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TTS Proficiency Testing Programs 2026 – Textile (TTS-T), Leather (TTS-L), Olive Oil (TTS-A)

EPTIS factsheet 1599128 | Last revision 2026-09-01 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1599128 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1599128

PT provider
PT provider total testing service proficiency testing total testing service proficiency testing
Based in Egypt
Language(s) English
Remarks Scheme run by TTS (Total Testing Service) Proficiency Testing, covering Textile (TTS-T), Leather (TTS-L), and Olive Oil (TTS-A) programs . Registration is via a filled registration form sent to C43@ttesting.org; technical documents (instructions and submission sheets) are issued after registration. Confidentiality of all communications is guaranteed; no data shared with third parties without written permission.
Keywords
Product groups Leather
Food and drink
Textile and clothing
Testing fields Analytical chemistry
Materials evaluation
Mechanics
Occupational safety
Sensory testing
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Textile Dimensional Change After Domestic Washing -
Slippage resistance of yarns -
Colour Fastness to sea water -
PH value of textiles -
Colour Fastness to washing -
Qualitative determination of a fiber blend: Fibre blend - Proportion of acrylic fibres -
Maximum force seam - grab method -
Colour Fastness to perspiration -
Abrasion resistance – Martindale (Assessment of appearance change) -
Spray test - Resistance to surface wetting -
Pilling properties - Modified Martindale method -
Tensile properties - strip method -
Colour Fastness to organic solvents -
Colour fastness to washing with soap (and soda) -
Colour Fastness to Water -
Leather Leather - Colour fastness to cycles of rubbing -
Leather - Water vapour absorption -
Footwear — Test methods for uppers, linings and insocks — Abrasion resistance -
Leather - Chemical determination of chromium (VI) content in leather (Chromatographic method) -
Protective gloves against mechanical risks -
Food Sensory Analysis of Virgin Olive Oils -
Vegetable Oil Pesticide Multi-Residues Analysis in Vegetable Oils -
K232 / K270 -
Fatty acid Composition -
Free Acidity -
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants Testing laboratories in the textile, leather, and olive oil sectors. Participation is explicitly open to laboratories "regardless of accreditation status."
Linked to specific legislation / standards ISO/IEC 17043:2023 – Conformity assessment – General requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers (the PT operator's own accreditation standard)
Additional, subsidiary aims
Number of participants 13
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party

Accredited by EGAC / TUNAC on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043:2023

Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Ranges from €60 to €160
Regularly operated Yes (Textile scheme runs 3 rounds/year (T2601, T2602, T2603); Leather scheme 1 round/year Olive oil 1 round/year (A2601))
Year of first operation
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
total testing service proficiency testing
BP53 Zone Industrielle Technopole Menzel
5036
Egypt

Phone: +216 70 146 260
Fax: +216 70 146 269
Web: https://ttesting.org/ https://ttesting.org/
sales manager Emna Fatnassi
Phone: +216 70 146 260
Fax: +216 70 146 269
Email: C43@ttesting.org C43@ttesting.org
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Egypt, Ms Basma Taha Hussien. Ms Basma Taha Hussien.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5