Event Calendar Refund & Return Policies Check Sample Program Check Sample Data Reporting Website The Business of Pet Food
The AAFCO Collaborative Check Sample Program is a Proficiency Testing Program for analytical chemistry laboratories and consists of twelve specially ground and mixed commercially manufactured animal feed samples. The series, which begins in January of each year, includes a variety of feeds, pet foods and supplements with nutrients, drugs, antibiotics, minerals, and vitamins at levels typically encountered in commercial products. Samples are shipped to participants each month of the year and are tested for analytes of interest by each lab. Results for individual analytes are reported using specified AAFCO method codes and units to allow for analysis of the performance of individual methods or method types. Reported results are analyzed statistically and participants are provided with performance scores for each analyte and method reported. Results are used by laboratories as part of their quality control/quality assurance programs. Extra materials from each monthly testing round are offered for purchase as Quality Reference Materials (QRMs) or “past samples”.
Laboratory data are reported using the AAFCO Check Sample Program data reporting website. Prepared report cards and method performance reports of the consensus summary data are available for download from the AAFCO Check Sample Program data reporting website.
To subscribe to the Program click here:- 2012 AAFCO Program order form
To report a missing sample(s) click here:- Missing AAFCO sample form
To order Quality Reference Materials / AAFCO Past samples Click here:- QRM order form
Inquiries concerning the CHECK SAMPLE PROGRAM should be sent to: Dr. Victoria Siegel, Chair AAFCO Check Sample Program Office of Indiana State Chemist Purdue University 175 S. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2063 Telephone: 765-494-1565 Fax: 765-494-8722 E-mail: vsiegel@purdue.edu
To view downloadable summary reports of past samples, click here. If you experience difficulty in downloading any of these forms, please contact the Chair (Dr. Siegel) for help. In most cases, the form can be e-mailed when the download does not work. Thank you.
2012 Documents and Forms:
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