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September 18–21, 2016
Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, Texas
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Sean Austin,
Nestlé
A New Analytical Method for the Determination of
Inulin/FOS – a Dual Lab Validation
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Heidi Evenocheck,
AMWAY
Short Chain (DP<10) Carbohydrate Analysis
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Paula Trumbo,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Carbohydrate Labeling Update in Food and Supplement
Products
TDRM Symposium: How to Compare a Certified
Value with an Analytical Result and How to
Estimate Measurement Uncertainty (MU)
Measurement uncertainty (MU) is a parameter associated
with all measurement results and provides a quantitative
indication of the quality of a measurement result. A
realistic estimation of MU is an important part of method
development and method validation. A well-developed
understanding of the major sources of uncertainty even
provides possibilities for further method optimization.
Sometimes it is perceived that the estimation of MU
of an analytical result is a complicated and difficult
process. In addition, customers of analytical results do
not know what to make of the “uncertainty”. Firstly, the
symposium aims to describe how MU was implemented
in European measurement laboratories over the past
three decades with a lecture describing a European
laboratory perspective. Thereafter different aspects of
measurement uncertainty in relation to certified reference
materials, proficiency testing and uncertainty of identity
of components (e.g. botanicals) will be described. Different
strategies for estimation of MU will be explained as well
as the use of MU in relation to certified reference materials
(CRMs). When is an analytical result in agreement with the
certified value and when is it not? Likewise, in proficiency
testing (PT) what is the difference between z-scores and
zeta-scores? As will be discussed all such benchmarking
requires realistic estimations of MU.
CO-CHAIR:
Håkan Emteborg,
European Commission -
JRC - IRMM
CO-CHAIR:
Donna Zink,
AIM Research Enterprises
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Máire Walsh
The Role of MU in Ensuring Comparability and
Traceability of Analytical Data: A European Laboratory
Perspective
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Håkan Emteborg,
European Commission -
JRC - IRMM
Approaches to Estimate Measurement Uncertainty (MU)
and how is MU Related to Certified Reference Materials?
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Jörg Stroka,
European Commission - JRC - IRMM
Uses of Uncertainty Estimations in the European
Reference Laboratory for Mycotoxins
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James Harnly,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Uncertainty of Identity in Botanicals
I Know what you Ate and where it Came from!
Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is becoming a powerful
and informative technology for the identification and
characterization of food-borne pathogens—dramatically
reducing analytical time and allowing for the resolution
of thousands of species and serotypes of bacteria in a
single test. Its applications are numerous from strain
characterization to outbreak tracking and monitoring
of microbial flora in diverse environments. Currently
thousands of organisms are being sequenced in areas of
the globe, and their data stored. How are we addressing
the validation of these new technologies/methods that
allow for the resolution of thousands of species and
serotypes of bacteria using a single test? What does WGS
means to the food industry and how can they take benefit
of this technology? What is the added value in food (related
outbreak tracking?
In this Symposium, attendees will be:
1.
Informed of the on-going work for standardization in
the collection of volumes of meta-genomic data being
generated;
2.
Invited to participate in a round table discussion
with speakers, discussing gaps in requirements and
considerations necessary in the approaches that
might be used by regulatory authorities to determine
validation requirements of methods using these new
technologies
CO-CHAIR:
DeAnn Benesh,
3M Food Safety
CO-CHAIR:
Patrice Arbault,
Nexidia
CO-CHAIR:
Clotilde Teiling,
Illumina
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Presenters TBD
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
TDLM Symposium: Strategies for Internal
Audits—Effective, Efficient, Economical
Effective internal audits are a key component of an
effective ISO 17025 management system. The standard is
not specific about how an audit takes place; just that all
aspects of the system are audited. The requirements of the
standard will be described briefly. Then the symposium
will focus on a number of approaches used for different
types of audits. Each section will be shown in the context
of a 17025-compliant internal auditing system. What the
auditor should look for, objective evidence, procedures,
policies will be described.
The symposium will present various approaches to audits
that ensure you get the most from your audit program.
Approaches and techniques will be presented. These
terms and audit “jargon” will be explained and the specific
audit techniques described so that you can implement
these approaches in your laboratory. Efficient audits are
an outcome of using these approaches. Minimal time is
spent creating checklists. In today’s hectic workplace this
efficiency is needed. When an investigation requires an
audit, you will learn how to narrow the focus of the audit
and keep it on track. Economical audits are important.