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AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE  Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Fertilizers  Page 5 of 5  ERP PROFILE SUMMARIES

MEETING MINUTES

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Welcome and Introductions  The Expert Review Panel Chair, William Hall, welcomed Expert Review Panel members, initiated introductions,  and discussed with the panel the goal of the meeting. 

II. Review of AOAC Volunteer Policies & Expert Review Panel Process Overview and Guidelines  

Deborah McKenzie presented a brief overview of AOAC Volunteer Policies, Volunteer Acceptance Agreement  and Expert Review Panel Policies and Procedures which included Volunteer Conflicts of Interest, Policy on the  Use of the Association, Name, Initials, Identifying Insignia, Letterhead, and Business Cards, Antitrust Policy  Statement and Guidelines, and the Volunteer Acceptance Form (VAF).  All members of the ERP were required  to submit and sign the Volunteer Acceptance Form.  In addition, she also presented an overview of the ERP  process including meeting logistics, consensus, First Action to Final Action requirements, and documentation.  Review of Methods  All ERP members presented a review and discussed the proposed collaborative study manuscript for  OMAMAN‐28: Simultaneous Determination of Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron,  Lead, Magnesium, Manganeses, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, and Zinc in Fertilizers by Microwave Acid  Digestion and Inductively Coupled Plasma‐Optical Emission Spectrometry Detection: Single Laboratory  Validation.  The method author Sharon Webb of the University of Kentucky, Division of Regulatory Services  was not present to address the questions and comments of the ERP members.  A summary of comments were  provided to the ERP members and the method author. 1   By consensus, the ERP presented the following  motions for OMAMAN‐28.    MOTION:  Motion by Phillips; Second by Provance‐Bowley,  to move to table to discussion for OMAMAN‐28 until  the method author responds to the ERP comments.  Consensus demonstrated by: (Unanimous) in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. All ERP members presented a review and discussed the proposed collaborative study manuscript for  OMAMAN‐24: Determination of Total Sulfur in Fertilizers by High Temperature Combustion. The method  author Calum McCusker of Elementar Americas was present and able to address questions and concerns of the  ERP members.  A summary of comments were provided to the ERP members and the method author. 2   By  consensus, the ERP presented the following motions for OMAMAN‐24.     MOTION:  Motion by Phillips; Second by Wegner,  to move OMAMAN‐24 to AOAC First Action Official Methods  status. Consensus demonstrated by: (Unanimous) in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. MOTION:  Motion by Phillips; Second by Nagarajan,  to review method to accommodate sample preparation,  instrument conditions, safety, and robustness, and to allow for other instrument manufacturers.  Consensus demonstrated by: (Unanimous) in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. Motion by Phillips; Second by Wegner,  to withdraw previous motion.  Consensus demonstrated by: (Unanimous) in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.  Motion  Withdrawn. 

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1 Attachment 1: Summary of Expert Reviewer Comments for OMAMAN‐28 2 Attachment 2: Summary of Expert Reviewer Comments for OMAMAN‐24

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