ERP Micro December 2019

AOAC Expert Review Panel Microbiology for Food and Environmental Surfaces OFFICIAL CHAIR’S EXPERT REVIEW PANEL REPORT

ACKNOWLEDGMENT The undersigned co-chair(s) hereby confirm that the following document has been reviewed and constitutes the final version of the Official Chair’s Report for the Expert Review Panel for Microbiology for Food and Environmental Surfaces that was held on Monday, March 11, 2019 from 8:00am – 12:00pm during the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Mid-Year Meeting held in Gaithersburg, Maryland USA.

______________________________________________ WENDY MCMAHON, MÉRIEUX NUTRISCIENCES Expert Review Panel Co-Chair ___ M. H. Brodsky ____ MICHAEL BRODSKY, BRODSKY CONSULTING Expert Review Panel Co-Chair April 4, 2019 Date

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