Analytical Methods Sub-Committees
Most of the Sub-committees are orientated towards a specific topic area. Much of the financial support for them is provided by government bodies, particularly the Food Standard Agency and the DTI.
The present Sub-Committees are:
Animal Feeding Stuffs Sub-Committee
The work of this Sub-Committee involves introduction and validation of new methods of analysis and improvement of existing methods, through collaborative testing.
The aims of the Sub-Committee are the elaboration and validation of analytical methods to determine the quality and authenticity of traded essential oils.
Instrumental Criteria Sub-Committee
The objectives of the Instrumental Criteria Sub-Committee are to tabulate features of analytical instruments
Mass Spectrometry Sub-Committee
A forum for discussion of all aspects of mass spectrometry pertinent to obtaining reliable data with the aim of promoting best practice in the application of mass spectrometry.
Nitrogen Factors Sub-committee
The Subcommittee has produced reports on nitrogen factors for various meats
The Statistical Methods Sub-committee
Statistics, as the conceptual language of calibration and all aspects of data quality, plays an axial role in analytical science.
Sampling Uncertainty/Sampling Quality Sub-Committee
The aim is to consider the effect of sampling uncertainty, and procedures for its elaboration, and to make recommendations as to best practice in aspects of sampling
