ERP Micro December 2019

AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Microbiology for Foods and Environmental Surfaces Page 4 of 6

one (1) alternate, were all present (in person and/or web conference) and therefore met a quorum to conduct the meeting. Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs): N/A Conclusion: The Expert Review Panel reviewed OMAMAN-43: Evaluation of the MC-Media Pad™ Yeast and Mold Device for the Enumeration of Yeast and Mold: Collaborative Study and have adopted this method for AOAC First Action Official Method status by a unanimous decision. The ERP approved the modification of AOAC Official method OMA 2017.09 (Daniele Sohier and Markus Kostrzewa, Bruker Daltonics, Fahrenheitstraße 4, Bremen, 28359 GERMANY) to include campylobacter spp . This method is a minor modification and it will retain its AOAC First Action Official Methods status. This information is noted in the meeting minutes. Subsequent ERP Activities: ERP members are required to track the performance of the recently approved First Action method for a two (2) year period effective as of June 26, 2018.