ERP Micro December 2019

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Microbiology for Foods and Environmental Surfaces Page 3 of 7

EXPERT REVIEW PANEL, METHOD BACKGROUND, AND CONCLUSIONS

Criteria for Vetting Methods to be considered: AOAC convened the Official Methods of Analysis SM (OMA) Expert Review Panel for Microbiology for Foods and Environmental Surfaces on Monday, March 11, 2019 from 8:00am – 12:00pm during the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Mid-Year Meeting held in Gaithersburg, Maryland USA. The purpose of the meeting was to review the following collaborative study manuscripts for AOAC First Action Official Methods status: 1) OMAMAN-45: Evaluation of the Mc-Media Pad™ Rapid Aerobic Count Device for the Enumeration of Total Aerobic Counts: Collaborative Study submitted by Charlotte Lindhardt, Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293 Darmstadt Germany and Benjamin Bastin, Q Laboratories, 1930 Radcliff Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45204. 2) OMAMAN-48: Evaluation of the Gene-Up ® Cronobacter Method for the Detection of Cronobacter Species in Select Foods and Environmental Surfaces: Collaborative Study submitted by Ron Johnson of BioMerieux, Inc., located at 595 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042. 3) OMAMAN-49: Evaluation of the Gene-Up ® Salmonella Method for the Detection of Salmonella Species in a Broad Range of Foods and Select Environmental Surfaces: Collaborative Study submitted by Ron Johnson of BioMerieux, Inc., located at 595 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042. 4) OMAMAN-50: Evaluation of the Gene-Up ® Listeria Spp. Method for the Detection of Listeria Species in a Variety of Foods and Select Environmental Surfaces: Collaborative Study submitted by Ron Johnson of BioMerieux, Inc., located at 595 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042. 5) OMAMAN-51: Evaluation of the Gene-Up ® Listeria Monocytogenes Method for the Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes in a Variety of Foods and Select Environmental Surfaces: Collaborative Study submitted by Ron Johnson of BioMerieux, Inc., located at 595 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042. 6) OMAMAN-52: Evaluation of the Gene-Up ® E. Coli O157:H7 Method for the Detection of E. Coli O157:H7 in Select Foods: Collaborative Study submitted by Ron Johnson of BioMerieux, Inc., located at 595 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042. 7) OMAMAN-53: Evaluation of the Solus One Salmonella Method for the Detection of Salmonella Species in Select Foods and Environmental Surfaces: Collaborative Study submitted by Kim Cushing, Solus Scientific Solutions, Ltd., 9 Mansfield Network Centre, Millennium Business Park, Concorde Way, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG19 7JZ United Kingdom and Maryse Rannou, ADRIA Developpement Creac’h Gwen - F, 29196 Quimper, Cedex, France. The above candidate methods were reviewed as collaborative studies against the collaborative study protocols to verify that the methods are scientifically valid and that their applicability is supported in the manuscript. Supplemental information was provided to the reviewers which included the collaborative study manuscripts, protocols, method user guide/instructions for use, and method safety checklists. ERP members used the AOAC First Action Method Review form to submit their comments.