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AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE  Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Microbiology for Foods and Environmental Surfaces  Page 5 of 7 

MEETING MINUTES 

I. Welcome and Introductions  The Expert Review Panel Co‐Chair, Michael Brodsky welcomed Expert Review Panel members and initiated  introductions. The Chair discussed with the panel the goal of the meeting.     II. Review of AOAC Volunteer Policies & Expert Review Panel Process Overview and Guidelines    Deborah McKenzie presented a brief overview of AOAC Volunteer Policies, Volunteer Acceptance Agreement  and Expert Review Panel Policies and Procedures which included Volunteer Conflicts of Interest, Policy on the  Use of the Association, Name, Initials, Identifying Insignia, Letterhead, and Business Cards, Antitrust Policy  Statement and Guidelines, and the Volunteer Acceptance Form (VAF).  All members of the ERP were required  to submit and sign the Volunteer Acceptance Form.  In addition, she also presented an overview of the ERP  process including meeting logistics, consensus, First Action to Final Action requirements, and documentation. III. Review of Methods  All ERP members presented a review and discussed the proposed collaborative study manuscript for OMAMAN‐ 41: Identification and Confirmation of  Salmonella  spp., C ronobacter  spp. and Other Gram‐Negative Organisms  by the Bruker MALDI Biotyper Method: Collaborative Study (Daniele Sohier and Markus Kostrzewa, Bruker  Daltonics, Fahrenheitstraße 4, Bremen, 28359 GERMANY). The method author, Daniele Sohier of Bruker  Daltonics, was present and able to address questions and concerns of the ERP members. 1   A summary of  comments was provided to the ERP members and the method author. 2   By consensus, the ERP presented the  following motions for OMAMAN‐41.    MOTION:  Motion by Carter; Second by Fernandez, to move OMAMAN‐41: Identification and Confirmation of  Salmonella  spp., C ronobacter  spp. and Other Gram‐Negative Organisms for First Action Official Methods  Status.  Consensus demonstrated by: 10 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions (Unanimous). Motion Passed.   MOTION:  Motion by McMahon; Second by Achen, OMAMAN‐41: Identification and Confirmation of  Salmonella  spp., C ronobacter  spp. and Other Gram‐Negative Organisms to be considered for AOAC Final Action  Methods Status, the following is required: 1) Positive and negative feedback  2) Information stated in (Question 22)   3) Provide user updates on the changes to the library.  Consensus demonstrated by: 10 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions (Unanimous). Motion Passed.  

1  Attachment 1: Method Author Presentation for OMAMAN‐41 and OMAMAN‐42  2  Attachment 2: Summary of Expert Reviewer Comments for OMAMAN‐41  

03/12/2018