AOAC GFA Stakeholder Program Meeting Book (March 17, 2021)

Some Uses of AOAC Standards

Method Approval

AOAC SMPRs and other consensus standards are not test methods

Used to

AOAC Standards

Method Verification

Method Development

• Develop and optimize test methods • Validate test methods • Evaluate and approve/adopt test methods • Verify test methods

Method Validation

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Developing AOAC Standards and AOAC Official Methods of Analysis

Volunteer Activity

Volunteer Responsibility

Working Groups Expert Review Panels

Develop draft AOAC standards such as SMPRs, guidelines, etc… consensus Evaluate and review, adopt, modify, track and make recommendations on methods published in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL

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