[Quality assurance of the chemical analysis measurements of foods].

This document outlined the quality assurance of measurements in the chemical analysis practiced in the food testing in Japan. The quality required for a measurement is the confidence, but necessary degree of confidence is dependent on the intended use of the measurement. The recognition of the purpose of measurement is important in quality assurance of measurements. Once the required quality is decided, the quality of the measurement is assured by various quality assurance means. The international documents about quality assurance of measurement are introduced in this document, as well as the domestic notifications enforced in Japan. Means such as the validation of analytical method and the internal quality control are explained. The concept of the measurement uncertainty is also introduced.