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News Release from: LGC | Subject: ERM brand
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 March 2005
Setting standards in analytical science
ERM presents brand new certified reference materials at Booth 2561 for GMOs in maize, sulfur in diesel and aflatoxins in milk powder.
The ERM brand of reference materials will be showcased for the first time outside Europe at Pittcon2005 at the Orange County Convention Centre in Pittsburgh, USA from 28 February until 3 March 2005 A result of an international co-operation between LGC, the European Commissions Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) and the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), ERM will be exhibiting and providing information on brand new certified reference materials designed to support measurements for food and environmental legislation and consumer safety at Booth 2561
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The aim of the ERM initiative is that there are mutually agreed and transparent technical ERM guidelines in accordance with ISO Guides 34 and 35, with additional peer-review of the CRMs and audits of their long-term stability.
Dr John Marriott, Government Chemist and Director of Analytical Technology at LGC said: "CRMs with the ERM trademark fulfil harmonised quality criteria based on modern international guidelines and contribute to the surveillance of the implementation of EU legislation".
" They are a major tool for improving the confidence in, and the mutual recognition of, test results and certificates in a global market".
" LGC, IRMM and BAM believe that our ERM brand of reference materials will also help US and other non-European organisations comply with international as well as their own national legislation." Production of the new ERM CRMs has focused on three areas: GMOs in maize, sulfur in diesel and aflatoxins in milk powders.
Two new sets of GMO CRMs have been certified to allow the quantification of the GA21 and MON810 maize content, important for the implementation of GM legislation and acceptance of these two maize varieties in the European Union.
The three milk powders have been certified for their aflatoxin M1 content, thus protecting consumers from this potentially carcinogenic substance.
These CRMs will be available to order from Booth 2561.
The diesel CRM with an especially low sulfur content will be available shortly, allowing fuel producers to ensure compliance with stringent environmental legislation.
Information on the diesel material will also be available at the stand.
For further information about the ERM brand of CRMs, visit the ERM stand at Booth 2561.
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