AOAC CASP Meeting

Examples: AOAC  Consensus Products

Basic Principles

• Transparency • Openness • Balance of Interests • Due Process • Consensus • Appeals

• Performance  Requirements • Guidelines

• Sampling Standards • Methods of Analysis • Best Practices • Operational Documents

AOAC Consensus & Products

CASP Standards Development Activity

Initial CASP meeting and launch of 3 working  groups with a proposed an outline for each  working group  March 2019 – AOAC Midyear  Meeting

July ‐ August 2019

Comments on draft standard method  performance requirements Comment period for all 3 documents began  on July 2019 through August 16 2019.  Online Open Comment Session held on  August 12, 2019

Deliberate and reach consensus on a final  versions of the documents WG chairs will present summaries of draft  document for deliberation and consensus. September 7, 2019

Working groups developed draft documents:   Working groups met to begin their work and  continued drafting documents via web  conference April– July 2019