Food Authenticity Program Meeting Book (September 10, 2020)

AOAC Food Authenticity Methods Program

Next Steps in Process for SMPRs and Methods

AOAC Food Authenticity Methods Meeting September 10, 2020

Deborah McKenzie ႨჇ Senior Director, Standards & Official Methods SM AOAC INTERNATIONAL

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134 th Annual Meeting & Exposition | September 8 – 24, 2020 Basic AOAC Standards Development Activity Framework

Advisory Panel Meeting

Community Consensus

WG Meetings

Works with AOAC to define scope of work to be launched, including development of new programs and/or new working groups (WGs)

WG begin work and draft consensus documents via web conference and reach general consensus on draft standard between AOAC meetings

WG chair(s) present final draft standard along with reconciled comments for deliberation and consensus.

At AOAC meetings, launch WG effort by refining a preset scope of work into a basic applicability statement from which the WG to began drafting the standard (e.g., SMPR, guidelines, etc) Launching New WG Activities

Draft standard is posted for public comments. Comment period is ш ϯϬ days Virtual public comment session via webconference Draft Standard Public Comment Period

Approval of Standard follows consideration of all input and with oversight by Official Methods Board (OMB). Publication of Standard is in the OMA Approval/Publication of Standard

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134 th Annual Meeting & Exposition | September 8 – 24, 2020