AOAC Food Fraud Initiative Meeting Book (August 28, 2018)

Analytical Excellence addresses emerging issues and influence standards development as a global leader in analytical excellence

Standards Development

Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) & Performance Tested Methods (PTM)

Analytical Excellence

Laboratory Proficiency Testing & Quality Management

Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, OMA, ALACC Guide

OVERVIEW: Project Initiation to Adopted Method

•Urgent or Emerging Analytically-based Issues •AOAC forms an Advisory Panel of key stakeholders

Initiation of Projects

•AOAC forms stakeholder panel and engages working groups to draft standards •Stakeholder panel develops/approves voluntary consensus standards – most common are standard method performance requirements. •AOAC forms Expert Review Panel (ERP) to review & approve methods using approved standard •Adopted methods are published in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL & Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL

Standards Development

Conformity Assessment