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National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Voting System Testing

July 27, 2017
Author(s)
Bradley W. Moore, Dana S. Leaman, John P. Wack
The 2017 edition of NIST Handbook 150-22 incorporates changes resulting from revisions to the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Version 1.1, the Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) Testing and Certification Program Manual Version 2.0, and the

NIST Handbook 150-1, NVLAP Energy Efficient Lighting Products, 2017 Revision

March 28, 2017
Author(s)
C Cameron Miller, Timothy Rasinski
The NIST Handbook 150 publication series sets forth the procedures, requirements, and guidance for the accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). NIST Handbook 150-1, NVLAP

Labeling Requirements for Packages Labeled Using In-Store Scales

March 7, 2017
Author(s)
David A. Sefcik
In the early 1950s, it became popular for supermarkets to offer random weight packaged meats and produce using in-store scales. The Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation (UPLR) in NIST Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal

NIST Handbook 105-4: Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures, Specifications and Tolerances for Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid Volumetric Provers (2016 Ed.)

December 13, 2016
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris, Val R. Miller
These specifications and tolerances are recommended as minimum requirements for standards used by state and local weights and measures officials and others in the regulatory verification of meters used in quantity determination of pressurized liquid

NIST Handbook 133: Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (2017 Ed.)

December 6, 2016
Author(s)
Lisa Warfield, David Sefcik, Linda D. Crown
This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged goods is the determination of the conformance results of the packaging, distribution, and

Nanolithography Toolbox

October 19, 2016
Author(s)

Bojan R. Ilic, Krishna Coimbatore Balram, Daron A. Westly, Marcelo I. Davanco, Karen E. Grutter, Qing Li, Thomas Michels, Christopher H. Ray, Liya Yu, Neal A. Bertrand, Samuel M. Stavis, Vladimir A. Aksyuk, James A. Liddle, Brian A. Bryce, Nicolae Lobontiu, Yuxiang Liu, Meredith Metzler, Gerald Lopez, David Czaplewski, Leonidas Ocola, Pavel Neuzil, Vojtech Svatos, Slava Krylov, Christopher B. Wallin, Ian J. Gilbert, Kristen A. Dill, Richard J. Kasica, Kartik A. Srinivasan, Gregory Simelgor, Juraj Topolancik

NIST Handbook 133: Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (2016 Ed.)

July 27, 2016
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield
This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged goods is the determination of the conformance results of the packaging, distribution, and

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories

May 10, 2016
Author(s)
Barbara J. Belzer, Kari K. Harper, Thomas R. Hettenhouser, Warren R. Merkel
NIST Handbook 150-2, 2016 edition, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories Program. The 2016 edition of NIST

Changes for Product Labeling for Meats and Poultry with Added Solutions

June 25, 2015
Author(s)
Lisa Warfield
Article announcing the requirements for labeling meats and poultry items resulting from a U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Safety Inspection Services release of a ruling effective January 1, 2016. This ruling amends the regulations for descriptive
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