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Neogen Veratox for Egg Kit Evaluation
Summary of Results for Individual Laboratories and Averages for all labs
Ice Cream Samples
| Lab 1 Results Ice Cream |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.5-4.6 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
8.6-14.3 |
11.6 |
2.0 |
| Lab 2 Results Ice Cream |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
4.0-5.2 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
9.8-13.9 |
11.5 |
1.5 |
| Lab 3 Results Ice Cream |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
4.9-5.4 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
10.9-13.1 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
| Lab 4 Results Ice Cream |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.5-5.1 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
7.2-14.6 |
10.2 |
2.6 |
| Lab 5 Results Ice Cream |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.3-3.9 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
8.8-11.0 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
| Ice Cream Results for all Five Labs |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.3-5.4 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
7.2-14.6 |
11.1 |
1.8 |
Bread Samples
| Lab 1 Results Bread |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.7-5.8 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
11.9-15.2 |
13.0 |
1.1 |
| Lab 2 Results Bread |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
4.1-5.1 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
10.5-12.6 |
11.3 |
0.7 |
| Lab 3 Results Bread |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
5.5-6.6 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
11.9-16.1 |
14.8 |
1.3 |
| Lab 4 Results Bread |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
4.2-5.4 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
10.3-14.6 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
| Lab 5 Results Bread |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
4.4-5.7 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
8.5-13.2 |
11.8 |
1.8 |
| Bread Results for all Five Labs |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.7-6.6 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
8.5-16.1 |
12.6 |
1.7 |
Pasta Samples
| Lab 1 Results Pasta |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
4.2-5.7 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
9.7-12.6 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
| Lab 2 Results Pasta |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.6-4.7 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
9.6-12.5 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
| Lab 3 Results Pasta |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.2-0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
3.8-5.1 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
7.7-12.9 |
10.1 |
1.4 |
| Lab 4 Results Pasta |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
2.8-5.2 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
9.1-11.3 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
| Pasta Results for all four labs |
| |
Expected Result |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
0 |
0.0-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 25 ppm |
5 |
2.8-5.7 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
| 62.5 ppm |
12.5 |
7.7-12.9 |
10.6 |
1.1 |
Z-Scores for Each Set of Samples
| Commodity |
Spiking Level
ppm |
Expected Result
ppm |
Lab # |
Z-Score |
| Bread |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-0.45 |
| |
|
|
2 |
-0.45 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.79 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.45 |
| |
|
|
5 |
-0.45 |
| Bread |
25 |
5 |
1 |
-0.91 |
| |
|
|
2 |
-0.55 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.64 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.37 |
| |
|
|
5 |
0.18 |
| Bread |
62.5 |
12.5 |
1 |
0.26 |
| |
|
|
2 |
-0.98 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.59 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.25 |
| |
|
|
5 |
-0.62 |
| Ice Cream |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-0.45 |
| |
|
|
2 |
-0.45 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.79 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.45 |
| |
|
|
5 |
-0.45 |
| Ice Cream |
25 |
5 |
1 |
-0.33 |
| |
|
|
2 |
0.22 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.50 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.15 |
| |
|
|
5 |
-1.25 |
| Ice Cream |
62.5 |
12.5 |
1 |
0.52 |
| |
|
|
2 |
0.41 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.17 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.99 |
| |
|
|
5 |
-1.10 |
| Pasta |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-0.78 |
| |
|
|
2 |
-0.78 |
| |
|
|
3 |
1.31 |
| |
|
|
4 |
0.26 |
| Pasta |
25 |
5 |
1 |
1.17 |
| |
|
|
2 |
-0.83 |
| |
|
|
3 |
0.50 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.83 |
| Pasta |
62.5 |
12.5 |
1 |
1.32 |
| |
|
|
2 |
0.23 |
| |
|
|
3 |
-0.86 |
| |
|
|
4 |
-0.68 |