AOAC SPIFAN Stakeholder Panel (August 25, 2018)

Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals SPIFAN Codex Updates

Robert Rankin, INCA Melissa Phillips, NIST Darryl Sullivan, Eurofins

Toronto, Canada August 25, 2018

Background

• Primary SPIFAN Goal = Codex Type II methods for dispute resolution purposes • SPIFAN Codex Strategy Group develops supporting materials and conducts outreach to key delegations • Joint AOAC/ISO/IDF methods submitted to Codex • Codex process:

– Methods introduced at CCNFSDU – CCNFSDU refers methods to CCMAS – CCMAS conducts technical review/typing – CCMAS endorses methods and refers to CAC – CAC adopts methods