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2. METHOD AUTHORS
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F. Morgan Wallace
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, Stephen Varkey
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, Daniel DeMarco
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, George Tice
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, Bridget Andaloro
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, Dawn
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Fallon
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, Jeff Rohrbeck
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, Eugene Davis
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, Monica Tadler
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, Steven Hoelzer
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, Erin Crowley
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, and Patrick
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Bird
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DuPont Qualicon
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Q Laboratories
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3. SUBMITTING LABORATORY
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DuPont Qualicon, P.O. Box 80400, Rt 141 and Henry Clay Road, Wilmington, DE 19880
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Phone 800-863-6842 or 302-695-5300 Fax 302-695-5301
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4. INDEPENDENT LABORATORY
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Q Laboratories, Inc., 1400 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45214
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Phone 513-471-1300
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5. REVIEWERS
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Yi Chen, CFSAN/Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
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College Park, MD 20740
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Maria Cristina Fernandez, University of Buenos Aires, Pedro Moran 3162, Buenos Aires 1419,
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Argentina
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Wayne Ziemer, Consultant 1801 Kristen Lane, Loganville, GA 30052
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6. SCOPE OF METHOD
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1. Target organisms –
Salmonella
species.
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2. Matrices – Specific matrices tested included ground beef, cream cheese, bagged lettuce,
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dry pet food, chicken carcass rinses, and stainless steel.
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3. Performance claims – Sensitivity and specificity equivalent to the appropriate reference
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culture methods.
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Dupont BAX Salmonella PTM Report
PTM Certification No. 081201 (08/07/2012)
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