section of AOAC International are pleased to announce that on 25 November 2021, Vicki Barwick (Eurachem Chair) and Dr Thomas Gude (President of Europe Section of AOAC International) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the aim of fostering closer links and providing opportunities for collaboration between the two organisations.
Read more: Eurachem and Europe Section of AOAC International sign Memorandum of Understanding
Thanks to some great work by our colleagues in Eurolab Germany, we are pleased to say that Eurachem now has THREE new German translations of different information leaflets. The leaflets newly available in German are "What is the uncertainty factor?", covering a useful method of summarising large relative uncertainties; the recent second edition of our leaflet "Use of uncertainty information in compliance assessment"; and the introductory leaflet "The importance of method validation".
The Eurachem/CITAC joint qualitative analysis working group is pleased to announce the release of a new guide on "Assessment of performance and uncertainty in qualitative chemical analysis". The new Guide aims to provide tools to help improve the quality of qualitative analysis and of their interpretation.
Read more: New Guide on performance and uncertainty in qualitative analysis
EUROLAB and Eurachem have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on key topics of relevance for the laboratory community. The two organisations will work closely together to further develop the relationship, undertake collaborative tasks, and exchange expertise on topics of common interest.
Read more: EUROLAB and Eurachem sign new cooperation agreement
