AOAC SPADA Meeting

10/15/2018

Establish AOAC Standards

Establish  Standards

• SPADA demonstrates consensus on any standard • Documents a community’s needs • Very detailed description of the analytical requirements • Published by AOAC as a standard

Second SPADA meeting

• Working Groups present draft standard

• Vetted Representative Voting Members  selected based on registration and  organizational or subject matter perspective – represents balance of perspectives – Demonstrates consensus on behalf of  stakeholders – 2/3 vote in favor of a motion establishes an  AOAC standard

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