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Table 3. APC for Deli Turkey was not

determined to be >1 log to meet the

background flora criteria.

Per Appendix J, background flora at 10 x the

limit of the competitor organism is only

required for one food type, which would have

been achieved by the raw chicken breast.

Table3. Raw Chicken APC was variable - 1000s

to 1,000,000s. It's not clear why so much

variability between laboratories

~130 lbs of raw chicken breast was processed

for the study. Varying degrees of APC results

would be expected, although the variablity

observed is higher than typically seen.

ER4 no

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ER5 Statistical review not available. Flip book page

100, lin 35. Change 'variance' to 'variability'

(two instances). S is standard deviation

(variability) and s^2 is variance. The relevant

footnotes in Tables 2016.1A and .1B are correct.

Revised variance to variability.

ER6 Please also see refer by statistical advisor

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ER1 Yes

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ER2 Yes

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ER3 Yes

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ER4 Yes

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ER5 Yes

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ER6 Yes

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ER1 Yes

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ER2 Yes

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ER3 Yes

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ER4 NO, there are problems with the official method

write up (see below). The method will not be

acceptable until the method is corrected.

1. Page 5, Section B. Were any samples

to blending, but a blender does not appear in

section B. If blenders were used in either the

PTM or OMA validation studies, the "blender"

should appear in the Apparatus and Reagents

section.

Added subscript/footnote explanations of

which products were homogenized by

stomaching, vortexing, and hand massaging.

2. Page 6, line 32 (section C(b)). Change

"…inaccurate results." To "false negative or

false positive results."

Covered in the Safety sections of the Package

inserts.

Is the Validation Study Manuscript in a format acceptable to AOAC?

Is the method described in sufficient detail so that it is relatively easy to understand, including

equations and procedures for calculation of results (are all terms explained)?

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