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Title: LIMS Selection Guide for Food Safety and Quality

Author for citation: Shawn E. Douglas

License for content: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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The table of contents for LIMS Selection Guide for Food Safety and Quality is as follows:

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

1.2.1 R&D roles and testing

1.2.2 Pre-manufacturing and manufacturing roles and testing

1.2.3 Post-production regulation and security roles and testing

1.2.4 Tangential laboratory work

1.3 Safety and quality in the food and beverage industry

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

3. Choosing laboratory informatics software for your food and beverage lab

3.1 Evaluation and selection

3.1.1 Technology considerations

3.1.1.1 Laboratory informatics options

3.1.2 Features and functions

3.1.3 Cybersecurity considerations

3.1.4 Regulatory compliance considerations

3.1.5 System flexibility

3.1.6 Cost considerations

3.2 Implementation

3.2.1 Internal and external integrations

3.3 MSW, updates, and other contracted services

3.4 How a user requirements specification fits into the entire process (LIMSpec)

4. Resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions

4.1 LIMS vendors

4.2 Middleware vendors

4.3 Consultants

4.4 LIMSpec

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

5.3.1 The value of demonstrations

5.4 Finalize the requirements specification and choose a vendor

6. Final remarks

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