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Quality Assurance of Analysis of Inorganic Nutrients in Foods

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Modern Methods of Food Analysis

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The most important aspects of any analytical method are the steps taken to ensure the quality of the results. Quality assurance is the system of activities whose purpose is to provide assurance that the overall quality control limits are being met (Taylor 1981). The quality control limits (established by the analytical laboratory, or an outside organization) define the expected accuracy and precision of the results. Quality assurance must cover all aspects of the analytical process, from sampling, through sample treatment, standards preparation, and method validation, to the data handling and evaluation. Without a defined quality assurance program, all analytical results must be suspect.

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  1. Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Nutrient Composition Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA

    James M. Harnly, Wayne R. Wolf & Nancy J. Miller-Ihli

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  1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Kent K. Stewart

  2. Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, California, USA

    John R. Whitaker

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Harnly, J.M., Wolf, W.R., Miller-Ihli, N.J. (1984). Quality Assurance of Analysis of Inorganic Nutrients in Foods. In: Stewart, K.K., Whitaker, J.R. (eds) Modern Methods of Food Analysis. ift Basic Symposium Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7379-7_6

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