Event concluded, final report available

The purpose of the proficiency test was to assess proficiency of the EU national reference laboratories (NRLs) to identify Thaumatotibia leucotreta from macerated insect tissue and DNA extracted from Tortricidae using molecular methods. It was organized in 2022 by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute for Sustainable Plant Production, Dept. for Molecular Diagnostics of Plant Disease, Spargelfeldstrasse 191, 1220 Vienna, Austria, as part of its activities as a partner of the European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for Insects and Mites. The proficiency test was organized taking into consideration the guidelines of the EPPO standard PM 7/122 (2) (EPPO, 2022) and the ISO/IEC 17043:2010.

This report (Report No. 2021/004) is distributed to the participating National Reference Laboratories, to the NCA and the EC by the organizer. Reproduction of this document is permitted in full only, publication is not permitted.

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