STATE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION (MPI) PROGRAM
LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMCHECKLIST
29. For those laboratories responsible for sample collection:
a) Does the laboratory follow written policies and procedures for sampling,
Yes
No
N/A
based on appropriate statistical methods?
b) Are traceability records maintained for this sampling that include
Yes
No
N/A
identification of the sample, identification of the sampler, the environmental
conditions, and the identification of the sampling location (where necessary)?
30. Regarding the receipt, handling, protection, storage, retention and/or disposal of samples,
does the laboratory follow written procedures that include:
a) Ensuring that samples and their associated records can be uniquely
Yes
No
N/A
identified and traced throughout their lives in the laboratory?
b)
Recording, upon receipt, sample acceptance or discard determination and, if
Yes
No
N/A
applicable, abnormalities/departures from expected conditions?
c) Avoiding deterioration, loss or damage to the sample during
Yes
N/A
No
storage, handling, and preparation?
d) Providing (where necessary) secure storage that protects the
Yes
No
N/A
condition and integrity of the samples (or portions)?
e) Defined Sample Conditions (temp, storage/transit time, storage time
Yes
No
N/A
on receipt) when trans-shipping to a contract laboratory for analysis
completion, e.g., confirmation, serology/serotyping?
31. Does the laboratory follow written quality control procedures monitoring the
validity of all tests undertaken to include, but not limited to, the following:
a) (If available) Regular use of certified reference materials, cultures,
Yes
No
N/A
internal quality controls using secondary reference materials, and/or
appropriate quality control strains accompanying the sample to
+
-
confirmation, e.g., for Salmonella analysis using H
S
& H
S
2
2
Salmonella control strains?
b) Replicate tests using duplicates of the same sample?
No
N/A
Yes
(Chemistry)
c) Confirmation testing by a cultural method when a screen method
Yes
No
N/A
indicates a presumptive positive? (Microbiology)
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