Recognized standard

EP46 1st Edition

FDA recognition 7-351 · CLSI · InVitro Diagnostics

Key facts

Recognition number 7-351
Designation EP46 1st Edition
Title Determining Allowable Total Error Goals and Limits for Quantitative Medical Laboratory Measurement Procedures
Standards developer Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
Specialty area InVitro Diagnostics
Date of entry Dec 22, 2025
Scope (excerpt) CLSI EP46 provides guidance for selecting the relevant sources for establishing allowable total error (ATE) goals and/or limits for quantitative medical laboratory measurement procedures. This guidance is suitable for both commercial products as well as laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). It is…

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