Standards-setting organizations

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Specificity and selectivity are often used interchangeably. A detailed discussion of these terms, as defined by some standard-setting organizations, has been recently reported (12). 

In response to its request for comments on the draft international harmonization policy on standards, the FDA received comments from 10 organizations (standards-setting organizations, trade and professional associations, a manufacturer, and a consumer organization). A discussion of the comments received and the Agency s responses follows ... 

The domestic and international standards-setting organizations or bodies listed under section II.B. of this document are those in which the FDA has been or is most actively involved in developing standards. The listing is not meant to be exhaustive nor is it meant to list all standards-setting bodies in which the FDA has an interest. 

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and other federal, state, and local government agencies in the United States may require chemical analyses to determine compliance with air quality, water quality, liquid waste discharge, solid waste disposal, and other environmental regulations. The analytical methods specified for these purposes may be methods in development, methods published by standard-setting organizations, or... 

The committee is cognizant of the need for international harmonization of specifications in today s world. Efforts were made, where feasible, to harmonize the specifications in this edition with those of other standards-setting organizations, in particular with those in the Compendium of Food Additive Specifications, prepared by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)AVorld Health Organization (WHO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and published by the FAO. 

Other standard-setting organizations impacting pharmacy practice.389... 

Standard-setting organizations also publish texts for use by individuals or organizations seeking compliance with a particular set of industry standards or best practices. For example, the JCAHO publishes an annual accreditation manual for several health care settings, including hospitals, laboratories, and long-term care, ambulatory care, home care, and behavioral health care facilities. The ASHP publishes its positions and best practices in the Best Practices for Health-System Pharmacy Positions and Practice Standards of ASHP. ... 

Tables of fiX) are given by various standard-setting organizations for the paper industry [96-98]. While/( i) is largest at 457 mn, the so-called central wavelength, it is nonzero from 400 to 510 nm. Thus, chromophores that absorb at wavelengths somewhat longer than 400 nm can affect brightness even if their absorption ceases well below 457 nm (e.g., coniferaldehyde).

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One international standard setting organization is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its members are standards organizations in countries throughout the world. Most are standards organizations within individual countries. Its member organization from the United States is ANSI. 

Some frequenfly cited electrical standard setting organizations include ... 

There are a number of test methods that can be used to determine antimicrobial efficacy as well as biocompatibility of treated articles. Standards setting organizations such as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorist (AATCC) provide standard test methods that can be used to show antimicrobial efficacy of treated articles. There are also other efficacy test methods that fall outside the purview of these two organizations that are very effective. The ISO Technical Committee 194 has developed the ISO 10993 biocompatibility series which address the biological evaluation of medical devices including standards for those treated with antimicrobials. 

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