Normalisation of data from allergens proficiency tests

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 403, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3069-3076

  Sykes, Mark ^a   Anderson, Dominic ^a   Parmar, Bhavna ^b  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergens; Calibration standard; Proficiency testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; CALIBRANTS; CALIBRATION STANDARD; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; DATA SETS; FOOD ANALYSIS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SCHEMES; MULTI-MODAL; NORMALISATION; PROFICIENCY TESTING; PROFICIENCY TESTS; RATIO DATA; SPIKED SAMPLES; TEST SAMPLES; TESTING LABORATORIES;

ANTIGENS; CALIBRATION; LABORATORIES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

ALLERGEN; GLUTEN;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD ANALYSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; PEANUT; SOYBEAN; STANDARD;

ALLERGENS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CALIBRATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GLUTENS; SOYBEANS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84863783408     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5780-6     Document Type: Article

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