From the moment a baby is born parents monitor the weight and height development of their child, and the quantities of food a mother gives to her baby are counted. Measurements continue to play an important role throughout everybody’s life, for example, during a medical check-up, a sports competition, when building a house, when controlling temperature in appliances, or while cooking. Legislation also sets regulatory limits to guarantee food safety, the integrity of the environment and to enable international trade. It is estimated that about 40% of EU Directives involve measurements. Citizens, consumers, patients, doctors, control authorities, travellers and industry need to be able to rely on sound and comparable measurements to take the right decisions. As a significant part of measurements are done in laboratories, they need to be able to measure correctly and provide reliable results independent of national borders. The core business of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (JRC-IRMM) is to provide accurate, reliable and fit-for-purpose measurement and quality assurance tools.

GARCIA ISAAK Paola Vaneza;  SALGADO IGLESIAS Marta Maria; 

2014-04-11

European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC) - Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)

JRC88613

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC88613,