2013 ISPAM Mid-Year Mtg Book

3/11/2013

ISPAM History

 November 29, 2010  AOAC Research Board endorsed supporting a stakeholder panel to work on harmonizing validation guidelines for alternative methods.  December, 2010  AOAC Board of Directors approves establishing an Advisory Panel to define the project  March 15, 2011  Advisory Panel meets to define the project and recommends experts for Stakeholder Panel and Working Groups  April 12, 2011  Review of potential Panel andWorking Group members

ISPAM History

 September 29, 2012

 ChemistryWorking Group –  Developed guidelines for validation of qualitative chemistry  Proposed guidelines be circulated to broader group  Microbiology working group –  Accepted the Food Category Table  Discuss alternatives for validating the equivalency of reference methods  Organize a working group to discuss MethodVerification related to All Foods Claim  Create an ISPAMWG to develop recommendations to the revision of ISO 6579 on Salmonella  Voted to discontinue work on E. coli STEC

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