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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 Gluten Assays on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 from 8:00am – 10:00am during the 2017 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition being held at the Marriott Atlanta Marquis, located at 265 Peachtree Center Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA. The purpose of the meeting was to review a modification for AOAC Official Method 2012.01: Gliadin as a Measure of Gluten in Rice and Corn Based Foods, Final Action 2016 (Study Director: Markus Lacorn, R-Biopharm AG, An der neuenBergstrasse 17, 64297 Darmstadt Germany), and 2) AOAC Official Method 2015.05 Partially Hydrolyzed Gluten in Fermented Cereal-Based Products, First Action 2015 (Study Director: Dr. Markus Lacorn, R-Biopharm AG, An der neuen Bergstraße 17, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany and Patricia Meinhardt, R-Biopharm Inc., 870 Vossbrink Drive, Washington, MO 63090, and 3) AOAC Official Method 2015.16 Gluten in Processed and Nonprocessed Corn Products, First Action 2015 (Study Director: Dr. Markus Lacorn & Thomas Weiss, R-Biopharm AG, An der neuen Bergstraße 17, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany) for AOAC Final Action Official Methods status consideration. Criteria for Vetting Experts and Selection Process: The following eight (8) candidates and one (1) alternate member were submitted for consideration by the Official Methods Board to evaluate candidate methods for gluten assays as per the Expert Review Panel (ERP) Policies and Procedures. The following candidates are highly recommended by the Food Allergens Community and other Food Allergen experts. Many of the following candidates have participated in various AOAC activities, including but limited to, members of Committee H, and expert reviewers for the AOAC Research Institute’s PTM Program. The members are Terry Koerner (Chair), Sneh Bhandari, Joe Boison, Clyde Don, Eric Garber/ Girdhari Sharma (Alternate), Bert Popping, Paul Wehling, and Jupiter Yeung. 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 eight (8) members/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 approved the minor modification of AOAC OMA 2012.01 and have recommended this method keep the AOAC Final Action status. AOAC OMA 2015.05 was recommended for AOAC First Action continuance and AOAC OMA 2015.16 was recommended for AOAC Final Action Official Methods status consideration. Subsequent ERP Activities: The ERP Chair and AOAC Staff will draft the AOAC First to Final Action Recommendation document to be forwarded to the AOAC Official Methods Board for AOAC OMA 2015.05 and AOAC OMA 2015.16. The ERP Chair Report with method documentation pertaining to the decisions made by the ERP will be forwarded in its entirety to the ERP.

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