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tometry for real-time microbiological control”. New cytometric detectors (ChemScan) based on laser technology are able to directly detect (without pre-enrichment), e.g. viable microbes, which have previously been made fluorescent by appropriate staining techniques. Two validation procedures applied to test kits by AOAC International and AFNOR were compared by M. Bony, Rhône-Poulenc Diagnostics, Lyon, France, assessing the commercial kit LOCATE, which utilizes monoclonal antibodies for the detection of salmonella. The final topic, “New approach hygiene: The place of microbiological analysis in foodstuffs” was presented by U. Singer, Laboratoires Wolff, Clichy, France. In order to respect good hygiene rules during food production processes and to ensure the compliance of foods with essential microbiological safety requirements, a directive “Hygiene” (43/93) has been published within the European Community. Microbiological analyses constitute a working tool within the HACCP method, and contribute to the anticipation and prevention of health hazards. C. F. Bourgeois (Y) 7 J.-L. Gafner 7 T. Rihs Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Nutztiere, CH-1725 Posieux, Switzerland
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P. De Bièvre
Report on a Round Table on “Global Assurance of Traceability” held at the Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements ’96 (CPEM ’96) 17–20 June 1996, Braunschweig, Germany The round table had representative from – the Asia Pacific Metrology Programme APMP (B. Inglis, National Measurement Laboratory, Australia), – COOMET (R. Spurny, Waszawa), – the European Cooperation in Metrology EUROMET (K. Carneiro, Danmark), – The North American Cooperation in Metrology NORAMET (A. Robertson, Canada), – Northern Africa (M. El-Fiki, Egypt) and – Southern Africa (M. Wimmers).
It was presided by Dr. T. Quinn, Director BIPM. Each of the round table members briefly outlined the fairly large array of ongoing activities in their region aiming at the realization of border-crossing comparability of physical measurements. Dr. Quinn pointed out that demonstration of “equivalence” or “comparability” of measurement standards – especially of primary standards of measurement – was becoming an ever increasing need. Desirability of equivalence of “measurement certificates” was raised pointing the need for national measurement laboratories to guarantee sufficient trust in them – after verification in the area they are responsible for. The need for “internationalisation” of verified measurement equivalence and of monitoring the international equivalence of such standards is indeed high on the agendas!
P. De Bièvre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, European Commission – JRC, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
NEW REFERENCE MATERIALS
Continuing list of available, new and announced reference materials Accred Qual Assur (1996) 1 : 229–232 Q Springer-Verlag 1996
Stanley D. Rasberry
Worldwide Production of Certified Reference Materials – 1996 Status Report
The first part of this list has been published in Volume 1, Number 3, 1996, pp 130–134; the second part has been published in Volume 1, Number 4, 1996, pp 186–189
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Table 3 Producers not currently certifying CRMs
Paint Research Association
Mrs. T. Winter Waldegrave Road TW11 8LD Teddington, Great Britain Mr. R. Lines Northwell Drive LU2 3RH Luton, Great Britain
Code No.
Producer
Address
01004
Applied Chemie Consultancy
(M) SDN. BDH 5582-D, Taman Ciptaco Bukit, Baru, Melaka 75450, West Malaysia
Coulter Electronics Ltd.
01005
Vandkvalitetsinstituttet Water Quality Institute
11, Agern Allé Forskningscentret DK-2970 Horsholm, Denmark
National Physical Laboratory (Photometry) Div. of Quantum Metrology
TW11 0LW Teddington, Great Britain
03004
ULTRA Scientific
250 Smith Street North Kingstown, RI 02852
H & D Fitzgerald Ltd.
04002
MPA NRW Staatliches Materialprüfungsamt NRW
Marsbruchstraße 186 D-44285 Dortmund, Germany
Dr. H. Fitzgerald Penymymydd, Tremeirchion LL17 0US St. Asaph, Great Britain
04031
Laboratory of Food Chemistry
Food Research Institute Agricultural Research Centre of Finland SR-31600 Jokioinen, Finland
National Research Centre for CRM
Han Yongzhi No. 7 District 11 Hepingjie, Chaoyangqu 100013 Beijing, China
High Chemicaltechnological Institute
‘Klement Ohridski’ 8a Sofia, Bulgaria
08002
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Academia Sinica
P.O. Box 2871 Beijing, China 100085
Slovak Institute of Metrology Ing. A. Thurzo, CSc. Dept. of Meas. in Chem.
Novomeskeho IV/487 842 55 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
09004
Govt of India, Ministry of Defence Defence Research & Development Organization Defence Metallurgical Research Lab
Kanchanbagh P.O. Hyderabad-500 258 India
Research Inst. Nova Hut Ostrava
Ing. Bohumila Svardalova 707 02 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Republic
Nuclear Research Institute
Laboratorie National D’Essais/SMR M. Dominique Oster
1 Rue Gaston Boissier 75015 Paris, France
Dr. M. Beran Central Analytical Laboratory 250 68 Rez near Prague, Czechoslovakia
Aluminum Pechiney Pierre Laty
101, route de Choisy BP 809-60200 Compiegne, France
The Institute of Raw Materials
Ing. L. Kroufkova Vitezna 425 284 03 Kutna Hora, Czechoslovakia
CTIF/Techmetal Promotion Jean-Marc Metz
57210 Maizieresles-Metz, France
Chem Service, Inc.
660 Tower Lane, POB 194 W. Chester, PA 19380
ECMA
Societe Rhone-Alpes-Mercure
Mr. G. Ceresoli 4 Rue Des Fauvettes 38280 Villette D’Anthon, France
Rue du Rhone, CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Geological Survey of Japan
1-1-3, Higashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305, Japan
C.N.R.S./C.R.P.G. Mr. G. Theiller
Dom. de la Grande Ferrade BP81 33883 VillenaveD’Ornon Cedex, France
National Institute of Hygienic Sciences
Kamiyoga 1-18-1, Setagaya-Ku Tokyo 158, Japan
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Laboratorium 6.31 Bundesallee 100 W-3300 Braunschweig, Germany
Polish Committee for Standardization, Measures and Quality Control Physical Chemical Division
ul. Elektoralna 2, 00-139 Warsaw, Poland
Breitlaender
Hr. Breitlaender Hans-Sachs-Straße 12 4700 Hamm, Germany
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa Technical Center 100 Technical Drive Alcoa Center, PA 15069
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Instated Odlewnictwa (Institute of Casting)
ul. Zakopianska 73, Poland 30-418 Krakow, Poland
IRSID/Techmetal Promotion Jean-Marc Metz
District Office of Measures Dept. of Analytical Chemistry Chemipan
Narutowicza St 75 90-132 Lodz, Poland
Domaine De L’Irsid Voie Romaine 57210 Maizieres-Les Metz, France
Minemet Recherche
1 Avenue Albert Einstein BP 106 78190 Trappes, France
Laboratoire National D’Essais/SMR
M. Pierre Merlet 1 Rue Gaston Boissier 75015 Paris, France
L.R.C.C.P.
Pierre Martinon 60 Rue Gaston Boissier 75015 Paris, France
Escoffier S.A. J. F. Douchet
Parc D’Activites De La route Des Lacs BP 287 27100 Val De Reuil, France
Laboratoire National D’Essais/DMI
M. Marc Priel 1 Rue Gaston Boissier 75015 Paris, France
Pechiney Electrometallurgie Mme V. Chayrigues
Tour Manhattan Cedex 21 92087 Paris-La Defense, France
P.R.E.
Mme M. Lefebvre 44 Rue Copernic 75116 Paris, France
Societe Nouvelle Du Littoral
Mr. A. Ginestet 38 Rue De La Paix BP 12 11210 Port-La-Nouvelle, France
AGA
Rue De L’Oasis 31300 Toulouse, France
C.E.A./C.E.N. Saclay/ D.E.M.T./M.E.S.I.
Mme Degas BP 21 91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Le Carbone-Lorraine Mme Vermeulen Department Specialites Et Materiaux Avances
BP 48 92231 Gennevilliers, France
CEA/DAMRI/LMRI
Mr. L. Guerin BP 6 91192 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Coultronics
Mr. M. Guilvard 29 Avenue Georges Pompidou 95580 Margency, France Mr. R. Tardy 158 Cours Fauriel 42023 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France Mme S. Leygues 72–78 Boulevard Paul-Vaillant-Couturier 94204 Ivry Cedex, France
ul. Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
The British Glass Manufacturers Confederation
Northumberland Road S10 2UA Sheffield, Great Britain
ASK/Referensmaterial AB
Lobeliav. 6, S-523 33 Ulricehamm, Sweden
Environmental Research Center
Shin-Marubiru 8F, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100, Japan
American Type Culture Collection
12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville, MD 20852
Japan Light Metal Association
1-3, Nihonbashi 2-Chome Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103, Japan
O.R.S.T.O.M. Laboratoire de Spectrochimie
70–74 Route d’Aulnay 93143 Bondy Cedex, France
EM Science
480 Democrat Road Gibbstown, NJ 08027
World Health Organization
CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Laboratoire National d’Essais/DMI
Pierre Merlet 1 Rue Gaston Boissier 75015 Paris, France
L’Air Liquide-Alphagaz Parc d’Activites du Pas du-Lac Secteur Nord
B.P. 25 – 78184 SaintQuentin-En-Yvelines Cedex, France
Commissanat a l’Energie Atomique
DCC/DTE/SIM BP 111 26702 Pierrelatte Cedex, France
URENCO (Capenhurst) LTD (British Nuclear Fuels Plc.)
Capenhurst Works, Chester CH1 6ER, UK
Amersham International Harwell, Didcot
Oxon, United Kingdom
National Physical Laboratory (Temperature) Div. of Quantum Metrology
TW11 0LW Teddington, United Kingdom
Angstrom, Inc.
P.O. Box 248 Belleville, MI 48112
Japan Aluminum Federation
1-3, 2-chome, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103, Japan
Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Mines
Science Council of Japan
22–34 Roppongi 7-Chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 106, Japan
Compagnie Des Metaux Precieux
LECO Corporation
3000 Lakeview Avenue St. Joseph, MI 49085
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Vereinigte Aluminium-Werke AG
Georg-von-BoeselagerStraße 2 5300 Bonn 1, Germany
Linde
8023 Hoellkriegelskreuth, Germany
Messer Griesheim GmbH
Abt. IndustrieSondergase Homburger Straße 12 Postfach 4709 4000 Düsseldorf, Germany
L’Air Liquide GMBH
Society of Glass Technology
Bereich Alphagaz Konrad-Adenauerplatz 11 Postfach 1240 4000 Düsseldorf, Germany Mrs. C. Brown Thornton, 20 Hallam Gate Rd S10 5BT Sheffield, Great Britain
BNF Metals Technology Centre Grove Laboratories
Denchworth Road OX12 9BJ Wantage, Great Britain
Merck Ltd
Mr. M. Watt Merck House BH15 1TD Poole, Great Britain
Rapra Technology Ltd
Polymer Laboratories Ltd
Johnson Matthey Chemicals Ltd
G. Lamming Shawbury SY4 4NR Shrewsbury, Great Britain Dr. T. G. Croucher Essex Road SY6 8AX Church Stretton, Great Britain Mrs. J. Massmann Orchard Road SG8 5HE Royston, Great Britain
National Physical Laboratory (DQM-Gas Standards)
Dr. A. J. Davenport Division of Quantum Metrology TW11 0LW Teddington, Great Britain
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Dr. Kensaku Okamoto 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305 Ibaraki, Japan
The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Mr. Koshiro Mizuno 9-4, 1-Chrome, Otemachi, Chiyoda-Ku 100 Tokyo, Japan 1-1-4, Umezono, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305, Japan
National Research Laboratory of Metrology Fluid Properties Section Nederlands Meetinstitut
M. Anton Alink Van Swinden Laboratorium BV Schoemakersstraat 97 2600 AR Delft, Nederlands
National Metallurgical Laboratory
831007 Jamshedpur, India
National Council for Cement and Building Materials
M 10 South Extension II Ring Road 110 049 New Delhi, India
South Africa Bureau of Standards
Private Bag X191 Pretoria, Transvaal 0001 Republic of South Africa
Kremicovtzi Co.
620067 Sofia, Botunec, Bulgaria
Dimitar Blagoev Metallurgical Enterprise
Plovdid, Bulgaria
TMK ‘Georgy Damianov’
Srednogorie, Bulgaria
Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy
1870 Sofia, Botunec, Bulgaria
Geological Laboratory Research Enterprise
‘G. A. Nasar’ av. 16 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
The Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute
‘Klement Ohridsky’ 3 1156 Sofia, Bulgaria
AMI/Referensmaterial AB
Mr. Mats Alfredsson Lobeliav. 6 S-523 33 Ulricehamn, Sweden
Vitkovice State Enterprise Ing. Karel Charvat
Test Rooms and Laboratories 706 02 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Research Institute for Building Materials
Ing. E. Zverina, CSc. Hnevkovskeho 65 617 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Institute of Radioecology and Applied Nuclear
Dr. M. Kalincak, CSc. Techniques, Garbiarska 2, P.O. Box A-41 040 61 Kosice, Slovakia
Institute for Research and Utilization of Fuels
Mrs. Pavla Svjekovska V Holesovickach 41 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Linde Technoplyn Jiri Hanzal Special Gases Prumysloa ul.
198 01 Prague 9, Czech Republic
C. L. Monti Business Specialist, Standard Reference Materials Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA
