ISPAM Meeting Book September 18, 2016

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Fitness-for-Purpose • Very early in process • General statement of method performance • No or few acceptance criteria

SMPR® • A deliverable • Very detailed specification of method performance requirements • Acceptance criteria • 2 to 3 pages • Standard format • Formal AOAC standard • Published in the OMA

• 1 or 2 paragraphs • No formal format • Not a standard

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