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STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON STRATEGIC FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS EXPERT REVIEW PANEL ON ETHANOL IN KOMBUCHA

METHODS FOR CONSIDERATION: Conclusion: The Expert Review Panels reviewed five (5) Kombucha methods, which were submitted in response to the Call for Methods. Methods Reviewed: Each method collected by AOAC for consideration by this ERP was assigned a set of reviewers. Methods reviewed included: KOM-01: Ethanol in Kombucha o Author(s): Blake Ebersole o Submitted by: Blake Ebersole, NaturPro Scientific • KOM-02: Fluorescent Detection of Ethanol in Kombucha via Alcohol Dehydrogenase o Author(s): Michael Valley, Jolanta Vidugiriene, James Cali o Submitted by: Michael Valley • KOM-03: Ethanol Analysis in Kombucha Drinks o Author(s): Samuel J. LaBonia o Submitted by: Samuel J. LaBonia • KOM-04: Determination of ethanol in Kombucha by Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector: Intra-Laboratory Validation o Author(s): Xin Du and Yonglin Ren o Submitted by: Xin Du • KOM-05: Determination of Alcohol Content in Kombucha Tea by Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry o Author(s): Katherine K. Stenerson o Submitted by: Katherine Stenerson, Millipore Sigma •

All methods were reviewed against AOAC SMPR 2016.001, Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Determination of Ethanol in Kombucha. The decisions of the September 18, 2016 ERP are shown below.

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