AOAC CASP Meeting
G UIDELINES FOR S TANDARD M ETHOD P ERFORMANCE R EQUIREMENTS
AOAC O FFICIAL M ETHODS OF A NALYSIS (2012)
Appendix F, p. 6
Table A1. Performance requirements
Classi¿cations of methods a
Quantitative method
Qualitative method
Trace or contaminant c
Main component b
Trace or contaminant c
Main component b
Identi¿cation method
Parameter Single-laboratory validation Inclusivity/selectivity Exclusivity/cross-reactivity Environmental interference Laboratory variance
Applicable range Bias d
Inclusivity/selectivity Exclusivity/cross-reactivity Environmental interference Laboratory variance
Inclusivity/selectivity Exclusivity/cross-reactivity Environmental interference
Applicable range Bias d
Precision Recovery Limit of quantitation (LOQ)
Precision Recovery LOQ
POD at AMDL f
Probability of identi¿cation (POI)
Probability of detection (POD) e
Reproducibility
RSD or target measurement uncertainty R
RSD or target measurement uncertainty R
POD (0) POD (c) Laboratory POD g
POD (0) POD (c) Laboratory POD g
POI (c)
Laboratory POI
a See Annex B for additional information on classi¿cation of methods. b 100 g/kg. c <100 g/kg. d If a reference material is available. e At a critical level. f AMDL = Acceptable minimum detection level. g LPOD = CPOD.
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