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

AOAC INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON STRATEGIC FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS Joe Boison, University of Saskatchewan (Chair) Samuel Godefroy, Université Laval, Québec (Co-Chair)

Introduction of the Working Group On Targeted Testing / SPSFAM Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Sheraton Centre Toronto 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9, Canada

Proposed Statement of Work

• To conduct a gap analysis of current methods used to test for food fraud and develop SMPRs to validate Targeted Testing methods, include to support the development of standards leading to Codex Type 1 methods, for dispute resolution in international trade. • To prioritize actions (adulterants and commodities of interest) and to suggest an expedited approach for method validation in instances of international/widespread adulteration like the melamine incident and the horsemeat scandal incident in the UK