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Objectives@#The implementation of Philippine National Standard PNS ISO 15189:2013 to support the medical laboratory to produce competent results is a recognised challenge. It is apparent that the approach of ensuring the equipment availability can be specifically optimised. No known research has focused on exploring on the conduct of conformity evaluation of Afinion 2 Analyzer maintainability for the PNS ISO 15189:2013 accredited medical laboratory. The aim of the current study was to develop a practical tool for the medical laboratory to support the internal audit process by determining the compliance status of Afinion 2 Analyzer maintainability. @*Methods@#The relevant conformance requirements in Clauses 4 (Management requirements) and 5 (Technical requirements) of PNS ISO 15189:2013, manufacturer requirements and specific requirements for accreditation from 70/101 (69%) accreditation bodies in 80/249 (32%) countries were identified as specific audit criteria for Afinion 2 Analyzer conformity evaluation checklists for the maintenance and reference equipment.
ABSTRACT
Objectives@#The implementation of Philippine National Standard PNS ISO 15189:2013 to support the medical laboratory to produce competent results is a recognised challenge. It is apparent that the approach of ensuring the equipment availability can be specifically optimised. No known research has focused on exploring on the conduct of conformity evaluation of Afinion 2 Analyzer maintainability for the PNS ISO 15189:2013 accredited medical laboratory. The aim of the current study was to develop a practical tool for the medical laboratory to support the internal audit process by determining the compliance status of Afinion 2 Analyzer maintainability.
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O tomate está entre os frutos mais consumidos mundialmente, devido à diversidade de produtos derivados, sendo os principais suco, molho, ketchup e extrato de tomate. Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar as características físico-químicas e microscópicas de extratos de tomate. Sete marcas de extratos de tomate, totalizando 21 amostras, foram analisadas quanto aos teores de sólidos solúveis totais (SST), pH, acidez total titulável (ATT), umidade, cinzas, cloreto de sódio, coloração e determinação de matérias estranhas. Foram verificadas diferenças significativas entre as amostras para os SST, porém, todas as amostras apresentaram teores superiores a 6%, estando de acordo com a legislação. Os demais parâmetros físico-químicos, mostram-se semelhantes aos encontrados na literatura. Na análise microscópica, somente uma amostra não estava conforme a legislação vigente, apresentando fragmentos de insetos acima do limite de tolerância
Tomato is among the most consumed fruits worldwide, due to diversity of products produced, including juice, sauce, ketchup and tomato extract. The work has as objective analyze the physico-chemical characteristics and microscopic of tomato extracts. Seven brands of tomato extracts, totaling 21 samples, were analyzed as to the levels of total soluble solids (TSS), pH, titratable total acidity (TTA), moisture, ashes, sodium chloride, coloring and determination of foreign material. Significant differences were found between samples for TSS, however, all samples presented levels higher than 6%, being in accordance with the legislation. The other physicalchemical parameters are similar to those found in the literature. In microscopic analysis, only one brand was not compliant with the current legislation, presenting insect fragments above the tolerance limit