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EXPERT REVIEW PANEL, METHOD BACKGROUND, AND CONCLUSIONS

Criteria for Vetting Methods to be considered: AOAC convened the Official Methods of Analysis SM (OMA) Expert Review Panel for Dietary Starches and Dietary Fibers on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 from 10:30am – 12:30pm during the 2017 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia USA. The purpose of the meeting was to 1) review the collaborative study manuscript/ OMAMAN-38: Total Dietary Fiber in Foods Enzymatic-Gravimetric-High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Method (Study Director: Barry McCleary, Megazyme, Bray Business Park, Southern Cross Road, Bray, Ireland) and 2) discuss First to Final Action requirements for AOAC First Action Official Method 2014.10, Dietary Starch in Animal Feeds and Pet Food Enzymatic-Colorimetric Method, First Action 2014 (Study Director: Mary Beth Hall, USDA-ARS, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, 1925 Linden Drive West Madison, WI 53706). Candidate method, OMAMAN-38, was reviewed as a collaborative study and against the collaborative study protocol to verify that the method is scientifically valid and that the applicability is supported in the manuscript. Supplemental information was provided to the reviewers which included the collaborative study manuscript, protocol, method user guide/instructions for use, material safety data sheet, and the method safety checklist. The ERP members used the AOAC First Action Method Review form to submit their comments. Candidate method, AOAC Official Method 2014.10, was reviewed for AOAC Final Action Official Methods status consideration. Supplemental information was provided to the reviewers which included a copy of the published OMA method, collaborative study manuscript, protocol, Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL article, the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS), feedback, and the AOAC Expert Review Panel Report (September, 2014). The ERP members used the AOAC Final Action Method Review form to submit their comments. Criteria for Vetting Experts and Selection Process: The current Expert Review Panel consists of ten (10) candidates and one (1) alternate member were submitted for consideration by the Official Methods Board to evaluate candidate methods for Dietary Starches and Dietary Fibers as per the Expert Review Panel (ERP) Policies and Procedures. The candidates were highly recommended by the Agricultural Materials Community, have participated in various AOAC activities, including but limited to, Method Centric Committees that were formed under the legacy OMA pathway, and were vetted by the Official Methods Board. The experts are Sean Austin, Sneh Bhandari, Kommer Brunt, Jon DeVries, George Joseph, Kai Liu, Barry McCleary, Tom Phillips, John Szpylka, Paul Wheling, and the Chair, Lars Reimann.

ERP Orientation: All ERP members have completed the mandatory AOAC Expert Review Panel Orientation Webinar.

Expert Review Panel Meeting Quorum The meeting of the Expert Review Panel was held in person. A quorum is the presence of seven (7) members or 2/3 of the total vetted ERP, whichever is greater. Eight (8) out of the ten (10) voting members and one (1) alternate were present and therefore met a quorum to conduct the meeting.

Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs): N/A

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