Proficiency testing of aflatoxin in corn, peanuts and milk
2000
Kanokporn Atisook(Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi (Thailand). Division of Food) | Amara Vongbuddhapitak(Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi (Thailand). Division of Food)
Department of Medical Sciences was a provider of Proficiency testing of aflatoxin in corn, peanuts and milk in 1998. Protocol of the scheme was distributed toaflatoxin laboratories to invite them to join the scheme. In 26 participating laboratories, 16 laboratories belonged to government and the rest were private laboratories. Naturally aflatoxin contaminated corn and peanuts, aflatoxin-free corn and peanuts and standard aflatoxin M1 for spiking in milk were delivered to participants by EMS. Participants analyzed PT samples by using their own routine quantitative methods. Eighty-eight percents of participants reported the results and z score was calculated to indicate the laboratory performance. Eighty-nine and 79 percent of participants were performed satisfactorily for aflatoxin-free corn and peanuts, respectively. For naturally contaminated corn and peanuts, 42 and 47 percent of participants were performed satisfactorily. For aflatoxin M1 in milk, 3 out of 4 laboratories performed z score less than 2.
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