ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

Issues and Background

• As method developers prepare to commercialize products, they are looking to industry for guidance on standards-related questions, as well as

features most needed by industry. – Most important detection targets?

– Should methods detect DNA vs. protein? – Should methods detect denatured proteins?

– Qualitative, quantitative, or semi-quantitative tests? – How important is the ability to detect multiple targets? – Is there value to detecting unexpected targets?

onsulting

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B rooke S

chwartz C