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Bisphenol‐A Method Reviews and Decisions

AOAC  Method # 

Manuscript Title, Submitter and  Reviewers 

ERP Decisions / Consensus 

MOTION to move this method to First Action Official Methods of Analysis Status (Ackerman/Seipelt)   7 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstentions.  The motion passed. 

Title:   Determination of Bisphenol A (BPA) in  Commercially Packaged Ready to Consume  Carbonated and Non‐Carbonated Water and  Non‐Alcoholic Beverages using LCMS/MS

Reasoning/Summary:  The method authors have met or exceeded all of the First Action Official Methods of Analysis ® Requirements and clearly explained how they have done so. 1 ____________________________________________________________  Final Action Requirements:     Additional information about reproducibility   Ensure that juice with pulp and dairy based coffee beverages are used as matrices in the  collaborative study.    Final Action Suggestions:   Encourage use of single standard in the collaborative study, preferable a standard with qNMR  purity.   Omission of diet carbonated beverages as a matrix is acceptable.   Use of energy drinks as a matrix in the collaborative study is encouraged.   Include relevant detail about data processing.    MOTION to accept the Final Action Official Methods  recommendations and suggestions as  presented (Ackerman / Yadlapalli).  7 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstentions.  The motion passed.  

Author(s): Siheng Li, Jeffrey Shippar, and  Katerina Mastovska  

Submitted by: Katerina Mastovska 

Primary Reviewer:    Kasi Somayajula, The Coca‐Cola  Company

Secondary Reviewer:  Sudhakar Yadlapalli, First Source  Laboratory Solutions, India 

  BPA‐04 (Resubmission)

1  List of Revisions to BPA‐004 

03/12/2018