♦ 05 July 2016 ♦

[Taken form the homepage of the Euroreference website]

“The first issue of Euroreference (Journal of Reference) was launched in June 2009 as a free online AFSSA publication in both French and English. The original aim was to facilitate the dissemination of information about refe¬rence activities among stakeholders both at national and European levels. The topics covered included all scientific and technical aspects of analytical methods and their role in surveillance plans and reference-related regulatory issues. As a common forum for members of reference laboratory networks and all the players concerned, it was geared to National and European Reference Laboratories, animal health and food safety diagnostic laboratories, Ministries and decision-makers, directors of institutions, etc. The AFSSA/ ANSES Editorial board was rapidly joined by representatives of CODA-CER¬VA (Belgium), ISS (Italy) then PIWET (Poland).” The new of EuroReference is “co-edited by CODA-CERVA (Belgium), ANSES and SCL (France), BfR and FLI (Germany), ISS, IZSAM and IZSLER (Italy), PIWET (Poland), APHA and FERA (UK) in addition to the EPPO.” A .pdf version of EuroReference can be downloaded on the website.