AOAC SPADA Meeting

Soil Testing Working Group

Scope of Work • Develop standards to aid both assay developers and evaluators • Provide an increased confidence level for the robustness of assays with regards to soil contamination • Develop the standard methodology for soil collection and characterization • Develop or identify protocols/methods for testing with soils • Identify a repository for the soil samples 7

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Soil Testing Working Group Work to Date

• Working Group Launch (October 16 ‐ 17, 2018) • Five teleconferences (October 2018 – April 2019) • Drafted “ Voluntary Consensus Standard for Collection and Use of Soils for Biothreat Agent Method Validation and Site Assessments” • Public comment period (June 4, 2019 – July 12, 2019) • Comments reviewed and document prepared for SPADA review and approval

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