Division 4.4.2 Screening methodsF1
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The result of the screening shall be expressed as compliant or suspected to be non-compliant.
‘ Suspected to be non-compliant ’ means the sample exceeds the cut-off level and may contain the mycotoxin at a level higher than the STC. Any suspect result triggers a confirmatory analysis for unambiguous identification and quantification of the mycotoxin.
‘ Compliant ’ means that the mycotoxin content in the sample is < STC with a certainty of 95 % (i.e. there is a 5 % chance that samples will be incorrectly reported as negative). The analytical result is reported as ‘ < level of STC ’ with the level of STC specified.
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More details on procedures for the estimation of measurement uncertainty and on procedures for assessing recovery can be found in the report ‘ Report on the relationship between analytical results, measurement uncertainty, recovery factors and the provisions of EU food and feed legislation ’ — http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/contaminants/report-sampling_analysis_2004_en.pdf