IFSS Human and Animal Food Laboratory NCS
Entry Core
Chain of Custody
Description: Procedures for formal chronological documentation that records the sequence of collection, custody, control, transfer, receipt, analysis, and disposition of samples.
Topic Areas:
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Description: The role of chain of custody in maintaining evidentiary integrity.
Terminal Competency:
Discuss the role of chain of custody in maintaining evidentiary integrity.
Enabling Competencies:
1. Explain the importance of chain of custody in legal proceedings.
2. Explain the importance of chain of custody in supporting regulatory enforcement actions.
To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.
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Description: The ability to verify the history, location, or possession of a laboratory sample by means of documentation or record.
Terminal Competency:
Discuss the role of chain of custody in retracing the custody of the sample.
Enabling Competencies:
1. Describe how traceability is essential to support regulatory action.
2. Describe how documentation is used as evidence in chain of custody.
3. Describe steps for sample disposal.
To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.
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Description: The methods used to ensure physical and analyte integrity.
Terminal Competency:
Describe how integrity is maintained.
Enabling Competencies:
1. Discuss appropriate storage attributes to maintain sample integrity.
2. Discuss ways to assess sample integrity.
To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.
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Description: The practices used to limit access to samples.
Terminal Competency:
Describe how access to samples is limited.
Enabling Competencies:
1. Discuss maintaining sample security.
2. Give examples of measures to limit access to samples.
To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.
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