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