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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-II/division-4/division-4.3/division-4.3.2/division-4.3.2.3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/401",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401",
  "path": "annex/II/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2/division/4.3.2.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.3.2.3",
  "heading": "Validation procedure",
  "text": "The aim of the validation is to demonstrate the fitness of purpose of the screening method. This is done by determination of the cut-off value and determination of the false negative and false suspect rate. In these two parameters performance characteristics such as sensitivity, selectivity, and precision are embedded.\nScreening methods can be validated by inter-laboratory or by single laboratory validation. If inter-laboratory validation data is already available for a certain mycotoxin/matrix/STC combination, a verification of method performance is sufficient in a laboratory implementing the method.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2014 of 16 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 as regards methods of sampling of large lots, spices and food supplements, performance criteria for T-2, HT-2 toxin and citrinin and screening methods of analysis (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/401/annex/II/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2/division/4.3.2.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:51.511015+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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