AOAC SPIFAN Vanillin Working Group (December 13, 2022)

About AOAC Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) • Historical Perspective • AOAC infant formula methods were validated in 1980s • New formulas exposed some gaps in validated methods • Infant formula is highly regulated around the world • Regulatory agencies use AOAC methods • SPIFAN Formed in 2010 • AOAC established the SPIFAN to develop the voluntary consensus standards • Identified gaps in methods used to analyze label nutrients in infant formula • Created 48 AOAC voluntary consensus standards for nutrient methodology for infant formula and adult nutritionals • Evaluated and recommended most reliable methods

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