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Table 2: Participation of each Collaborating Laboratory

Collaborator ID #

Participating Laboratory

Automated Extraction or Manual Extraction

Analyst

Participated a

1

1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Automated

Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y

2 b

Manual

3 4 6 7 8 9

Automated

Manual Manual

5 c

Automated

Manual

Automated Automated Automated

10 d 11 12 13 14

10 11 12 12

Manual Manual

Automated Automated

Y a Y= Collaborator analyzed the food type; N=Collaborator did not analyze the food type. b Collaborator received samples but was not able to submit results. c Collaborator received samples after the deadline due to customs delay and was unable to participate. d Collaborator dropped due to extreme cross contamination, resulting in nearly all positive results.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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