InterLaboratories Comparisons

L’expertise des Œnologues de France au service des laboratoires d’analyses œnologiques

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Check and monitor
the accuracy of your
analytical methods

Provide a
customer
guarantee

Validate the
uncertainty measurement
of your laboratory

Discover the
requirements of the
ISO 17025 (2017)

What is an InterLaboratory Comparison?

An InterLaboratory Comparison consists in:

Organizing and doing analysis on samples with checked homogeneity and stability, delivered to all the participant laboratories
Providing the statistical study of the analytical results
The OEnologues de France ILC take part in a quality program that allows you to:

Evaluate the analytical performance of the participants (Z-score)

Help the laboratories to monitor their measurement uncertainty (Zêta-score)

Who can participate?

All oenological laboratories, in France and around the world, can participate in our InterLaboratory Comparisons:

Private laboratories
Public laboratories
All type of wine business which realize oenological analysis

Why should you participate to the Oenologues de France InterLaboratory Comparisons (ILC)?

The OEnologues de France ILC take part in a quality program that allows you to:
Check and monitor the accuracy of your analytical methods
Provide a customer guarantee about your performance and your expertise
Validate the uncertainty measurement of your laboratory
Meet the requirements of the ISO 17025 (2017) standard in the context of your COFRAC accreditation process

Accreditation
COFRAC n°1-1907
Scope avalaible on
www.cofrac.fr

COFRAC accreditation:
EURL OEnologues de France is accredited (accreditation n°1-1907, scope available on www.cofrac.fr) in compliance with the NF/EN ISO 17043 standard and COFRAC applicable rules for provision of InterLaboratories Comparisons.
This accreditation constitutes an official recognition of our competence.

1.Technical
expertise

With a network of expert oenologists and statistician, we provide ILC since 1981.

2.International
network

More than 230 laboratories, from 12 different countries, participate to our ILC.

3.Tailor made
offer

Our offer fits to your needs and your budget: selection of samples, analytical parameters and methods.

4.Diversity of
samples

You can study up to 40 analytical parameters, only on real matrices: still wines (white, rosé, red), sparkling wines, sweet wines and grape juice.

5.Express
publication

Our ILC reports are available within 7 working days maximum.

6.Reliability of
the results

Our statistical studies are in accordance with the ISO 13528 standard and allows us to evaluate 2 indicators of performance:
Z - score (analytical result)
Zeta score (measurement uncertainty)