AOAC SPSFAM March 16 2015 eBook

• MOTION to ensure that the Heavy Metals Working Group will start off with Arsenic as a target. (Gilliland/Murphy) 19 in favor, 3 against, 0 abstain. The motion carried. Discussion continued on the fitness for purpose statement. The fitness for purpose statement proposed read as follows: A method for the determination of the major chemical species present in selected food matrices of any of the following elements: Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium or Lead.

After further discussion this was modified to the following:

Methods for the determination of the major toxic chemical species present in selected food and beverage matrices of any of the following elements: Arsenic, Mercury, or Chromium.

• MOTION to accept the Fitness for Purpose Statement for Heavy Metals Speciation as revised. (Smith/Briscoe) 21 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstain. The motion carried.

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Proposal for Working Group on Meat Species Authenticity

Konings introduced Delatour, who took the floor and gave a presentation 6 on the need for a working group on Meat Species Authenticity. Delatour reviewed the history of food fraud, the motivations for food fraud, its prevalence, and the challenges faced in preventing it. Konings asked for a straw poll to gauge interest in approaching this topic within SPSFAM and a significant number of attendees signaled support for this effort. Konings advised that the final decision will rest with the SPSFAM Advisory Panel. Konings led a discussion on SPSFAM priorities for recommendation to the SPSFAM Advisory Panel. Using the concepts developed at the March 2014 SPSFAM meeting as a starting point, the panel agreed to recommend the following topics to the Advisory Panel: • Food Fraud: Meat/Fish Species • Microbiology: Fast methods for pathogens; fast methods for quantification • General: Validation guidelines for non-targeted analysis; Guidelines for Laboratory Sample Preparation Schwartz, as Chair of the AOAC ISPAM/FP panel, recommended that a joint group be convened to discuss overlap between the two stakeholder panels, in particular with regards to rapid microbiological methods. Recommendation on Future Priorities

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Adjourn

Konings announced that the next meeting of the SPSFAM will be during the week of March 16 in Gaithersburg, Maryland and that all presentations from this session will be made available online. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:00 p.m. EDT.

6 Attachment 6 – Delatour Presentation

September 7,2014 SPSFAM Meeting Meeting Minutes V0.2