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AOAC SMPR 2014.XXX; Version 1; September 6, 2014
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Method Name:
Determination of Total Vitamin B
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(Pyridoxine) in Infant and
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Adult/ Pediatric Nutritional Formula
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Approved by:
Stakeholder Panel for Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals
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Final version date
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Effective date:
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Intended Use:
Reference method for dispute resolution.
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Applicability:
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Determinations of
total vitamin B
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(pyridoxine) in all forms of infant, adult, and/or pediatric
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formula (powders, ready-to-feed liquids, and liquid concentrates).
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Analytical Technique:
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Any analytical technique that meets the following method performance requirements is
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acceptable.
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Definitions:
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Accuracy
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The closeness of agreement between the average of an infinite number of replicate
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measured quantity values and a reference quantity value.
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Adult/Pediatric Formula
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Nutritionally complete, specially formulated food, consumed in liquid form, which may
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constitute the sole source of nourishment, made from any combination of milk, soy, rice,
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whey, hydrolyzed protein, starch, and amino acids, with and without intact protein.
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Infant formula
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Breast-milk substitute specially manufactured to satisfy, by itself, the nutritional
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requirements of infants during the first months of life up to the introduction of appropriate
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complementary feeding
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, made from any combination of milk, soy, rice, whey, hydrolyzed
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protein, starch, and amino acids, with and without intact protein.
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Limit of Detection (LOD)
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The minimum concentration or mass of analyte that can be detected in a given matrix with
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no greater than 5% false positive risk and 5% false negative risk.
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Limit of Quantitation (LOQ)
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The minimum concentration or mass of analyte in a given matrix that can be reported as a
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quantitative result
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Repeatability
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Variation arising when all efforts are made to keep conditions constant by using the same
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instrument and operator, and repeating during a short time period. Expressed as the
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Corresponds to the VIM definition for “truness”.
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Codex Standard 72 – 1981.
