Following their adoption at the 117th session of the Council of Members in June 2023, the following documents are now published on our web page:
Guidelines for the accomplishment of requirements of standard ISO 17025 of sensory testing laboratories with particular reference to virgin olive oil COI/T.28/Doc. No 1/Rev. 7 / 2023 is available here in French and English: https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/what-we-do/chemistry-standardisation-unit/standards-and-methods/
It was agreed to split the document COI/T.28/Doc. No 1 in order to make it more accessible for the heads of panels and laboratory managers.
Internal quality control guidelines for sensory laboratories COI/T.20/Doc. No 17/Rev. 1/ 2023 is available here: https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/what-we-do/chemistry-standardisation-unit/standards-and-methods/
These two documents were adopted following the unanimous position of organoleptic evaluation experts.
For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/what-we-do/chemistry-standardisation-unit/