AOAC OFFICIAL METHODS PROGRAM - APPLICATION E-BOOK

OMA PROGRAM – GUIDELINES & REFERENCES

MULTI-LAB GUIDELINES & REFERENCES

A. Food Microbiology Guidelines (Appendix J) B. Collaborative Study Validation Guidelines (Appendix D) C. Biological Threat Agent Methods (BTAM) (Appendix I) D. Characterization of Antibodies Used in Immunochemical Methods of Analysis for Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins A. AOAC Interlaboratory Study Workbook - Blind (Unpaired) Replicates (Excel file .xls) B. AOAC Interlaboratory Study Workbook - Binary Data (Excel file .xls) C. LCF MPN Calculator - Ver. 1.6 (Zip file .zip)

STATISTICAL/MATHEMATICAL TOOLS

TECHNICAL BULLETINS The documents posted in this tab are not a replacement of validation guidelines or any standard method performance requirements. These documents are not AOAC policy or procedure. These documents summarize the decisions of the AOAC Expert Review Panel(s) (ERPs) formerly administered by the AOAC Research Institute related to method approval that provide clarification and that may be applicable to the development of validation study designs. A. Various clarifications and recommendations of the AOAC ERP for Microbiology Methods for Foods and Environmental Surfaces (May 15, 2016) B. Acceptable Multi-matrix Validation Claims for Food Microbiology Methods (May 15, 2016)

OTHER REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

A. First Action Official Methods SM of Analysis _Flowchart B. First Action Official Methods SM of Analysis Requirements

C. AOAC First Action Methods Orientation D. AOAC Final Action Methods Orientation

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