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Acknowledgements
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We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the following collaborators for their dedicated
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participation in this study:
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Peyman Fatemi and Sharon Spencer– Aemtek, Inc., Fremont, CA.
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Joel Blumfield – EDL Labs, Inc., Purvis, MS.
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Adam Hankins, -McCoy and McCoy Laboratories, Inc., Madisonville, Ky.,
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Rob Dermer, Natalie Shipley and James Williams– Microbac Laboratories, Inc., Fayetteville,
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NC.
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Ashley Morris, Robert Brooks and Karen Powers – Microbac Laboratories, Inc., Maryville, TN.
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Jerry Lynn Picket and Amanda Thielen - Tyson WBA Analytical, Springdale, AR
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Leslie Thompson – VANGUARD SCIENCES, North Sioux City, SD
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Chris Lopez, Alex Brandt and Bharath Brahmanda – Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio, TX
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Luci Hardrath – AgSource Laboratories, Marshfield, WI
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Yi Chen and Anna Laasri,- U.S Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and
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Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD
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Robert Brooks – ATC Microbiology, LLC., North Little Rock, AR
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Diane Wood and Andrew Sweet – Maple Leaf Consumer Foods Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Carmen Chavarria, Luz Maria Cerda and Barry Mailloux --Maple Leaf Foods Consumer Foods,
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Ethel Laboratory Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jean Schoeni, Covance, Inc., Madison, WI
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Brian Kupski and Nicole Cuthbert – Silliker, Food Science Center, Crete, IL
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Ben Bastin– Q Laboratories Inc., Cincinnati, OH
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We would like to extend a special thanks to the following team members at Q Laboratories, Inc.
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for their efforts during the collaborative study: M. Joseph Benzinger Jr., Allison Mastalerz, Kiel
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Fisher, Kateland Koch, Will Judd and Nicole Klass
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