BS EN ISO 16140-3:2021
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Microbiology of the food chain. Method validation – Protocol for the verification of reference methods and validated alternative methods in a single laboratory
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2021 | 88 |
This document specifies the protocol for the verification of reference methods and validated alternative methods for implementation in the user laboratory.
This document is applicable to the verification of methods used for the analysis (detection and/or quantification), confirmation and typing of microorganisms in:
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products intended for human consumption;
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products intended for animal feeding;
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environmental samples in the area of food and feed production, handling;
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samples from the primary production stage.
This document is, in particular, applicable to bacteria and fungi. Some clauses can be applicable to other (micro)organisms or their metabolites, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The technical protocols for the verification of validated qualitative methods and validated quantitative methods are described in Clauses 5 and 6. The technical protocol for the verification of validated alternative confirmation and typing methods is described in Clause 7. The protocols for the verification of non-validated reference methods are described in Annex F.
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PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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2 | National foreword |
6 | European foreword Endorsement notice |
9 | Foreword |
10 | Introduction |
17 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
21 | 4 General principles of verification of qualitative (detection) methods and quantification methods 4.1 General 4.2 Implementation verification |
22 | 4.3 (Food) item verification 4.4 Requirements for implementation verification and (food) item verification |
25 | 4.5 Performance characteristics 5 Qualitative methods — Technical protocol for verification 5.1 Estimated LOD50 (eLOD50) determination 5.2 Experimental design |
26 | 5.3 Selection of (food) items 5.4 Artificial contamination 5.4.1 Selection of strains |
27 | 5.4.2 Inoculation of the test portions |
29 | 5.5 Evaluation of results 5.5.1 Determination of eLOD50 using protocol 1 |
32 | 5.5.2 Determination of eLOD50 using protocol 2 |
33 | 5.5.3 Use of protocol 3 |
34 | 5.6 Acceptability limits 5.7 Root cause analysis |
35 | 6 Quantitative methods — Technical protocol for verification 6.1 Intralaboratory reproducibility standard deviation determination 6.1.1 General 6.1.2 Experimental design |
37 | 6.1.3 Selection of the (food) item 6.1.4 Natural contamination 6.1.5 Artificial contamination |
38 | 6.1.6 Evaluation of results |
39 | 6.1.7 Acceptability limit |
40 | 6.1.8 Root cause analysis |
41 | 6.2 Estimated bias (eBias) determination 6.2.1 General 6.2.2 Experimental design 6.2.3 Selection of (food) items 6.2.4 Artificial contamination |
43 | 6.2.5 Evaluation of results 6.2.6 Acceptability limit |
44 | 6.2.7 Root cause analysis 7 Validated alternative confirmation and typing methods — Technical protocol for verification 7.1 General 7.2 Implementation verification 7.3 Experimental design 7.3.1 General |
45 | 7.3.2 Strain selection 7.4 Evaluation of results |
46 | 7.5 Acceptability limit 7.6 Root cause analysis 8 Summary of acceptability limits for the verification of validated methods |
47 | Annex A (informative) Classification of (food) categories and suggested target combinations for verification studies |
61 | Annex B (informative) Guidance on how to choose challenging (food) item(s) for (food) item verification |
63 | Annex C (informative) Qualitative method verification — Example |
71 | Annex D (informative) Quantitative method verification — Example |
76 | Annex E (informative) Validated alternative confirmation or typing method verification — Examples |
79 | Annex F (normative) Protocol for the verification of non-validated reference methods in a single laboratory |
86 | Bibliography |