The American Oil Chemists' Society's Smalley mycotoxin check sample program : an evaluation

For many years the American Oil Chemists' Society has offered through its Smalley Committee a number of oilseed and oilseed product check sample programs for interested analysts throughout the World. The goals of these programs are the standardization and upgrading of analytical proficiency, as well as providing recognition for excellence. A Smalley Subcommittee was formed to establish a check sample program for Mycotoxin contaminated commodities. This program was initiated in the (1974-1975) season with a deoiled aflatoxin contaminated peanut meal series and a deoiled aflatoxin contaminated cottonseed meal series. Each series consisted of an initial practice sample and five check meal samples provided at one month intervals. Laboratories participating in this program represent a cross section of industry, regulatory agencies, and referee chemists in North America and Europe. Methods of analysis for these series are restricted to those of A.O.A.C. and A.O.C.S. paraphrases. These are the C.B. or B.F. Methods for peanut products and the Pons procedure for cottonseed products. Operational and statistical evaluations of these two series seasons are presented.