Heavy Metals Meeting Book_MYM2023
AOAC MIDYEAR MEETING March 13 – 17, 2023
Heavy Metals in Foods Working Group Working Group Launch Meeting
Friday, March 17, 2023 8:30am – 12:00pm ET Draft Agenda
Moderators: Allison Baker & Deborah McKenzie I.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS (8:30AM – 8:35AM) Allison Baker (AOAC) will welcome attendees, explain the purpose for the meeting, and lead introductions. II. OVERVIEW AND COMMUNITY UPDATE (8:35AM – 8:50AM) Kevin Kubachka, FDA, and Eve Kroukamp, PerkinElmer, will provide an overview and update from the AOAC Heavy Metals Community. III. AOAC STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OVERVIEW (8:50AM – 9:10AM) Deborah McKenzie (AOAC) will provide an overview of the AOAC standards process and Working Group processes and responsibilities. IV. HEAVY METALS IN FOODS: DO WE NEED A NEW AOAC SMPR? (9:10AM – 9:30AM) WG co-chair, Stephane Dubascoux, Nestle, will present on the background and current challenges of current consensus standards, and propose that a new AOAC SMPR be developed. V. REVIEWOF CURRENT SMPRs (9:30AM – 10:30AM) WG Co-Chairs, Chris Smith, The Coca Cola Company, and Stephane Dubascoux, Nestle, will lead the working group in reviewing current Heavy Metals SMPRs and begin discussions to revise and/or improve them for the purposes of this working group scope. CODEX UPDATE (10:50AM – 10:55AM) Erik Konings, Nestle, will provide a presentation on the Codex related focus and expectations of the AOAC Heavy Metals Working Group VI. LAUNCH OF AOAC HEAVY METALS IN FOODS WORKING GROUP
*This agenda is subject to change without notification Break from 10:30AM – 10:50AM
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