title: Validation procedures for quantitative food allergen ELISA methods: community guidance and best practices.
abstract: This document provides supplemental guidance on specifications for the development and implementation of studies to validate the performance characteristics of quantitative ELISA methods for the determination of food allergens. It is intended as a companion document to other existing publications on method validation. The guidance is divided into two sections: information to be provided by the method developer on various characteristics of the method, and implementation of a multilaboratory validation study. Certain criteria included in the guidance are allergen-specific. Two food allergens, egg and milk, are used to demonstrate the criteria guidance. These recommendations will be the basis of the harmonized validation protocol for any food allergen ELISA method, whether proprietary or nonproprietary, that will be submitted to AOAC and/or regulatory authorities or other bodies for status recognition. Regulatory authorities may have their own particular requirements for data packages in addition to the guidance in this document. Future work planned for the implementation and validation of this guidance will include guidance specific to other priority allergens.
authors.affiliation: Health Canada, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, PL 2201C, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0L2. Michael.Abbott@hc-sc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Samuel Benrejeb
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Godefroy
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ulberth
authors.forename: Arjon J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Van Hengel
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Popping
authors.forename: Jupiter M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wehling
authors.forename: Steve L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Roland Ernest
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Poms
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delahaut
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D002138:Calibration; D002417:Cattle; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007881:Legislation, Food / Q000639:trends*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008892:Milk; D010063:Ovum; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens