Natural Colors-Midyear 2023 Agenda

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Voluntary Consensus Standards for Color Additives from Natural Sources

Working Group Launch Meeting Thursday, March 16, 2023 10:30am – 12:30pm ET Draft Agenda

Moderators: Bhakti Petigara Harp I.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS (10:30AM – 10:35AM) Allison Baker (AOAC) will welcome attendees and lead introductions . II. OVERVIEW, EXPECTATION, BACKGROUND (10:35AM – 10:55AM) Bhakti Petigara will provide an overview of the Working Group for Natural Colors and present the work that has already been done in the AOAC Color Additives Community. III. AOAC STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OVERVIEW (10:55AM – 11:15AM) Deborah McKenzie (AOAC) will provide an overview of the AOAC standards process and Working Group processes and responsibilities. LAUNCH OF WORKING GROUPS • RESIDUAL SOLVENTS (11:15AM – 11:30AM) David Bolliet, Kalsec, Inc. will provide an overview on the background, current challenges, and proposed scope for the Heavy Metals Subgroup • PESTICIDE RESIDUES (11:30AM – 11:45AM) Joe Konschnik will provide an overview on the background, current challenges, and proposed scope for the Pesticide Residues Subgroup • MICROBIAL CONTAMINANTS (11:45AM – 12:00PM) John Mills, bioMérieux, and Mark Goldschmidt, Sensient, will provide an overview on the background, current challenges, and proposed scope for the Microbial Contaminants Subgroup • HEAVY METALS (12:00 – 12:15PM) Eve Kroukamp will provide an overview on the background, current challenges, and proposed scope for the Heavy Metals Subgroup IV.

V. NEXT STEPS & LOOKING AHEAD (12:15PM – 12:25PM) An overview of next steps for the working groups and the potential challenges VI. ADJOURNMENT

*This meeting is subject to change without notification