AIMS Meeting Book_MYM2023

AIMS • Determine how we can deal with: Non- culturables, Viable but Not Culturable, Challenging to Culture and Detect Organisms o First organism targeted by AIMS - Cyclospora

o Other New and Emerging Contaminants ( Legionella ) o Regulatory, Industry (test kit manufacturers and commercial testing labs) and Academia Engagement o Develop SMPR – Establish definitions – Matrices to cover – Inclusivity/Exclusivity (in silico, using reference materials) – Develop objective performance criteria – Surrogates

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Midyear Meeting March 13 –17, 2023 | Gaithersburg, MD

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