Recent news

News items include website updates and recent news of Eurachem events and activities.

New Information Leaflet on Interlaboratory Comparisons

The joint EEE-PT Working Group has published a new Information Leaflet on "Interlaboratory Comparisons other than Proficiency testing".

The new leaflet explains the three main purposes of interlaboratory comparisons (ILCs) and how the different objectives affect the design of the comparison. This in turn has implications for how laboratories can use different ILCs as evidence of competence in meeting the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.

Read more: New Information Leaflet on Interlaboratory Comparisons

Two new translations of Eurachem/CITAC qualitative analysis guide

Thanks to the work of our Eurachem colleagues in Germany and our CITAC colleagues in Iran, the Eurachem/CITAC joint qualitative analysis working group is pleased to announce the release of two new translations of our guide on "Assessment of performance and uncertainty in qualitative chemical analysis"., which is now additionally available in German and Farsi.

The Guide provides tools to help improve the quality of qualitative analysis and of their interpretation. The new translations are available at no charge from the Eurachem website.

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Eurachem Autum/Winter 2023 Newsletter available for download

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The Autum/Winter 2023 Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format [6.7 Mb]. Printed copies will also be available through National members.This 41st issue includes news from our working groups, updates on Eurachem guides and leaflets, reports from national Eurachem members, workshop summaries, and news on forthcoming events.

Previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.

Sampling uncertainty guide now available in German

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ESThanks to our colleagues in Germany, our working group on Uncertainty from Sampling are pleased to announce the availability of a German translation of the 2nd edition of the Eurachem/CITAC Guide "Measurement Uncertainty Arising from Sampling".

The Guide describes various methods that can be used to estimate the uncertainties arising from the processes of sampling and the physical preparation of samples. It is intended primarily for specialists such as sampling planners and for analytical chemists who need to estimate the uncertainty associated with their measurement results.

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PT Working group initiates survey on scoring for non-quantitative PT

The Eurachem PT working group is conducting a survey to collect information on the current practice applied by PT/EQA providers for the evaluation of participants’ performance in qualitative and interpretative PT/EQA, with the aim to review current practices, identify elements for harmonization and provide guidance on this issue.

Read more: PT Working group initiates survey on scoring for non-quantitative PT