OMB Meeting Book - January 8, 2015

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AOAC INTERNATIONAL MID-YEAR MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015

AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Analytical Methods (SPSFAM) 1:00pm -5:00pm The AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM) builds consensus on methodology impacting the community and develops standards related to food for the strategic growth of the food industry. Working Chair will present draft SMPR for Heavy Metals Speciation for stakeholder consensus. Working group chair will discuss guidelines for Non-targeted Contaminants. Key industry leaders will discuss meat species as it pertains to food fraud. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) 8:30am – 5:00pm The AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) Working Group chairs will be present draft SMPRS for B-vitamins for stakeholder consensus. SPIFAN will also begin initiating preliminary discussion on a “new” program for “ingredients” that go into infant formula. While there are as many as 100 ingredients in Infant Formula, there are three major categories: dairy, carbohydrates, and oils. The initial focus of this program will be on dairy ingredients, both nutrients and contaminants. We highly encourage technical experts from your laboratory working in the area of safety/contaminants and experts from the dairy industry to attend the meeting. SPIFAN leaders will present the framework and outline for this new program. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming. AOAC International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methodology (ISPAM) 8:30am – 2:30pm The AOAC International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methodology will launch the new Harmonized Salmonella Method Working Group, receive updates on the ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative, and hear a special presentation on Virus methodology. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 AOAC Expert Review Panel for SPIFAN Nutrient Methods (ERP – SPIFAN) 8:30am – 5:00pm The AOAC SPIFAN Expert Review Panel will be meeting the following day to review methods for First and Final Action and screening potential methods to advance through the AOAC methods approval process. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming. AOAC Expert Review Panels – AOAC Research Institute Submissions 8:30am – 5:00pm The AOAC Expert Review Panels will meet consecutively to review specific proprietary/commercial methods submitted through the AOAC Research Institute. Additional details to be determined. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS) 8:30am – 5:00pm The AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS) will meet to review, deliberate, and achieve stakeholder consensus on standard method performance requirements for ashwagandha, folin C, kratom, and cinnamon. New ingredients and working groups to be launched are tea, vitamin D, and aloin in aloe. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS) Working Groups 8:30am – 5:00pm The AOAC SPDS Working Groups on Tea, Collagen, and Aloin in Aloe will have consecutive meetings to begin drafting standard method performance requirements. Agenda in development, additional details are forthcoming.