AOAC ISPAM Meeting eBook, March 17 2015

Meeting of the International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM)

March 17, 2015 10:30AM – 5:00PM EDT

Hilton Washington DC North | Perry Parkway | Gaithersburg, MD, USA

DRAFT MEETING AGENDA

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Welcome and Introductions (10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.) Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc., Chair, ISPAM Standards Development Overview (10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.) Deborah McKenzie, AOAC INTERNATIONAL

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Update: ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative (11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) Brooke Schwartz, Brooke Schwartz Consulting, Chair, ISPAM Fresh Produce

IV. Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods Update (11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) In conjunction with the SPSFAM Chair Erik Konings, Erin Crowley will lead a discussion on areas of potential overlap between the two panels.

V. Working Group Launch: Harmonization of Salmonella Methods (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.) Tom Hammack, FDA, CFSAN

a. Presentation of WG objectives and goal, Tom Hammack, FDA, CFSAN & Chair, WG b. Discussion and Vote on Working Group objectives and goal – ISPAM *

-----------Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. On Your Own-----------

VI. Overview of Standards for the Detection of Viruses (2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Patrice Arbault, BioAdvantage Consulting;

a. Challenges to Testing for Foodborne Viruses in Food samples: Current Standard Methods and Future Directions – Efi Papafragkou, FDA , CFSAN b. ISO Technical Specifications for Viruses: How are they Relevant to Service Laboratories and Assay Manufacturers – Fabienne Loisy, CEERAM (European Centre for Expertise and Research on Microbial Agents); c. SPADA and the Development of Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPR) for Smallpox – Scott Coates, AOAC Chief Scientific Officer

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Next Steps (4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc., Chair, ISPAM

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Adjourn

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* Action Item