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AOAC SMPR 2015.003
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Approved by AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and
Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN). Final Version Date: April 17, 2015.
Effective Date: April 17, 2015.
Table 1. Method performance requirements
a
Analytical range
30–4000
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Limit of quantitation (LOQ)
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90–110%
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Concentrations apply to: (a) “ready-to-feed” liquids “as is”;
(b) reconstituted powders (25 g into 200 g water); and (c) liquid
concentrates diluted 1:1 by weight.
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