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third-party testing

Testing commissioned by someone other than the seller.

62 topics 19 solved Group: Sourcing

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Can a home kit substitute for a laboratory report? A careful no
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Can a home kit substitute for a laboratory report? A careful no I would like to disagree carefully with the settled view on home kit substitute,…
WMFKNRVNDO+122 131 1.7k 5mo
Reading a home test result without over-claiming — what changed since
On the subject in the title: Reading a home test result without over-claiming — what changed since Working notes rather than a conclusion. What changes if the standard account of Reading a home test result is…
KDPMHV 2 12k 6mo
What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly
What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A question about how a record should be read rather than…
MVFAHSCOVB+27 31 27k 7mo
How the vendor documentation pages are maintained, and by whom — what changed since
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How the vendor documentation pages are maintained, and by whom — what changed since What changes if the standard account of vendor documentation…
AWHEWNNKBJ+98 104 3k 8mo
What a purity-only report leaves out
What a purity-only report leaves out — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Purity-only: setting out the arithmetic in full, because I have had to do it twice…
IBREDHBKEF+92 105 4k 8mo
A comparison of home results against a laboratory result on the same vial
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A comparison of home results against a laboratory result on the same vial Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparison of home results against: setting out…
AISSJMKOSB+61 65 35k 8mo
Coming back to: Why quantitation is the hard part, not detection
Why quantitation is the hard part, not detection — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Collecting what is known about quantitation in one place, because it…
SCNGDBFE+86 92 54k 8mo
Reconciling a supplier certificate with an independent result
Reconciling a supplier certificate with an independent result — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reconciling a supplier certificate: setting out the arithmetic in full,…
DPFFFWSRLT+18 24 347 9mo
Reflectance and photometric devices: precision in practice
On the subject in the title: Reflectance and photometric devices: precision in practice Working notes rather than a conclusion. I was wrong about reflectance and photometric devices in a thread last spring…
RMGVB 2 2.2k 10mo
About the Home & field testing category
What consumer-accessible tests can and cannot tell you. Mostly a subcategory about limitations. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…
JMKPIILHL 4 51k 11mo
Publishing an inconvenient result: a case study
On the subject in the title: Publishing an inconvenient result: a case study Working notes rather than a conclusion. Publishing an inconvenient result, and specifically the version of it that the…
DBDTRVUCAV+59 70 992 11mo
What a documentation review can and cannot tell you
What a documentation review can and cannot tell you — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Something about documentation review does not reconcile and I would…
ZIDNZMER+79 83 950 11mo
Revisiting: Filing a first vendor report: a worked example
On the subject in the title: Revisiting: Filing a first vendor report: a worked example Working notes rather than a conclusion. A question about Filing a first vendor that I think has a definite answer,…
RSMRCI 2 60k 11mo
Why quantitation is the hard part, not detection
Why quantitation is the hard part, not detection I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Collecting what is known about quantitation in one place, because it…
APWNHESTJF+11 15 27k 12mo
A report I filed that turned out to be wrong, and the correction
A report I filed that turned out to be wrong, and the correction Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…
DOCIAKSGVR+124 132 12k 13mo
Splitting a vial for two laboratories: how to do it without ruining both
Splitting a vial for two laboratories: how to do it without ruining both — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Something about splitting a vial does not reconcile and I would…
GEKAKFEMO+64 70 4.4k 13mo
The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there — what changed since
The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an…
DBMYRTCKI+29 35 6.6k 13mo
One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern
Posting this under the heading it deserves: One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…
NCCRM 2 19k 14mo
How Janoshik, Medutest, PeptideMeter and VendorInvestigate differ
How Janoshik, Medutest, PeptideMeter and VendorInvestigate differ I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A question about how a record should be read rather…
PWGEJHKORM+117 130 3.3k 14mo
Filing a first vendor report: a worked example
Filing a first vendor report: a worked example Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Working notes on filing a first vendor rather than a conclusion. I would…
NPDNSPETKF+1 5 12k 15mo
What a simple presence test is genuinely useful for — does this still hold?
What a simple presence test is genuinely useful for — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Trying to work out what would count as…
HFRLRA 2 22k 16mo
Documenting a supplier's response to a discrepancy — does this still hold?
Documenting a supplier's response to a discrepancy — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Structured question about turnaround and…
FRTHSAFNLV+47 52 58k 16mo
One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern — the long version
One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…
MDGIMYGCH+137 152 46k 16mo
Revisiting: Aggregate verification data across the directory, with caveats
Revisiting: Aggregate verification data across the directory, with caveats — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have spent a fortnight trying to pin Aggregate verification…
PMPMDBAACB+22 26 23k 17mo
Reporting a good result: why nobody bothers and why they should — one year on
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reporting a good result: why nobody bothers and why they should — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. The question about Reporting a good result…
MMBJBPBNLA+19 27 4.7k 18mo
About the Vendor reports category
Structured reports on named suppliers. Batch, date, method and document, or it stays in the unverified column. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit…
JMAMJDEC 4 65k 18mo
Turnaround times and what they mean for a decision — one year on
On the subject in the title: Turnaround times and what they mean for a decision — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Reading back through what has been written here about Turnaround times,…
TVZVGFFEDI+25 29 22k 18mo
Follow-up: Reporting a discrepancy without making an allegation
Reporting a discrepancy without making an allegation Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A follow-up question about Reporting a discrepancy that I did not know…
WMSOML 2 24k 19mo
Choosing which test to pay for, given a fixed budget — does this still hold?
Choosing which test to pay for, given a fixed budget — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A question about how a record should be…
AKMSAPPENC+35 39 755 20mo
Splitting a vial for two laboratories: how to do it without ruining both — what changed since
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Splitting a vial for two laboratories: how to do it without ruining both — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Something about Splitting a…
MNCRJNCBHK+107 115 5.2k 22mo