AOAC 2018 Preliminary Program

ATTEND THE PRE-CONFERENCE AOAC STAKEHOLDER PANELS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY **See page 39 for complete registration details

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 govern- ment, industry and academia convene to identify issues and articulate standard method performance requirements (SMPRs) needed for eliminating trade barriers; substantiating health claims; and meeting and/or establishing regulatory requirements. These panels will meet on August 24–26, 2018, prior to the AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition. Register separately for these pre-conference panels.

STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS (SPDS) August 24, 2018, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

The dietary supplements community is working collaboratively to identify and prioritize ingredients and develop volun- tary consensus standards. 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) August 25, 2018, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

The global infant formula community is in the process of developing voluntary consensus standards for global dispute resolution methods. 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.

STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON STRATEGIC FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS (SPSFAM) August 26, 2018, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

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. 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.

INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS ( ISPAM) August 26, 2018, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

ISPAM’s focus is to develop harmonized, internationally accepted standard validation guidelines for alternative (rapid) chemical and microbiological methods by leveraging global networks of experts to reach consensus on an analytical validation protocol. 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.

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