b'ASSOCIATION NEWS At the same time, the conditions have beenbetween several new working groups in 2025.conformity of manual triers, conformity of harmonised for all species: for the seed lot sizeSome topics will require collaboration with otherautomatic samplers, control of dividers, sublot mentioned in Table 2C, up to five sublots areISTA Technical Committees. rules, clarification or advice, etc.).allowed for all species; for vegetable species listed in the ISTA Rules, if up to 20 sublots areOther Bulking and SamplingNew Bulking and Sampling Committee needed, the maximum lot size is 1000 kg. In thisCommittee Activities members for 20252028context, the maximum seed lot size for SolanumA webinar on Samplers Monitoring was held onFor the next triennium, the composition of lycopersicum has been reset to 10 000 kg. 27 March 2024 in collaboration with the ISTAthe Committee has been updated. Two new Secretariat. Lecturers were Florina Palada, Eddiemembers join us: Qarin Hellner (Sweden) and Bulking and Sampling CommitteeGoldschagg and Corinne Guimier. Sigyn Valgrind (Denmark). The Committee now Working Groups has two Vice-Chairs: Eddie Goldschagg and For varieties with different names in differentThe BSC Vice-Chair, Eddie Goldschagg presentedChandrashekara Bhat. countries, the customer might ask a laboratory tothe sampling part of three ISTA workshops change the variety name on the ISTA Certificate.on Quality Assurance (Advanced Level):I want to thank all BSC members for the work This information is under the responsibility ofOudtshoorn, South Africa (2426 January 2024)done and for their enthusiasm to continue our the applicant, but the variety name is indicatedand Bucharest, Romania (811 and 1417 Octoberactivities.on the seed container labels. Therefore, the2024). He also presented the sampling part of official position of BSC is that the variety name bethe Organisation for Economic Co-operationBulking and Sampling consistent on both the OIC and on the containers.and Development (OECD) Capacity BuildingCommittee NoticesIt can be changed according to the customersworkshop in Harare, Zimbabwe (213 SeptemberIt is always possible to add more languages to the request; if necessary, the seed lot can be repacked2024). Sampling Calculator; volunteers that would be in containers with the correct variety name. prepared to do the translation for an additional BSC regularly receives questions on samplingDuring the year, the BSC received 46 questions,language are welcome to contact the BSC.conditions and interpretation of the ISTA Rules.from all parts of the world, and from ISTA A second working group worked to proposeauditors and the Accreditation and TechnicalBSC members are available to answer your appropriate clarifications and wording. ThisDepartment, concerning a wide range ofquestions on seed sampling, sampling methods activity is in progress and will be dividedtopics (sampling methods, sampling practices,and sampling equipment; please contact us.SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 2025 29'