AOAC 2017 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program

ATTEND THE AOAC STAKEHOLDER PANELS

FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AOAC has established several consensus panels to empower the industry(s) to take the lead on providing solutions to global issues. These panels serve as a science-based, open and neutral forums where global stakeholders from government, industry and academia convene to identify issues and articulate standard method performance requirements (SMPR ® s) needed for eliminating trade barriers; substantiating health claims; and meeting and/or establishing regulatory requirements. These panels will be meeting on September 22–24, 2017, prior to the AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition. These meetings are open to all interested attendees. Register separately for these panels and plan to attend.

Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS) SEPTEMBER 22 – 23, 2017

The dietary supplements community is working collaboratively to identify and prioritize ingredients and develop voluntary consensus standards. The Panel will approve SMPR ® s for Ginger, Free Amino Acids, and Vitamins K1 and K2. Working Groups will be launched for Kavalactones, Scullcap, and Resveratrol. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS).” Contact: Dawn Frazier at dfrazier@aoac.org or 301-924-7077, ext. 117. Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 The global infant formula community is in the process of developing voluntary consensus standards for global dispute resolution methods. The panel is expected to review SMPR ® s for 2- and 3- MCPD and GE, and discuss the adoption of several SPIFAN methods by the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development,” then “Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN).” Contact: Alicia Meiklejohn at ameiklejohn@aoac.org or 301-924-7077, ext. 101. International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM) SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 ISPAM is focusing on developing voluntary consensus standard method performance requirements (SMPR ® ) for food allergen methods. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development,” then “International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methodology (ISPAM).” Contact: Krystyna McIver at kmciver@aoac.org or 301-924-7077, ext. 111. Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM) SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AOAC is bringing the food industry together to lead the charge to develop much needed standards and methods that promote food safety, food security, and facilitate trade. The Panel will review and approve SMPR ® s for BPA and Cannabis. SPSFAM will launch veterinary drug residues and sugars working groups. For more information, visit www. aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development,” then “Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM).” Contact: Dawn L. Frazier at dfrazier@aoac.org or 301-324-7077, ext. 117.

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