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'''Title''': ''LIMS Selection Guide for Food Safety and Quality''

'''Edition''': First Edition

'''Author for citation''': Shawn E. Douglas

'''License for content''': [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International]

'''Publication date''': January 2023

The [[laboratory information management system]] is a critical component of proper [[laboratory]] management and operations, including for the food and beverage industry. At stake is the safety and quality of foods and beverages, and by extension the wellbeing of millions of people, as well as the reputation of the businesses that produce the food and beverages. This guide recognizes the important role the food and beverage laboratory plays in our society towards food and beverage safety and quality, as well as the standards and regulations affecting these laboratories and their operations. It then addresses the role of [[laboratory informatics]] solutions like the LIMS and what the optimal feature set is for the industry. But acquiring a LIMS is more than just a selection process; there's more to take into consideration such as cybersecurity, regulatory controls, implementation procedures, and future service from the LIMS vendor. This considerations and more are addressed, followed by discussion of a requirements-based specification approach to ensuring your lab acquires the LIMS that best fits its needs.

(NOTE: The PDF output of this guide fails to properly list the references. To see the original document, with references, see [[LII:LIMS Selection Guide for Food Safety and Quality|here]].)

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

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