Certification of the taxon Pollachius virens (saithe) in fish powder: EURM®-022
EURM-022 is a certified reference material (CRM), containing powder produced from fish fillet. It is certified for its taxon, the species Pollachius virens (saithe), in accordance with ISO 17034:2016. The material was produced at the European Commission’s (EC) Joint Research Centre (JRC) from one fillet originating from a single fish, which was diced, freeze-dried and milled. EURM-022 is available in glass vials, each containing at least 200 mg of fish powder.
Between-unit homogeneity and stability during transport and storage were assessed in accordance with ISO 33405:2024.
The material was characterised by comparison of measurement results from two different mitochondrial DNA based methods, the cytochrome b gene (cytb) and the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (COI), obtained by two laboratories, adhering to ISO/IEC 17025. The uncertainty of the certified value is negligible.
The intended use of this material is to assess method performance, i.e. for checking accuracy of measurement results or for validation of DNA-based methods for the identification of the fish species Pollachius virens.
Before release of the CRM, the certification project was subjected to peer-review involving both internal and external experts.
KORTEKAAS Anne Marie;
LEYS Hanne;
SEGHERS John;
TRAPMANN Stefanie;
2024-12-02
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC139649
978-92-68-21336-0 (online),
OP KJ-01-24-101-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC139649,
10.2760/1733634 (online),
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