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

Status of Official Methods of Analysis

Accomplishments since 2011

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Voluntary Consensus Standards – ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ DĞƚŚŽĚ WĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ;^DWZƐΠͿ Total First Action Official Methods of Analysis SM adopted since 2011 Final Action Official Methods of Analysis SM submitted to Codex

138

13

Performance Tested SM certifications (Research Institute)

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Harmonization in Standards Development • Agreement with ISO to participate in each other’s standards development activities – originally for milk and milk products, but working on an expanded scope • AOAC, ISO, and IDF jointly submitted 13 AOAC Final Action Official Methods SM to Codex and 12 methods adopted by Codex.