8. Abbreviations and acronyms
AOAC: Association of Official Analytical Chemists , a non-profit organization tasked with carrying out standardization work for the U.S. government, such as the FDA.
CIL: interlaboratory comparison
Cofrac: Comité Français d'Accréditation (French Accreditation Committee), a non-profit organization, the only national body responsible for certification, accreditation and inspection.
MRC: certified reference material
ERM: external reference material
SI: international system
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