Proficiency Test on PFOA/PFOS in Textile started

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option. The report form can be downloaded on this site when deadline has expired.

Download the instuctions for iis17A05 here: The letter of instructions and the  report form.

Summary of this proficiency test:

On 8 March 2017 the proficiency test on PFOA/PFOS in Textile started with 76 participants from 19 different countries.

On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories.

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received the package and checked the contents, via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis-cts/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

The samples can be analyzed on: PFOA/PFOS and Other Per- and poly-fluorinated substances.

The deadline for reporting results is set on 14 April 2017. A laboratory that reports test results after deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform. A login ID and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com