# Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5.6: Analytical criteria

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For reliable results from confirmatory or screening methods, the following criteria shall be met in the range of the maximum level for the TEQ or BEQ value, respectively, whether determined as total TEQ or total BEQ (as the sum of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs) or separately for PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs:
With respect to the maximum levels.
Screening with bioanalytical or physico-chemical methods
Confirmatory methods
False-compliant rate
< 5 %
Trueness
– 20 % to + 20 %
Repeatability (RSD r )
< 20 %
Intermediate precision (RSD R )
< 25 %
< 15 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/V/division/B/chapter/II/division/5/division/5.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-V/division-B/chapter-II/division-5/division-5.6
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