Abstract
The use of methods of analysis capable of producing reliable analytical results is a prerequisite to the effective control of quarantine plant pathogens. Proficiency testing is considered to be one of the most reliable ways to verify and coordinate analytical results. As a French national reference laboratory in plant pathology, the Anses Plant Health Laboratory organizes proficiency tests in order to ensure that officially approved laboratories (certified by government services) are capable of producing reliable analytical results for the detection of plant pathogens. Proficiency tests in plant pathology have a number of notable features including the processing of qualitative results. This paper presents the experience of the Anses Plant Health Laboratory’s Unit for Tropical Pests and Diseases (LSV-RAPT) as an organizer of proficiency tests in plant pathology. The LSV-RAPT has gained recognition for the methodology it has developed in the form of accreditation as a proficiency testing provider according to the ISO/IEC 17043. The methodology can be applied to many other disciplines that use qualitative detection methods.
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