AOAC Gluten Quantitative Validation Guidance-Round 1(Nov 2023)

AOAC GFA Program (Gluten)1
Quantitative Gluten Guidance (Round 1)2
1. Scope3
2. Applicability3
3. Terms and Definitions3
References3
Definitions4
3.1 Analyte:4
3.2 Bias:4
3.3 Calibrant:4
3.4 Candidate Method:4
3.5 Candidate Method Result:4
3.6 Collaborator:4
3.7 Cross-reactivity:4
3.8 Cross-reactivity Study:4
3.15 Intermediate precision conditions:5
3.29 Repeatability Conditions:6
3.31 Reproducibility Conditions:6
4. Method Developer Validation Study7
4.1 Scope7
4.2 Calibration Fit Study7
4.3 Selectivity Study7
4.4 Matrix Study8
LOD/LOQ Estimation11
Recovery Assessment11
4.5 Data Analysis and Reporting for Matrix Studies11
Nested Designs: Repeatability and Intermediate Precision11
Repeatability Only11
LOD, LOQ11
Recovery12
4.6 Acceptance Criteria for Matrix Studies12
LOQ12
4.7 Robustness Study12
Product Stability and Consistency13
4.8 Method Instructions and Required Method Information13
5. Independent Laboratory Study14
5.1 Scope14
5.2 Matrix Study14
6. Collaborative (Interlaboratory) Study14
6.1 Scope:14
6.2 Number of Laboratories:15
6.3 Matrix Study15
6.4 Test Materials:15
6.5 Data Analysis15
6.6 Acceptance Criteria16
LOQ16
6.7 Collaborator Comments16
7. Matrix Extension16
7.1 Matrix Extension for single lab validation studies16
7.2 Matrix Extension for multi-site collaborative studies16
ANNEX A - Inclusivity-Exclusivity Panel19
ANNEX B - Test Material Preparation22
ANNEX C - Matrix Categories26
ANNEX D - Statistical Methods34
Working Group Comments Round 1 - RESOLVED56

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