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Visit of Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn to JRC-IRMM
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| 25/02/2010 |
| Newly appointed European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, today visited the JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurement (IRMM) in Geel, Belgium. |
Latest news from the Turkey metrology project
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| 27/11/2009 |
The Fifth VERMI Young Researchers Workshop on the Standardisation of
Radionuclides took place in Ankara, Turkey 1-6 November. This workshop was the
first in a series of many training events to be carried out during the
three-year project.
Read more: JRC-IRMM Turkey
metrology project webpage.
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Contaminated sunflower oil: testing labs measure up
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| 13/07/2009 |
| Following the discovery of contaminated sunflower oil imported from Ukraine (April 2008), the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has tested 55 analytical laboratories from 17 EU Member States plus Switzerland and Ukraine to determine their capability to measure levels of the contaminant, mineral oil, in sunflower oil. The test results are now available and show that around 80% of laboratories performed satisfactorily. |
JRC-IRMM and KRISS sign collaboration agreement
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| 03/03/2009 |
The JRC-IRMM and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)
have signed a collaboration agreement that aims to advance measurement science
and foster greater confidence in the comparability of international
measurements. Areas covered will range from bioanalysis (DNA measurements) and
radionuclide metrology (environmental measurements), to food control and
mechanical testing (e.g. toughness of steel).
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Dr. Alejandro Herrero, Director of the JRC's
Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, commented: "In the EU, an
estimated €80bn is spent on measurements annually. From structural tests of
building materials to patient's blood tests in our hospitals, accurate
measurements are the foundation for global trade and a better quality of life.
This agreement will enable European and Korean measurement scientists to
coordinate their research into new and difficult areas, such as bioanalysis
and food control."
Dr. Myungsoo Kim, President of KRISS, added, "Metrology has become the
essential key to underpin the global agenda such as facilitation of trade,
safe food, health, environment, and green growth. I am confident that enhanced
collaboration between IRMM and KRISS will make a significant contribution to
helping secure greater well-being for all through the provision of valuable
measurement infrastructure that helps us tackle global problems."
More information is available in the
JRC press release ( ).
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JRC / CEN workshop on standards for food and feed analysis, Brussels, 25/11/08
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| 06/10/2008 |
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) are pleased to announce a one-day workshop
on Horizontal Issues for Setting Standards for the Analysis of Food and Feed
. The workshop is being organised in the frame of CEN Technical Committee 275
on food analysis.
A draft agenda and instructions for registration are
available here.
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Two reports on analysis of processed animal proteins published
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| 03/01/2007 |
Reports 'Ruggedness study of immunoassays for processed animal proteins
detection in feed: Neogen Reveal for Ruminant Feed Test System' and '
Prevalidation study for the detection of processed animal proteins (PAPs) in
feed by PCR' have been published on our web site. See activities on
meat and bone meal.
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Last Update 02/03/2006
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