OMB Meeting Book (June 25-26, 2015)

OFFICIAL METHODS BOARD May 14, 2015 TELECONFERENCE

DATE: Thursday, May 14, 2015 TIME: 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET

D RAFT T ELECONFERENCE M INUTES

OMB MEMBERS (present during all or part of the meeting) Shauna Roman Reckitt Benckiser

Chair

Joe Boison

CFIA

Jo Marie Cook Erin Crowley Qian Graves Perry Martos

Florida Department of Agriculture

Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

Q Laboratories US FDA CFSAN

University of Guelph Abbott Nutrition

Shang-Jing (Jean) Pan Tom Phillips (proxy) Yvonne Salfinger

Maryland Department of Agriculture

Independent Consultant

Victoria Siegel

Eurofins Microbac

Brad Stawick (proxy)

John Szpylka

Mérieux NutriSciences

Past Chair (ex officio member)

OMB MEMBERS not in attendance Doug Abbott

Independent Consultant Mérieux NutriSciences

Member Member

Sneh Bhandari

AOAC STAFF (present during all or part of the meeting) Delia Boyd, Scott Coates, Deborah McKenzie

I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS/REVIEW OF POLICY DOCUMENTS (Roman) a. Call to Order/Introductions/Announcements i. Roman called the meeting to order at 1:08pm.

b. Roman called OMB’s attention to the AOAC Policies for Antitrust, Use of Association Name, Insignia, Identifying Initials, Letterhead and Business Cards and Volunteer Conflict of Interest, as well as the current OMB Terms of Reference.

c. Approval of Draft Agenda

MOTION: For OMB to approve the agenda as presented. Pan moved and Cook seconded. Consensus: passed.

d. Review of April 17, 2015 OMB Teleconference Minutes

ACTION: Remove “(proxy)” from Salfinger’s name in the OMB Member Attendee listing. MOTION: To approve the minutes as amended. Salfinger moved and Siegel seconded. Consensus: unanimous. Motion passed.

AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANELS a. AOAC ERP for SPIFAN Nutrient Methods ACTIONS: Staff to request statements substantiating FOS/GOS expertise from candidates and include

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