Our quality control process prevents errors
in reported data and reduces the time required to complete projects.
Labstat's quality control process focuses on
2 main functions:
- Ensuring laboratory results are precise and
accurate; and
- Ensuring that incorrect results are detected
and not reported, or in the case of GLP studies, all data points are captured within the audit trail.
To achieve these objectives Labstat has
developed a process that statistically evaluates Laboratory data
to determine if the results are out of a specified range of control
(“outliers”). This system has been developed to monitor
and assess the quality of samples being generated and analyzed,
in real time, allowing for early detection of trends or problems
within the sample generation and analysis processes. The statistical
analysis of data is applied to primary (analytes of interest) and
secondary (puff and TPM) variables as gathered during the course
of sample generation and analysis. Also, statistical evaluation
of calibration slope data is used to monitor instrument and standards
performance.
Significant departures from the expected results
for Quality Control samples, replicates, instruments or standards
are viewed seriously and require an investigation. A formal exploratory
procedure is followed consisting of a number of investigative
steps. Once all steps are investigated and the results of the
investigation are analysed and reported, our Scientists will determine
if the results are acceptable. If this investigation fails to
determine an assignable cause, the data is deemed acceptable and
the apparent bias ascribed to an extreme example of random variation.