APAC SPSFAM Mid Year 2016

Paez took the floor with a presentation 3 on the background, significance, analytical needs, regulatory guidance, existing methods, and challenges facing the topic of allergens. He followed this with a proposed fitness for purpose statement for a new SPSFAM Allergens Working Group. After some discussion, the fitness for purpose was revised to read: Mass spectrometry based method or methods able to detect and/or quantify peanut, tree nuts, soy, egg, gluten, shellfish, fish and milk allergens in selected finished products and ingredients. Each allergen should be uniquely identified. Coates highlighted that this fitness for purpose statement will likely result in two SMPRs, one for quantitation and one for detection. MOTION to accept the proposed fitness for purpose statement and launch the SPSFAM Allergens Working Group (Paez/Gilliland).

20 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstain. The motion passed.

VI. Working Group Launch: Kombucha

Konings introduced Crum and Trout, co-presenters for the Kombucha Working Group launch presentation. Crum explained that she is from Kombucha Brewers International, a trade association to protect Kombucha worldwide. Trout leads the legislative outreach committee for Kombucha. They provided a presentation 4 on the background, current methodology and regulations, and challenges in measuring alcohol content in Kombucha. After some discussion, the following fitness for purpose statement was proposed:

Methods need to accurately and precisely measure the ethanol concentrations to comply with alcohol and non-alcohol declarations in Kombucha in-process and finished products.

MOTION to accept the proposed fitness for purpose statement for the SPSFAM Kombucha Working Group (M. Phillips/Zweigenbaum).

20 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstain. The motion passed.

VII. Other Business and Adjourn

Konings thanked the group for a successful SPSFAM Meeting. He advised that the Arsenic Call for Methods has been extended until January 1, 2016 and that interested parties should submit their methods before that date. He also advised that a small discussion to gauge interest in the potential glyphosate working group will be held later during the annual meeting, and participants will be informed. SPSFAM participants were invited to sign up for a working group on Allergens and Kombucha respectively to develop SMPR’s for discussion and agreement during the Mid-year meeting in March 2016. The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:00 pm PT.

3 Attachment 2: Paez Presentation 4 Attachment 3: Crum/Trout Presentation