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Methods validation: AOAC’s three validation systems

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Validated methods of analysis are needed for many purposes: enforcement of regulations, import/export control, in accredited laboratories, academia, institutions. The AOAC INTERNATIONAL Official Methods Program is designed to provide fully validated methods of analysis, based on interlaboratory testing by a minimum of eight laboratories. Another, lesser validation system is used for peer-verified methods of analysis where two or three laboratories participate. The system for performance testing of test kits is specially designed for a thorough testing of manufacturer claims, and can be obtained by submitting a kit to Performance Testing by the AOAC Research Institute.

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Lauwaars, M. (2005). Methods validation: AOAC’s three validation systems. In: De Bièvre, P., Günzler, H. (eds) Validation in Chemical Measurement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27034-5_30

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