AOAC SPIFAN Meeting Book 9-26-15

SPSFAM Mid-Year Meeting, March 2015 • Heavy metals – AOAC 2015.01 First action, heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg) in foods and beverages. MLT most likely in 2016 • solid chocolate, fruit juice, fish, infant formula, and rice, using microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) – Advisory Panel: no need for SMPR Cr speciation

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SPSFAM Mid-Year Meeting, March 2015 • Microbiology/rapid methods – Investigated potential working group for rapid testing – Feedback from potential working group members • Technology providers in contact with individual industry partners to cover needs. No additional value AOAC initiative

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