AOAC ERP Fertilizers - March 2019
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3/14/2019
AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES
ISO TC‐134, Status Update
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Weaknesses
• Speedy • Expert review from multiple sources • Liaison with other Industry related groups • Liaison with other standard development groups
• Lack of participation by countries / industry • Product specs incorporated in method standards • Lack of criteria for method validation ▫ Robustness ▫ Number of samples in study ▫ Duplicates / blinds
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AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES
ISO Standards Development Process Through Technical Committees • Sponsoring Country Proposes a Topic through its Standards Body e.g. ANSI to appropriate WG • There is a TC vote to decide if there is enough interest in the WG to take up the topic • The sponsor prepares a draft NWIP • The WG evaluates the proposal and makes comments e.g. scope, matrix, range… • Sponsor responds to comments and the NWIP is circulated with comments and voted to proceed (or not) to WG draft • WG draft evaluate the test protocol (if it is a method) if the WG approves the study begins. • Once the study is complete the data is circulated and if acceptable moves to the CD stage • The entire TC then evaluates the data and makes comments (this is the last time that technical changes can be made), the sponsor must respond to the comments and prepare a new draft that will be voted on to become a DIS that will be again voted on by the TC. • The TC will recommend to ISO that the proposed standard become and ISO standard
• All of ISO votes for the DIS to become ISO Standard • There are periodic TC reviews that are mandated by ISO
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