New Practice for Intralaboratory Blind Quality Control Programs Specific to Seized-Drugs Analysis
1. Scope
This document covers minimum requirements to develop and implement an intralaboratory blind quality control (BQC) program for seized drugs; designed to provide continual assessment of the performance of forensic laboratories conducting the analysis and identification of seized drugs through the use of blind quality control samples.
Keywords
blind quality control; quality assurance; seized-drug analysis; intralaboratory comparison
Rationale
There are no minimum requirements for implementation of seized drug blind quality control programs. The standard will be used to assist forensic laboratories with setting up blind quality control programs.
The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.
Work Item Status
Date Initiated: 01-21-2025
Technical Contact: Agnes Winokur
Item: 003
Ballot: E30.01 (25-01)
Status: In Balloting