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10 B runt et al .: J ournal of aoaC I nternatIonal V ol . 100, n o . 3, 2017 of the lowest standards may be higher. In both laboratories and for both analytes, the residuals at all but the lowest level are less than 5%, and at the lowest level, they are below 10%.

quantified as fructan, and the average fructan content (on a reconstituted basis) was determined to be 0.0025 g/100 g with an SD of 0.0016 g/100 g. The LOD and LOQ were estimated using the following equations, and the results meet the requirements in the SMPRs (5). ) ( = + × = LOD 0.0025 3 0.0016 0.0073g 100g ) ( = + × = LOQ 0.0025 10 0.0016 0.018g 100g

LOD and LOQ

NRC established the LOD and LOQ by analyzing the blank sample Infant Formula Powder, Soy-Based, Lot No. E10NWZC (Table 2016.14A , sample No. 16) 14 times (7 days in duplicate). Minor signals present in the sample were

Figure 2. Comparison of the method protocols followed by the two different laboratories during the SLV.