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Document Category: Resources for Lab Sampling

Thiex, N. J. and Ramsey, C. A., Piloting a Proficiency Testing Program for Laboratory Sampling of Animal Feeds. J. AOAC Int. (2022)

February 24, 2023

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Hanson, P., Mitchell, N., Caudle, S.B., Caulkins, L., Owens, C., Lewandowski, P., & Pickett, D. (2020) A Study to Evaluate the Need for Comminution in the Preparation of Food Materials for Testing of Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus Species, and generic Escherichia coli., J. AOAC Int. 103, 1639–1645

February 24, 2023

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Part 2: Maestroni, B., Ghods, A., El-Bidaoui, M., Rathor, N., Jarju, O. P., Ton, T., & Ambrus, A. (2000). Testing the Efficiency and Uncertainty of Sample Processing Using 14C-Labelled Chlorpyrifol: Part I and Part II. Pages 49–72 in Principles and Practices of Method Validation; Fajgelj, A., Ambrus, Ä., eds. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

February 24, 2023

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GOOD Test Portions Guidance on Obtaining Defensible Test Portions (French)

February 1, 2023

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GOOD Test Portions Guidance on Obtaining Defensible Test Portions

February 1, 2023

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Partnership for Food Protection (PFP)-FDA. (2018). Human and Animal Food Testing Best Practices Manual (in press).

January 28, 2023

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ISO (International Organization for Standardization). (2012). Animal feeding stuffs Guidelines for sample preparation. Standard no. 6498. ISO, Geneva, Switzerland.

January 28, 2023

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Leah S Riter, Chad E Wujcik, Novel Two-Stage Fine Milling Enables High-Thoughput Determination of Glyposate Residues in Raw Agricultural Commodities (2018) JAOAC 101

January 28, 2023

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Sud Sushant, Kamath Archana. Methods of Size Reduction and Factors Affecting Size Reduction in Pharmaceutics. Int. Res. J. Pharm. 2013 4(8): 57-64.

January 28, 2023

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Fussell, R. J., Hetmanski, M. T., MacArthur, R., Findlay, D., Smith, F., Ambrus, A., & Brodesser, P. J. (2007a). Measurement Uncertainty Associated with Sample Processing of Oranges and Tomatoes for Pesticide Residue Analysis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 55, 1062–1070.

January 28, 2023

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