CCQM-OAWG Task Group on Food Sector (CCQM-OAWG-TG-FOODSEC)

Period of activity: start 25 April 2024 to end April 2027

Terms of Reference

This Task Group is being established in response to the on-going need by the OAWG to ensure relevance of prioritised sectors, activities and comparisons withing the OAWG, aligning with the OAWG strategic plan for 2021-2030. Specifically, the provision of updates to the OAWG strategy document and horizon scanning to better capture the requirements of different fields of great importance to Organic Analysis Metrology worldwide. The defined focus areas include Food; Clinical and Forensics; Environment; Advancement of Measurement Science (including MS, NMR, UoM) and Knowledge Transfer.

Specific activities to be undertaken

• To provide insights and suggestions for updates in the CCQM OAWG 2021-2030 strategy document to better capture NMI activities in its focus area;
• To identify gaps in measurements needs related to its focus area not yet identified in the CCQM OAWG 2021-2030 strategy, and propose how the strategy could be updated to address these;
• To identify unmet stakeholder engagement opportunities and how these could be exploited to promote the benefits of metrology and NMI services or used to identify new measurement needs;
• Based on identified needs, make recommendations on parameters and criteria for key comparisons and pilot studies to underpin (new or existing) services delivered by WG members in this sector;
• Recommendations on workshops/stakeholder engagements.