AOAC 2022 Midyear Meeting: BDSIP Session

Basic Types of Standards • Voluntary o Drafted with openness and transparency by experts/professionals of both private and public sectors • De facto o Rules or principles that has become a standard due to wide use although it did not go through an official standards development process • Consortia o Broad category of standards that may be developed by a specific group or sectors of which membership may be required and participation may require financial commitment.

• Regulatory o Specifications or rules that are written and/or adopted by government agencies • Other o Company or corporate standards

AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2021 Annual Meeting & Exposition August 27 – September 2, 2021 | Boston, MA