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What’s the Key to Long-Term Success in a Food Testing Laboratory? Reliability.

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Waters Corporation and PRIMORIS Belgium… a reliable relationship It makes sense, doesn’t it? No one likes being let down; disappointed. Especially when the consequences are significant. Take, for example, a specialized food testing laboratory – PRIMORIS Belgium – which is responsible for processing more than 60,000 samples (and analyzing more than 20,000,000 results!) annually. They...

When You Set Reference Standards, You Need a Gold-standard Measuring Tool

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How WEQAS is expanding their capabilities with a Waters Xevo TQ-XS Many laboratories participate in external quality assurance proficiency programs, which enable them to compare their results to those of other laboratories. This is essential for standardization and harmonization of results. Certified reference standards play a key role in the success of EQA schemes. It...

Data Integrity Matters | Why is Data Integrity Important?

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Behind analytical data are humans – with pressures, emotional and personal needs to provide the best possible data for the biggest impact, personal pride, or simply a desire to make their lives easier. Do human or cultural factors affect scientists in regulated laboratories or operators in manufacturing areas?

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Data Integrity Matters | Introduction

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It’s not just about compliance any more. You’ve seen it in the headlines: 79% of Warning Letters issued by the FDA cite data integrity issues in 2016 (up from just 26% in 2013). But what does this actually mean? Where do these figures come from? Isn’t this just in India or China? What was traditionally...