AOAC SPADA Meeting

Overview

• SPADA Background and History

• Background on previous standards / SMPRs

• Organization

– Working Groups vs. Stakeholder Panels

• Current Initiative / Meeting Goals

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SPADA Sets Standards 2007 ‐ 2013

• A voluntary consensus standards body originally established via a DHS S&T

SPADA Executive  Steering Committee

SPADA

First Responder  Working Group

contract with AOAC INTERNATIONAL

B. anthracis Working  Group (PCR)

B. anthracis HHA  Working Group 

• Includes representatives from DHS, CDC, DoD, DoJ, FDA, EPA, USPS, NIST, State & Local Public Health, First Responders, Industry, and Academia • Establishes method performance requirements and panels of reference materials (and validation protocols)

Y. Pestis Working Group (PCR)

Ricin HHA Working  Group 

F. tularensis Working  Group (PCR)

Burkholderia  Working Group (PCR)

Environmental  Factors Working  Group (PCR) Public Health  Actionable Assay  Working Group* 

Assay Control  Working Group (PCR )

Variola Working  Group (PCR)

 All SPADA members volunteer their time  and expertise