AOAC SPSFAM ERP for SELECTED FOOD ALLERGENS

i.e. “ppm whole milk powder” or “ppm whole fluid milk”, not simply “ppm milk”.

The authors also indicate that three laboratories performed the method but it is unclear how these data from different labs are presented in the tables/results given. No. Due to the issues outlined in this review, particularly with respect to the differences in results units and the need for clarification of the quantification strategy for the end user, there are still substantial revisions that are needed. In addition, the submission contains some critical errors (e.g. incorrect assignment of peptides to proteins) that need to be corrected. Some of the other aspects of how the data are processed, analyzed, and interpreted also require further clarification before the method could be properly reviewed or implemented by an end user.

Do you recommend this method be adopted as a First Action and published in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL? Please specify rationale.