2016 OMB Summer Meeting

AOAC OMB Meeting Book

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AOAC OFFICIAL METHODS BOARD  Teleconference May 12, 2016   1:00pm ET – 2:30pm ET  

D RAFT M EETING M INUTES

OMB MEMBERS  (present during all or part of the meeting) Shauna Roman   Reckitt Benckiser  

Chair 

Erin Crowley  Douglas Abbott  Joe Boison   Jo Marie Cook   Don Gilliland  Qian Graves 

Q Laboratories 

Vice Chair  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member 

Independent Consultant 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency 

Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 

Abbott Nutrition 

US FDA  Covance 

Katerina Mastovska (proxy) 

Tom Phillips 

Maryland State Dept. of Agriculture 

Yvonne Salfinger  Brad Stawick  

Independent Consultant 

Microbac 

John Szpylka 

Mérieux NutriSciences 

Past Chair‐Ex‐Officio 

OMB MEMBERS ABSENT  (without proxy) Sneh Bhandari 

Mérieux NutriSciences 

Member 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (present during all or part of the meeting) Darryl Sullivan  Covance Laboratories 

Board Secretary  

AOAC STAFF  (present  during all or part of the meeting) Delia Boyd  Deborah McKenzie  

I.

INTRODUCTORY ITEMS  a.

Call to Order/Introductions/Announcements Roman called the meeting to order at 1:05pm ET.   

b. Roman called OMB’s attention to the AOAC policy documents and reminded all attendees to  review the documents and that the meeting will be held according to these policies. 

c.

Review and Approval of Draft Meeting Agenda  MOTION:   For OMB to approve the agenda as amended.  Stawick moved and Crowley seconded.  Consensus: Unanimous.  Review and Approval of April 14, 2016 OMB teleconference minutes.  MOTION :  For OMB to approve the April 14, 2016 OMB meeting minutes  Boison moved and Abbott seconded.  Consensus: Unanimous.    

d.

II.

AOAC OMB AWARDS UPDATE  a.

McKenzie reviewed a list of the OMB award candidates and nominees for the 2016 OMB awards.   She informed OMB that they will have an opportunity to review the electronically. McKenzie  mentioned that recommendations for nominations for Method of the Year were solicited from ERP