AOAC STANDARDS & METHODS ORIENTATION E-BOOK

9/10/2019

Program/Project Stakeholders Composition

• Reference Materials Developers • Ingredient Manufacturers • Method End Users • Academia • Non‐Governmental Organizations   (ISO, IDF, etc…) • Other…. as identified

• Product Manufacturers • Analyte/Method Subject Matter  Experts • Technology Providers • Method Developers • Government and Regulatory  Agencies • Contract Research Organizations

Anyone with a material interest can participate AOAC Official Methods Board will oversee mechanism used to determine approval of standard

Program or Project Stakeholders

• All stakeholders are entitled to due  process.   – All stakeholders can share their  perspectives – Anyone with a material interest  may participate – Standards are established by a  group that lacks dominance by any  one interest ‐ BALANCE • Draft standard must contain input  of stakeholders of varying  perspectives. • AOAC will confirm consensus  regardless of mechanism used to  demonstrates consensus of the  stakeholders. 

Stakeholder Panel Composition

Perspective 1

Perspective 2

Perspective 3

Perspective 6

Perspective 4

Perspective 5

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