NDLI: Evaluation of proficiency tests in microbiological analysis: enumeration of aerobic microorganisms

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Author	Hwang, In Sun Lee, So Ra Cho, Sooyeul Chae, Kab Ryong Park, Hyoung Jun Lee, Ji Hyun Heo, Ok Soon Hong, Seung Yi Kim, Woo Seong
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has been developing programs for the inspection and accreditation of food sanitation inspection institutions. Food sanitation inspection institutions such as MFDS regional offices, the Research Institute of Public Health and Environment and authorized private service providers in South Korea must participate in proficiency testing (PT) programs to comply with the Food Sanitation Act and MFDS Notification No. 2012-112. As the PT provider, the MFDS annually plans various microbiological and chemical PT programs for foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. The aim of this project was to evaluate the performance of microbiological PT programs to ensure the quality of their routine test results. The test materials used were freeze-dried BioBalls from BTF Pty Ltd. Homogeneity and stability were investigated to assess the adequacy of the selected test materials. This project also contains data from inter-laboratory comparisons organized by MFDS in 2011 and 2012. More than 50 laboratories attended the PT program and submitted their results. Laboratory results were rated with z-scores according to the international standard ISO 13528. The results from 2011 and 2012 revealed that all participating laboratories had similar levels of proficiency. Most of the participants received a rating of “Satisfactory.” Moreover, the percentage of participants who received a rating of “Unsatisfactory” decreased from 3.5 % in 2011 to 2.0 % in 2012.
Starting Page	41
Ending Page	46
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09491775
Journal	Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14320517
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2014-01-11
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Proficiency testing Microbiological PT z-score Inter-laboratory comparisons Analytical Chemistry Food Science Biochemistry Commercial Law Ecotoxicology Marketing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Instrumentation Chemical Engineering Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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