AOAC CASP Meeting - MYM 2020

Comments Submitted

Comment Received

Response to Comment

Section 6 : Reference Materials Update 1st sentence to remove fungal spores

Fungal spores reference maintained in SMPR to account for potential use of fungal spores in exclusivity and/or artificial contamination.

Table 1, MLV Section, Column 2: Add Replicates in front of 12

MLV table updated to include “Replicates:” in front of 12 to provide clarity.

Table 6: Update title to read “Recommended Secondary Selective Broths and Agar Table 7, Inclusivity: Update strain requirements, Delete at least 10 strains per required Salmonella spp. Table 8: Update column 3 title to strains (not serovars) and add footnote indicating that it’s a requirement only if method claims

Table 6 title updated per comment recommendation.

Table 7, Inclusivity updated to read: A minimum of 100 strains is required to be cultured by the candidate method enrichment procedure (including those detailed in Table 8). Table 8 title updated to read: Minimum Number of Strains Included* Table 8 footnote updated to read: *Required number of strains per subspecies, per method claims

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Motion: Move to accept the Standard Method Performance Requirements ® (SMPR ® ) for Detection of Salmonella in Cannabis and Cannabis Products as presented.

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