Table 1. Sample Provenance.
| suppliera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| prod. siteb | US1 | US2 | US2 | US3 | US4 | US5 | US6 | I1 | I2 | I3 | US7 | ? | US8 |
| milk classc | N | N | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | N | N | N |
| samplesd | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| proc. typee | L,H | L,M | L,? | L,M | L,M | L,H | M | M | M | M | L,H | ? | L |
| no. of analysesf | 30 | 60 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
Eight suppliers.
Production site per supplier in the United States (US), internationally (I), or unknown (?).
N = nonfat dry milk and S = skim milk powder.
Number of samples collected from each production site.
Process type: L = low, M = medium, H = high, or ? = unknown heat.
Six subsamples per sample (two subsamples/sample/day for 3 days).