CSITC: Commercial Standardisation of Instrument Testing of Cotton

In the Statement of the 62nd Plenary Meeting, the Committee instructed the Secretariat to form an Expert Panel on Instrument Testing of Cotton to explore how best to establish an International Agreement on Instrument Based Cotton Classing to ensure that test results are uniform in all classing laboratories. The Task Force on CSITC promotes the use of objective and reliable instrument testing instead of manual classing, throughout the cotton value chain. Membership Membership in the Task Force reflects the geographic diversity of cotton production, consumption and trade and includes representatives of all segments of the industry, including researchers, shippers, producers, spinners and controllers. What are CSITC Round Trials? The ICAC Task Force on Commercial Standardisation of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC) conducts quarterly round trials to help establish international standardisation of cotton classification based on the Universal Calibration Cotton Standards in order to promote efficiency in cotton production and marketing. All cotton testing centres around the world are encouraged to participate to ensure that their cotton testing results using Uster HVI equipment and other testing instruments are on the same level of accuracy as other test centres. How do CSITC Round Trials differ from other cotton round trials? With 4 samples per Round Trial, and 30 tests per sample on each participating instrument, CSITC Round Trials are based on intense testing in every lab, so that a reliable and meaningful analysis can be given, illuminating the accuracy of the results as well as the precision. Typically, each instrument is compared to more than 130 other instruments. The joint Round Trial realisation by USDA-AMS and Bremen Fibre Institute, hosted by ICAC, assures professionalism and impartiality. To participate in the CSITC Round Trials, please fill in this form and send it to [email protected].

Website

http://csitc.org/

External link for CSITC: Commercial Standardisation of Instrument Testing of Cotton

Industry

Research

Company size

2-10 employees

Founded

1962

Specialties

Instrument testing and Cotton classing