2013 ISPAM Mid-Year Mtg Book

3/11/2013

What’s new at AOAC since the last section meeting?

 Voluntary consensus standards

 Standards Development structure ◦ Advisory Panels ◦ Stakeholder Panels ◦ Working Groups ◦ Expert Review Panels

 A New Pathway to First Action Official Methods of Analysis SM

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 Facilitated stakeholder engagement  Addresses community specific issues  Process consists of transparency, openness, balance,  consensus, due process and appeals.   Voluntary consensus standards developed in the following  industries: ◦ Commercial & Proprietary methods

◦ Infant formula F d i d ◦ oo n ustry ◦ Homeland security & threat agents

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