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

Estimated Working Group Timelines

• Emergency Timeline – 3 weeks to develop SMPR (posting of SMPR for public comment is after) – Parallel period of time to ERP Review (Call for Methods and Experts more targeted and based on proposed work statement • Expedited Timeline – 6 months to develop SMPR – Parallel 6 – 9 months to ERP Review (Call for Methods and Experts based on draft SMPR and/or Fitness for Purpose statement) • Typical Timeline – 6 months to develop SMPR – Subsequent 6 months to ERP Review (based on meeting times)

Will need to negotiate

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9 INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FACILITATION 9 VOLUNTEER DRIVEN PROCESSES 9 SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS 9 CONSENSUS-BASED ANALYTICAL STANDARDS & METHODS OF ANALYSIS 9 INCLUSIVE OF ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS 9 FLEXIBLE AND TIMELY

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