FAM ERP New Member Book.pdf
ERP Member Responsibilities
• Review of methods and the data that supports method adoption • Track adopted methods between First Action and Final Action • Review modifications to methods • Can be done with Committee on Statistics serving as a resource ERPs are authorized to adopt methods to be published as Official Methods of Analysis
ERPs are authorized to approve validation testing protocols
• Review and approve of study designs of validation testing protocols for single laboratory validation or for multi-laboratory testing/validation in both the AOAC Performance Tested Methods SM program and Official Methods SM program
ERP members are invited to conduct peer review of manuscripts of adopted methods
• Participate as Peer reviewers in the AOAC Publications process
Review of methods and help develop AOAC positions
• May be asked to review other methods or advise AOAC in developing position papers
Documentation and Communication
AOAC carefully documents the actions of Integrated Science Programs, Working Groups, and ERP
Communicate summaries to participants/stakeholders, etc…. Publish summaries in the Referee section of AOAC’s Inside Laboratory Management
AOAC will prepare summaries of the meetings
AOAC publishes its consensus standards and Official Methods
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
AOAC publishes the status of standards and methods in the Referee section of AOAC’s Inside Laboratory Management
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