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concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results, Off. J. Eur. Commun. (2002) L221 , 8–36. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/ F/?uri=CELEX:32002D0657&rid=1 (2) SANCO/12571/2013: Guidance document on analytical quality control and validation procedures for pesticide residues analysis in food and feed, http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/ guidance_documents/docs/qualcontrol_en.pdf (3) AOAC SMPR 2015.001 J. AOAC Int . (future issue)