Author:Marais, ELDate:2006The importance of traceability for every measurement that is made cannot be over-emphasised. For calibration and testing laboratories, traceability is normally imported through calibration of the standards and equipment used in the laboratory. ...Read more
Author:Polderijk, JJ; Van Dyk, FE; Ferreira, D; Guis, GW; Keller, SDate:Mar 2006South-African and Dutch research institutes and business partners collaborated in several pilot projects for improving logistical performance and quality performance to strengthen the market position of South-African fruit after deregulation ...Read more
Author:Van Dyk, FEDate:Aug 2005This paper presents the concerns for the safety of consumers, in relation to phytosanitary issues; residues of crop protection products and bio-terrorism. Traceability gives the ability to trace and follow a food, feed, food-producing animal ...Read more
Author:Archer, M; De Vos, BJ; Visser, MSDate:Apr 2007Internationally, certified ethanol reference materials are required to calibrate breathalysers and blood-alcohol measurement instruments. The CSIR National Metrology Laboratory of South Africa provides certified aqueous ethanol solutions with ...Read more