Sampling Procedures to Detect Mycotoxins in Agricultural Commodities

By M. Bruno Doko and Andrew B. Slate

1. Introduction 1.1 Regulatory Limits 1.2 Mycotoxin Units 1.3 The Rationale of Accurate Sampling Procedures 2. Definition of a Sampling Plan 3. Uncertainty 3.1 Accuracy 3.2 Precision 4. Sample Selection 4.1 Static Lots 4.2 Dynamic Lots 4.3 Aggregate versus Laboratory sample 5. Sample Preparation 6. Analysis 7. Accept/reject Limit 8. Random Variation 8.1 Sampling Variability 8.2 Sample Preparation Variability 8.3 Analytical Variability 8.4 Total Variability 9. Reducing Variability of a Mycotoxin Test Procedure 9.1 Laboratory Sample Size 9.2 Test portion Size 9.3 Number Aliquots Quantified 10 Designing Mycotoxin Sampling Plans 10.1 Calculation of Acceptance Probability 10.2 Effect of Uncertainty (Sample Size) on Risks 10.3 Accept/Reject Effects on Risks 11. Conclusions 12. References 13. Appendix I - Evaluating the Performance of Sampling Plans to Detect Fumonisin B1 (FB1) in Maize Lots Marketed in Nigeria

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401781346
• ISBN13: 9789401781343
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"