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News Release from: Lab M | Subject: Smart QA
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2008
Food lab testing scheme extended beyond
the UK
Microbiology culture media specialist Lab M is making its Smart QA proficiency testing scheme for the food industry available for the first time to customers outside the UK
Well established across the UK where it has been operating since the early 1990s, the Smart QA scheme offers a simple, comprehensive means of providing documentary evidence of laboratory performance, with up to fifteen tests covered Now customers in other parts of the world can take advantage of this confidential service
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 22 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Proficiency testing for food industry extended
Following customer consultations, microbiology specialist Lab M has extended its Smart QA proficiency testing scheme for the food industry
Participants receive samples either monthly or every other month depending on the mix of organisms required.
These are tested using the lab's normal protocols, with results being returned to Lab M for processing.
Individual lab results are compared with a reference range for each parameter and also with the average for all participants.
Smart QA samples are supplied as milk powders and not as freeze-dried vials, more closely reflecting food testing conditions.
Three mixes of organisms are available - Standard, Standard Plus, and Pathogen - allowing labs to select a combination to suit local needs.
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