AOAC STANDARDS & METHODS ORIENTATION E-BOOK

9/10/2019

Background In 2010 AOAC completed development of  standard method performance  requirements were also developed for: – Ricin hand held assays – Bacillus anthracis hand held assays – Bacillus anthracis PCR assays  – Francisella tularensis PCR assays  – Yersinia pestis PCR assays 

Background

• By 2010, a variety of method performance  requirements and acceptance requirements from  different AOAC projects had been developed ‐ each  with its own format and style. • AOAC recognized that it needed a standard process  and format.  • A standard format was developed in 2010.

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