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AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES
AOAC Expert Review Panel Final Action Feedback
extensive 20 laboratory collaborative study representing government, industry and private testing
laboratories throughout the United States.
AOAC Performance Tested Method: PTM # 120702
The VITEK 2 GP method was certified by the AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method
SM
(PTM) program after the completion of a single laboratory study and an independent laboratory study.
These studies included an evaluation of the following parameters: inclusivity, exclusivity, robustness, lot-
to-lot/stability and method comparison.
AOAC Official Method: 2012.02
The VIDAS LMX method was adopted as an AOAC Official Method of Analysis (OMA), First Action status
after the completion of a multi-laboratory method comparison study.
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