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Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 2386 Avocado Powder

October 18, 2023
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Laura Wood, Joseph Browning, George Caceres, Grace Hahm, Mahboubeh Hanaee, Abigail Lee, Karen Murphy, Rabia Oflaz, Rick L. Paul, Benjamin Place, Jeanice "Brown Thomas ", James H. Yen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released SRM 2386 Avocado Powder which has value assignment for over 70 analytes. This material is intended to be used for the evaluation of methods for the determination of elements

Food Nutrition and Safety Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 1 Final Report

May 18, 2023
Author(s)
Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Melissa M. Phillips, Charles Barber, Carolyn Burdette, Laura Wood, Shaun Kotoski
The Food Nutrition and Safety Measurements Quality Assurance Program (FNSQAP) was launched in 2021. FNSQAP was established to assist laboratories in the development and validation of new analytical methods, in improving the quality of their analytical

The Digital NIST: Challenges And Opportunities in the Digital Transformation of NIST's Reference Materials

March 30, 2023
Author(s)
William Dinis Camara, Steven J. Choquette, Katya Delak, Robert Hanisch, Benjamin Long, Melissa M. Phillips, Jared Ragland, Kate Rimmer
Early in 2022 NIST embarked on a pilot project to produce digital calibration reports and digital certificates of analysis for reference materials. The goal of the project is to produce a few examples of digital reports and certificates for the purpose of

Food Nutrition and Safety Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 1 Final Report

March 22, 2023
Author(s)
Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Melissa M. Phillips, Charles Barber, Carolyn Burdette, Shaun Kotoski, Laura Wood
The Food Nutrition and Safety Measurements Quality Assurance Program (FNSQAP) was launched in 2021. FNSQAP was established to assist laboratories in the development and validation of new analytical methods, in improving the quality of their analytical

Value Assignment of Standard Reference Material(R) 1849b Infant/Adult Nutritional Formula I

January 6, 2023
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Laura Wood, Charles Barber, Bruce Scruggs, John Sieber, James H. Yen, Lee L. Yu
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 1849b Infant/Adult Nutritional Formula I delivers certified or non-certified values for over 100 analytes. This material is intended to be used for the evaluation

Cannabis Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 2 Toxic Elements Final Report

December 15, 2022
Author(s)
Chuck Barber, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Carolyn Burdette, Shaun Kotoski, Melissa M. Phillips, Walter Brent Wilson, Laura Wood
In 2020, NIST launched CannaQAP to improve the comparability of the analytical measurements of cannabis and cannabis-derived products in forensic and cannabis (hemp and marijuana) testing laboratories. CannaQAP is an interlaboratory study mechanism that is

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 7 Final Report

December 5, 2022
Author(s)
Chuck Barber, Carolyn Burdette, Hugh Hayes, Monique Johnson, Shaun Kotoski, Jacolin Murray, Melissa M. Phillips, Kate Rimmer, Andrea Yarberry, Laura J. Wood
The Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program (HAMQAP) was launched in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the

Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 2 Moisture Final Report

November 29, 2022
Author(s)
Chuck Barber, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Carolyn Burdette, Shaun Kotoski, Melissa M. Phillips, Walter Brent Wilson, Laura Wood
In 2020, NIST launched Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (CannaQAP) to improve the comparability of the analytical measurements of cannabis and cannabis-derived products in forensic and cannabis (hemp and marijuana) testing laboratories

The Digital NIST: Challenges And Opportunities in the Digital Transformation of NIST's Reference Materials

September 21, 2022
Author(s)
William Dinis Camara, Steven J. Choquette, Katya Delak, Robert Hanisch, Benjamin Long, Melissa M. Phillips, Jared Ragland, Kate Rimmer
Early in 2022 NIST embarked on a pilot project to produce digital calibration reports and digital certificates of analysis for reference materials. The goal of the project is to produce a few examples of digital reports and certificates for the purpose of

Development of Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) Reference Materials for the Determination of Isoflavones and Toxic Elements

February 21, 2022
Author(s)
J. Andreas Lippert, Kate Rimmer, Melissa M. Phillips, Michael Nelson, Chuck Barber, Laura J. Wood, Marie Ale, Kaitlyn Chieh, Stephen Long, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Shannon Whitehead, Katherine E. Sharpless, James H. Yen, Danica Raynaud, Joesph Betz, Adam Kuszak, Stephen Wise
As part of a collaboration with the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH-ODS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently issued a suite of new botanical matrix Reference Materials (RMs) and

Value Assignment of Reference Material 8404 Almond Flour for Allergen Detection

January 21, 2022
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Ashley Beasley Green, James H. Yen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released RM 8404 Almond Flour for Allergen Detection, which is intended for harmonizing measurements of allergenic proteins in foods. The material was purchased from a commercial vendor and

Value Assignment of Reference Material 8405 Hazelnut Flour for Allergen Detection

January 21, 2022
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Ashley Beasley Green, James H. Yen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released RM 8405 Hazelnut Flour for Allergen Detection, which is intended for harmonizing measurements of allergenic proteins in foods. The material was purchased from a commercial vendor

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 2386 Avocado Powder

October 20, 2021
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Laura J. Wood, George Caceres, Grace Hahm, Karen E. Murphy, Rick L. Paul, Benjamin Place, James H. Yen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released SRM 2386 Avocado Powder which has value assignment for over 70 analytes. This material has certified values assigned for 22 analytes and non-certified values assigned for 53

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 6 Final Report

September 20, 2021
Author(s)
Chuck Barber, Carolyn Burdette, Hugh Hayes, Monique Johnson, Shaun Kotoski, Jacolin Murray, Melissa M. Phillips, Kate Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Andrea Yarberry
The Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program (HAMQAP) was launched in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the

Analysis of Seafood Reference Materials: RM 8256, RM 8257, RM 8258 and RM 8259

August 30, 2021
Author(s)
Debra Ellisor, Benjamin Place, Melissa M. Phillips, James H. Yen
NIST Reference Material (RM) 8256 Wild-caught Coho Salmon, RM 8257 Aquacultured Coho Salmon, RM 8258 Wild-caught Shrimp and RM 8259 Aquacultured Shrimp were generated for use in authentication, nutrition and food safety-related determinations of crude fat

Cannabis Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 1 Final Report

July 27, 2021
Author(s)
MARYAM ABDUL-RAHMAN, Melissa M. Phillips, Walter Brent Wilson
NIST launched a CannaQAP in 2020 to improve the comparability of the analytical measurements in forensic and Cannabis (hemp and marijuana) testing laboratories. CannaQAP is an interlaboratory study mechanism that is similar to a proficiency testing scheme

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 5 Final Report

January 14, 2021
Author(s)
Chuck Barber, Carolyn Burdette, Hugh Hayes, Caleb Luvonga, Melissa M. Phillips, Kate Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu
HAMQAP was launched in collaboration with the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the accuracy of measurements in samples that represent human intake (e.g., foods, dietary supplements

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 4 Final Report

May 29, 2020
Author(s)
Charles A. Barber, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Hugh V. Hayes, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu, Shaun P. Kotoski
HAMQAP was launched in collaboration with the NIH ODS in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the accuracy of measurements in samples that represent human intake (e.g., foods, dietary supplements, tobacco) and samples that

Harnessing Measurement Science to Advance Food Safety

April 15, 2020
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Carlos A. Gonzalez, Scott A. Jackson, Leah R. Kauffman, Katrice A. Lippa, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephen Semancik, Michael R. Winchester, Laura J. Wood

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 3 Final Report

February 13, 2020
Author(s)
Charles A. Barber, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu, Shaun P. Kotoski
HAMQAP was launched in collaboration with the NIH ODS in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the accuracy of measurements in samples that represent human intake (e.g., foods, dietary supplements, tobacco) and samples that

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program: Exercise O Final Report

September 3, 2019
Author(s)
Charles A. Barber, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Maria R. Ale, Stephen E. Long, Elizabeth Mudge, Shannon L. Whitehead
The NIST Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) was established in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) in 2007 to enable members of the dietary supplement community to

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 2 Final Report

May 21, 2019
Author(s)
Charles A. Barber, Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Johanna Camara, Stephen E. Long, Melissa M. Phillips, Benjamin J. Place, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu
The NIST Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program (HAMQAP) was launched in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the