Microsoft Word - Candidates for 2018 ERP of the Year

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Do you agree that the evidence or data from this and previous studies support the proposed applicability statement? ER 1 No ER 2 Yes ER 3 Yes ER 4 Yes ER 5 Yes ER 6 No ER 7 Yes ER 8 Yes Are there sufficient data points per product evaluated in accordance with AOAC requirements? ER 1 Yes ER 2 Yes ER 3 Yes ER 4 Yes ER 5 Yes ER 6 No ER 7 Yes ER 8 Yes General Comments about the Method Scope/Applicability: ER 1 Table A, pp 8 & 9 of the report, should not have an entry entitled "For Other Matrices", since "other matrices" were not validated in either the pre-collaborative (PTM) or collaborative studies. It should only include validated matrices. Table A, in its current form, implies that the applicability is broader than is substantiated by the validation study.

This isothermal nucleic acid amplification method detects L. monocytogenes in a variety of foods and on a variety of environmental surfaces found in food processing plants.

ER 2

NA

ER 3 ER 4 ER 5

No additional comments

Cottage cheese and deli turkey have been used for the collaborative study which are appropriate matrices and were both used in the pre-collaborative study. The method scope and applicability are clearly described, and the enrichment protocols have been properly presented and summarized in a table. The possibility to use one or two enrichment steps according to the matrix, makes the overall analysis more complex, but all information can be found in the document. Listeria is a bacterium frequently isolated from different types of food and surfaces. This method allows to detect Listeria in an easy and rapid way with a high sensitivity and specificity.

ER 6

ER 7

Accurately reflects breadth and depth of PTM and collaborative studies

ER 8

03/12/2018