Food Authenticity Program Meeting Book (September 10, 2020)

FIT-FOR PURPOSE STATEMENT • In August 2018 at the 132 nd AOAC Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, the Stakeholder Advisory Panel approved a fit-for- purpose statement to: • Conduct a gap analysis of current methods used to test for food fraud and develop SMPRs to validate Targeted Testing methods; • Support the development of standards leading to Codex Type II methods for dispute resolution in international trade and to facilitate global trade;

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FIT-FOR PURPOSE STATEMENT

• Prioritize actions (adulterants and commodities of interest) and suggest an expedited approach for method validation in cases of international widespread adulteration • In In 2003, the European Food Authority found Sudan Red a dye used primarily in the leather and fabric industries and is not approved for use in food was found in capsicums from India. • In 2005, the dye was found in Worcester sauce and products containing it in the U.K., resulting in a massive and expensive recall.

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