Candidates for 2016 ERP of the Year

ERP PROFILE SUMMARIES

PROFILE OF AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY METHODS FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL  SURFACES ERP Name  AOAC Expert Review Panel for Microbiology Methods for  Foods and Environmental Surfaces  Chair(s) Michael Brodsky (Brodsky  Consultants) and Wendy McMahon  (Mérieux NutriSciences)  ERP Formed:  2012  Number of  Methods Adopted  10 as First Action  status  Number of Methods  Recommended   7   Scope:  Review and adopt methods resulting from sole source submission of methods for pathogenic and  nonpathogenic microbial detection or determination in foods and on environmental surfaces 

Roster 

1. Michael Brodsky, Brodsky Consulting (Co‐Chair) 2. Wendy McMahon, Silliker Laboratories (Co‐Chair)  3. Maya Achen, Abbott Nutrition  4. Patrice Arbault, BioAdvantage  5. Mark Carter, MC2E   6. Yi Chen, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)  7. Peyman Fatemi, The Acheson Group LLC 

8. Maria Christina Fernandez, University of Buenos Aires  9. Tom Hammack, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)  10. Tony Hitchins, U.S. Food & Drug Administration/CFSAN (Retired)  11. Yvonne Salfinger

Technical  Documents  created/used 

OMA Appendix J 

Methods  Adopted  First Action  and Final  Action  status

AOAC 2014.01 – Salmonella  in Selected Foods AOAC 2014.05 – Enumeration of Yeast of Mold in Food  AOAC 2014.06 –  Listeria  species in Selected Foods and  Environmental Surfaces  AOAC 2014.07 –  Listeria monocytogenes  in Selected  Foods and Environmental Surfaces  AOAC 2015.13 – Enumeration of Aerobic Bacteria in  Food

AOAC 2012.02 ‐  Gram‐Positive Bacteria Identification AOAC 2013.01 –  Salmonella  in Variety of Foods  AOAC 2013.02 –  Salmonella Species in a Variety of  Foods and Environmental Surfaces  AOAC 2013.09 –  Salmonella  in Selected Foods  AOAC 2013.10 –  Listeria  species in a Variety of Foods  and Environmental Surfaces  AOAC 2013.11 –  Listeria monocytogenes  in a Variety of  Foods  AOAC 2013.14 – Identification of Salmonella  spp from  Colony Picks      Red indicates Final Action OMA status

Final Action Methods Recommended  Additional Input  ISPAM  Awards/Recognitions 

Seven methods have Final Action status; ERP of the Year in 2014; AOAC 2013.10 /2013.11 ‐joint Multi‐ Laboratory of the Year in 2014; AOAC 2013.14 – Award in Technical and Scientific Excellence in 2014.

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