Journal Top Ten -- COLUMNS- Mold --January 2006

1 ARTICLE: "Statistical modelling as an aid to the design of retail sampling plans for mycotoxins in food"

SUMMARY: A study has been carried out to assess appropriate statistical models for use in evaluating retail sampling plans for the determination of mycotoxins in food. A compound gamma model was found to be a suitable fit. A simulation model based on the compound gamma model was used to produce operating characteristic curves for a range of parameters relevant to retail sampling. The model was also used to estimate the minimum number of increments necessary to minimize the …