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Appendices 

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Appendix 10.1 Instructions to Collaborators 

General Instructions about Collaborative Studies  5  6  The purpose of this document is to provide detailed instructions for performing the collaborative study  7  for the Solus One Salmonella .    8  9  The trial will be conducted by Q Laboratories, on behalf of Solus Scientific. Ben Bastin of Q Laboratories  10 will be the main contact. Q Laboratories will be responsible for providing the test portions, clarifying  11  procedures, collating the results. Should any questions arise before or during the study, please direct  12  them immediately to the attention of one of Ben Bastin:  13   14 Ben Bastin  15  Q Laboratories  16  Email: BBastin@QLaboratories.com 17  513‐471‐1300 – work  18  513‐518‐8450 – cell   19   20 Important Information  21 22 1.  Read the methods carefully. If you have any questions, contact the Study Director.  23   24 2.  It is advised to make at least one practice run before the trial using your own materials so that you  25 can minimize errors in manipulations.  Check that all pipettes, equipment, and supplies are on hand.  26  27 3.  Make the determination on the specified date. Store the test portions according to the instructions.   28  It is essential for the validity of the trial that all collaborators commence the analysis of each test portion  29  on the designated day. Immediately upon receiving each shipment, confirm the contents with the Study  30  Director by emailing the form provided in the shipment.  31   32 4.  THIS IS A STUDY OF THE METHOD, NOT OF THE LABORATORY. THE METHOD MUST BE FOLLOWED AS  33 CLOSELY AS PRACTICABLE, AND ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE METHOD AS DESCRIBED, NO MATTER HOW  34  TRIVIAL THEY MAY SEEM, MUST BE NOTED ON THE REPORT FORM.  35   36 5.  Report all of your results as soon as analyses are completed. Do not do more or less than indicated in  37  the instructions. For example, do not do duplicate analysis and report the best or average result. More  38  or fewer results complicate the statistical analyses and may invalidate your results. Data sheets are  39  provided with these instructions and indicate which results are to be reported. Please include any  40  criticisms, suggested improvements, or general comments about the products on the Collaborators’  41  Comments Form provided. Any results that were derived from modified protocols should be included  42

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