News items include website updates and recent news of Eurachem events and activities.
Our Analytical Equipment and System Qualification Working Group is delighted to issue a new Guide on "The Fitness for Intended Use of Analytical Equipment and Systems".
Read more: New Guide to Analytical Equipment and System Qualification
The third edition of the Eurachem Guide The fitness for purpose of analytical methods was published earlier this year. The Method Validation Working Group are pleased to announce that the second edition of two supplements to this guide are now available.
The second edition of the supplementary document Planning and reporting method validation studies has been updated in line with the third edition of the Fitness for purpose guide and also includes additional information on the extent of validation.
The second edition of the supplementary document Blanks in method validation has also been updated in line with the third edition of the Fitness for purpose guide and now encompasses blanks related to sampling.
Download The fitness for purpose of analytical methods, 3rd edition, here>>>
Download the supplementary document Blanks in method validation here>>>
The Autumn/Winter 2025 Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format. Printed copies will also be available through National members. This 43rd issue includes news from our working groups and liaison organisations, 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.
Thanks to our colleagues at Eurachem-CZ, the PT working group has published a Czech translation of our Information Leaflet, "Basic instructions for participants in a proficiency testing scheme".
This leaflet contains a comprehensive checklist outlining the key steps to consider when participating in a proficiency testing (PT) scheme, and includes essential tips to help participants avoid common mistakes and achieve successful outcomes.
More translations of PT leaflets! Thanks to our colleagues in Bulgaria, the PT working group has released eight information leaflet updates, including three in Bulgarian for the first time.
Read more: Eight Bulgarian translations of PT information leaflets
Thanks to the efforts of our colleages in Turkey Europe, the PT working group has published new Turkish translations of ten of our Information Leaflets on PT topics, bringing the Turkish translations up to date with the most recent updates.
Read more: New Turkish translations of PT information leaflets
Thanks to hard work by our colleagues in Iran, the leaflet on Equipment and System Qualification is now available in Farsi.
The leaflet “Fitness for the intended use of analytical equipment and systems”, introduces the role and handling of analytical equipment and systems in laboratories.
The Eurachem Qualitative Analysis Working Group has released a new Information Leaflet on "Performance Assessment of Binary
Output Examinations in Medical Laboratories".
The leaflet introduces the use of false response rates for performance assessments and shows how confidence intervals for the different rates are used in assessment against clinical performance criteria.
Thanks to the efforts of our colleages across Europe, the PT working group has published ten new translations - two Italian, three French and five Spanish - of five of our Information Leaflets on PT topics.
Our joint method Validation/Uncertainty form Sampling WG has published a short video giving an introduction to new Eurachem guidance on Validation of Measurement Procedures Including Sampling.
The video also describes a forthcoming webinar on the topic:See our Calendar for more information.
