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

Establish SMPR ® Standard Method Performance Requirements

Establish SMPRs

• Documents a community’s analytical method needs • Very detailed description of the analytical requirements • Includes method acceptance requirements • Used to qualify methods for AOAC approval in the Official Methods SM program • Published as a standard

Example SMPR: Selected Food Allergens

Performance parameters and targets that method must meet

Specified intended method use

How the method is to be applied

Definitions used for this SMPR as it relates to the method