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Title:LIMS Selection Guide for Food Safety and Quality: First Edition

Editor:Shawn Douglas

Publisher:LabLynx Press

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Table of Contents

• Chapter: About this book
  • Introduction
• Chapter: 1. Introduction to food and beverage laboratories
  • 1.1 Food and beverage labs, then and now
  • 1.2 Laboratory roles and testing in the industry
  • 1.3 Safety and quality in the food and beverage industry
• Chapter: 2. Standards and regulations affecting food and beverage labs
  • 2.1 Globally recognized food safety standards
  • 2.2 Regulations and laws around the world
  • 2.3 Other influencing factors
• Chapter: 3. Choosing laboratory informatics software for your food and beverage lab
  • 3.1 Evaluation and selection
  • 3.2 Implementation
  • 3.3 MSW, updates, and other contracted services
  • 3.4 How a user requirements specification fits into the entire process (LIMSpec)
• Chapter: 4. Resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions
  • 4.1 LIMS vendors
  • 4.2 Consultants
  • 4.3 Professional
  • 4.4 LIMSpec
• Chapter: 5. Taking the next step
  • 5.1 Conduct initial research into a specification document tailored to your lab's needs
  • 5.2 Issue some of the specification as part of a request for information (RFI)
  • 5.3 Respond to or open dialogue with vendors
  • 5.4 Finalize the requirements specification and choose a vendor
• Chapter: 6. Closing remarks
  • 6.1 Recap and closing
• Chapter: 7. Appendix 1. Blank LIMSpec template for food and beverage labs
  • A1. Introduction and methodology
  • A2. Primary laboratory workflow
  • A3. Maintaining laboratory workflow and operations
  • A4. Specialty laboratory functions
  • A5. Technology and performance improvements
  • A6. Security and integrity of systems and operations
  • A7. Putting those requirements to practical use and caveats
  • A8. LIMSpec in Microsoft Word format