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The Chemical Section of the National Office of Measures, Hungary (OMH) [1] embarked on the preparation of a wheat sample series as a Certified Reference Material [2] (CRM) in 1992. The practical implementation of the wheat sample series has shown that test- ing laboratories are in great need of easy-to-use flour reference samples to objectively and independently qualify wheat. To fill this need, we have developed a three-term flour reference sample series. The certification process was car-ried out according to ISO recommendations. Investigations of the long-term stability [3] and the application of wheat and flour CRMs are continuing. Wheat is one of the most widely grown crops in Hun- gary and it is one of the major determinative factors in the economy. Its uniform and objective qualification is of outstanding importance. There are well-equipped laborato-ries with sufficient experience to assess wheat flour quality, howev- er, proficiency testing has shown that certified samples need to be used to achieve exact and uniform measuring results.
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Received: 12 November 1999 Accepted: 16 August 2000
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Budai, J., Fükõ, J. Experience with wheat flour reference material. Accred Qual Assur 6, 317–320 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007690000252
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