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AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE  Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Dietary Starches & Dietary Fibers  Page 4 of  6 

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.  Nine (9) 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 

Conclusion:   The Expert Review Panel reviewed OMAMAN‐38: Total Dietary Fiber in Foods Enzymatic‐Gravimetric‐High Pressure Liquid  Chromatography Method and adopted this method for AOAC First Action Official Method status by a unanimous decision  with an ERP consensus to include additional editorial changes.     Subsequent ERP Activities:   ERP members are required to track the performance of the recently approved First Action method for a two (2) year period  effective as of December 7, 2017. The ERP will convene via email ballot to address the editorial revisions of the of the  manuscript upon receipt of the revised manuscript to be provided by the method author.  

03/12/2018