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There is always some level of uncertainty (variability) associated with any sampling plan. Because of this, the true mycotoxin concentration of a bulk lot can’t be determined with 100% certainty; nor can all lots be correctly classified into good and bad categories (based upon some legal limit) with 100% accuracy. Accuracy and precision are two types of uncertainties associated with a sampling plan (Cochran and Cox 1957).

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    Laboratory sample: smallest quantity of material comminuted in a mill. The laboratory sample may be a portion of or the entire aggregate sample. The laboratory sample should be finely ground and mixed thoroughly using a process that approaches as complete a homogenisation as possible (Food and Agriculture Organization 2001b).

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  • Cochran WG, Cox GM (1957) Experimental design. Wiley, New York, NY, pp 15–16

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  1. US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7625, USA

    Thomas B. Whitaker

  2. Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7625, USA

    Andrew B. Slate

  3. Food and Environmental Protection Laboratory Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Wagramer Strasse 5, 100, A1400, Vienna, Austria

    M. Bruno Doko, Britt M. Maestroni & Andrew Cannavan

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  1. , Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Box 7625, Raleigh, 27695-7625, USA

    Thomas Whitaker

  2. , Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Box 7625, Raleigh, 27695-7625, USA

    Andrew Slate

  3. , Joint FAO/IAEA Programme, International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramer Strasse 5, P.O. Bo, Vienna, A-1400, Austria

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    Andrew Cannavan

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Whitaker, T.B., Slate, A.B., Doko, M.B., Maestroni, B.M., Cannavan, A. (2011). Uncertainty. In: Whitaker, T., Slate, A., Doko, B., Maestroni, B., Cannavan, A. (eds) Sampling Procedures to Detect Mycotoxins in Agricultural Commodities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9634-0_3

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