AOAC SPADA Meeting

10/15/2018

What Are Standards?

Common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines  or characteristics for products or related processes . 

The definition of terms; classification of components;  delineation of procedures; processes, products, systems,  services, or practices;  test methods and sampling  procedures. A Performance standard is a standard that states  requirements in terms of required results with criteria for  verifying compliance but without stating the methods for  achieving required results. Voluntary Consensus standards are standards developed or  adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies , both  domestic and international.

US OMB Circular A‐119

AOAC Consensus Standards

Examples: AOAC  Standards

Basic Principles

• Transparency • Openness • Balance of Interests • Due Process • Consensus • Appeals

• Performance  Requirements • Guidelines

• Sampling Standards •Methods of Analysis

• Best Practices • Operational  Documents

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