AOAC ISPAM Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book 9-24-17

Outcomes of AOAC Annual Meeting 2016 Food Allergen Working Group

The determined the following priority allergens in food (food will be defined in the SMPR®):

1. Eggs 2. Milk 3. Peanut 4. Tree nut (hazelnut, almond) 5. Celery 6. Mustard 7. Gluten

Fitness for Purpose Statements – Quantitative and Qualitative

• Endorsed by ISPAM • Working Group Formed • Core Group formed to begin writing the draft

Outcomes of AOAC Annual Meeting 2016 Food Allergen Working Group

Fitness for Purpose Statement (Quantitative): • Quantitative analysis of sources of food allergens according to the priority sequence in environmental samples and foods by ELISA- based technologies with consideration of alternative technologies

Fitness for Purpose Statement (Qualitative): • Qualitative analysis of

sources of food allergens according to the priority sequence in environmental samples and foods e.g. by Lateral Flow device technologies