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Madrid, meeting of the technical commission of experts on laboratory testing
The technical expert commission for laboratory control met on 3 February 2020 a the headquarters of the International Olive Council in Madrid
International Olive Council
Discussions focused in particular on the organisation of annual intercomparison tests for the approval of physico-chemical analysis laboratories of type A for basic testing, B for advanced testing and C for residue and contaminant testing. Applications submitted for laboratory approval for the year 2020-2021 were examined to check if they met the requirements. The commission decided to set up a monitoring system for the laboratories taking part in the annual intercomparison tests, aimed at ensuring the quality of competitiveness by means of the official methods of analysis of the IOC.
