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Residue Control Plans must be underpinned by a Quality Assurance Plans. All components of the laboratory should be included , including health and safety measures, staff training, calibration of instruments, methods and laboratory management.
Methods development and validation play an indispensable role. Analysts need to be aware that no report of validation in another laboratory can substitute for ensuring that the method does indeed work in their own laboratory. Detailed acceptability criteria are developed with every method to ensure that the analytical system is kept under tight control. Every method should be carefully evaluated and its performance in each particular application checked when setting up and optimising the method.
It is especially important when the majority of samples are negative, to ensure that cross contamination by a positive sample does not occur. Implications of poor sample handling, storage and integrity are taken into account when setting up laboratory procedures and Quality Assurance plans.
