PROGRESS IN IMPROVING THE STANDARDS OF ANALYSES IN FACTORY LABORATORIES

摘要

The laboratories of the Sugar Milling Research Institute (SMRI) have the responsibility of maintaining and improving the standards of analytical work within the SMRI itself and throughout the South African sugar industry. This is achieved through the following: mterlaboratory work, involving check samples and ring tests. An award is presented annually to the best factory laboratory. Audits of the laboratories at the sugar factories. Training of factory laboratory staff. Evaluating laboratory equipment and consumables with the aim of recommending them for use in the industry. Method development, evaluation and collaborative studies involving the International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analyses (ICUMSA). The paper describes how the above is carried out and comments on the progress that has been made in the South African Industry.