AOAC SPIFAN Meeting Book 9-26-15

Since the AOAC Mid-Year Meeting • Call for Methods posted – Vitamins B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , and B 6 ; Amino acids; and Carotenoids

• Method Submissions

– Resulting from the posted Call for Methods • 2 vitamins B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , and B 6 methods • 1 amino acids method • 1 carotenoid method – Additional Submissions/Resubmissions • 3 chloride methods • 1 carnitine/choline method • 1 fluoride method

• 1 FOS method • 1 GOS method • 1 MTE method • 2 First Action methods with reproducibility information and user feedback

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Since AOAC Mid-Year Meeting (cont.) • Investigation into new initiative of contaminants in ingredients • AOAC OMB approved the ERP’s recommendations to move the pantothenic acid and iodine methods to Final Action OMA status. • Publication of First Action and Final Action OMAs – All Final Action methods have been published in the online Journal • INCA leading effort to prepare delegations for CCNSFDU meeting in November 2015 Page 8