Home.Scientific Services Division.Request for Collaborative Study Participants
TTB's Scientific Services Division (SSD) is initiating collaborative projects for multi-lab validation of a number of analytical methods that are used by the Bureau for regulatory compliance and tax classification of nonbeverage alcohol products. We are looking for domestic and international laboratories (governmental, academic, commercial, industry, etc.) who might be interested in participating in these collaborative projects. Among the methods which we targeted for multi-lab validation in 2011 are:
SSD's Nonbeverage Product Laboratory (NPL) recently developed and validated (single lab) these methods. Since these methods employ GC in conjunction with FID and/or Mass Selective Detector (MSD), a participating laboratory must have these capabilities. A laboratory can participate in one or more collaborative projects. We plan to start these projects in early March 2011. After we identify the laboratories for the projects, we will send the following:
We invite you to participate in these collaborative studies and it would be our privilege to have you as a partner in this project. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact NPLCollaborativeStudy@ttb.gov. Thank you for your consideration.