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What is REACH Testing? And Importance of REACH Testing.

Reach testing is a European testing standard that has been devised keeping in mind the safety requirements of human and environmental well being. It specifies a list of materials that must be tested for any potential risk to its consumers and to the environment in general, it entails subsequent testing for Plastic products, Chemicals, Metals and metal articles, Toys, Packaging material, Coated Material, Finished Goods, Paint with other products apart from the above-mentioned categories of commodities. Due to concerns related to producer accountability on the use of hazardous substances, reach testing services are provided by reach testing laboratories giving in-depth analysis of safety concerns related to the substances which might violate the guidelines prescribed in the REACH manual. REACH stands for Registration ,  Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of  Chemicals. The fundamentals of Reach works upon building a responsible attitude towards substances that are unfit f...

Why Shelf-Life Study of Packaged Food Items is Required

  What is Shelf-Life? The term "shelf life" refers to the amount of time food can be stored until it begins to deteriorate, as long as any specified storage conditions are met. The start of a product's shelf life is when it is prepared or processed. Its duration is determined by a variety of factors, including the ingredients used, the production process, the packaging used, and how the food is processed. It is usually marked by a date mark on the product's label. How is Shelf-Life related to Food Safety? Shelf-Life testing describes the process of determining how long food can keep its quality after it has been stored. A Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) framework should be used to control the pathogen content (safety) of foods. Pathogen development can be assessed using predictive modeling or challenge monitoring. Food protection and product shelf life, on the other hand, are inextricably related. A food's shelf life should include the following: Re...

Why is Vibration Testing Needed?

Experiment for the designing of products and stress screening for controlling quality. Vibration testing is fulfilled by introducing a function of force into a structure, usually with help of some shaker. Vibration testing makes sure that the product performance is up to the mark under extreme conditions. Products are tested in the vibration environment to judge the durability and to check if there any improvements required ensure the working and integrity of automotive products using vibration testing and analysis. Vibration testing and vibration analysis help adjusting automotive products for paramount vehicle and structural soundness perception using ways and techniques such as dwells and resonant searches, fixture resonance evaluation, reproduction of sample road, custom fabrication and fixture design and more. Vibration testing summarizes of  Resonant Dwells and searches. Fixture resonance evaluation. Fabrication and custom fixture design. Combined vibrati...

Spectrophotometer and Calibration Curves: Sigma Labs

What is a Spectrophotometer?  A spectrophotometer is a popular optical instrument that measures light intensity in relation to color (or wavelength). They're used in the lab to see how much light a colored chemical dissolved in the solution absorbs. This enables us to quantify chemical concentrations and purity, evaluate particular chemical properties, and monitor and measure chemical reactions in real-time. What are Calibration Curves?  Calibration curves are used to calculate the concentration of unknown substances based on measurements of known concentration solutions. The calibration curve determines the precision and accuracy of the measurements. The more accurate the answer, the better the curve; the less accurate the answer, the worse is the curve. Calibration curves are used for a wide range of measurements on a wide range of devices.  Why is Calibration Important?  Calibration increases the accuracy of precise measurements needed in R&D, innovation, and ...

Why should we ensure the safety of drinking water?

Water is an elementary human need. Water is connecting to every possible form of life on earth. Each person on this planet requires at least 10 liters of safe, clean and accessible water in a day for drinking.  Safe drinking water can be defined as water that does not have any significant risk present in it for health over a long period of consumption. Safe water not necessarily is pure, it may have some impurities such as some trail of salts like calcium, magnesium, carbonates and others present in it which is injuries to health.  Millions of people die every year because of no access to safe drinking water to many water-related issues like diarrhea cholera, malaria, hepatitis and so on. There are basic norm, standards and criterion for safe drinking water.  Proper examination is necessary to be done to ensure that water does not have any sort of harmful chemicals or substances and is perfectly fit for drinking and consumption. In any case, if the water contains any slig...

Why is nutritional testing important?

We all know that adequate nutrition is one of the most important pillars of public health. Before developing and implementing effective intervention programs for improving nutrition at the population level. Often, we talk about nutritional information, cost-saving and organization. But, what exactly does nutritional analysis entail? How do you understand nutritional analysis? Does it help or hurt the business and its consumers? With the help of the article, you can find a bit more about what we think about the nutritional analysis. How you can get started implementing the same and start growing your business? What is Nutritional Testing? Nutritional labelling is the process of determining the nutritional content of the food. It is a vital part of analytical chemistry, which provides information about the chemical composition, processing, quality control and contamination of food. The test ensures compliance with trade and food laws. However, there are varieties of certified meth...

Importance of Shoe Testing

A myriad of strict rules and regulations governs the import, export and selling of footwear in the global markets, especially to the developed nation of the world. The rules and regulations imposed help in protecting the customers, clothing brands and the environment. The European Union along with most other countries having healthy consumer markets enforce similar trade laws and legislation concerning the methods of testing footwear as well as controlling the quality of the products. The manufacturing, supplying and retailing units must ensure that their products meet the requirements of commercial departments as well as those of the health authorities of the countries where they choose to sell their products. A footwear company can have its markets in the EU, the UAE, Asia, and the US, Japan, Australia or any other countries of the world. But, they need to prove that they carried out the testing and met the legal requirements of the destination markets. However, if they fail to do ...