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OMA 2015.13: Expert Review Panel Report (09/2015) Expert Review Panel Use Only September, 2017

AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Microbiology for Foods and Environmental Surfaces Page 7 of 8

4) AOAC Official Method 2013.09: Salmonella in Selected Foods Kit Name: 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay (MDA) Salmonella Method Company: 3M Food Safety Method Status: AOAC First Action 2013, Revised First Action 2014

Motion by McMahon; Second by Hitchins, to recommend 2013.09 for AOAC Final Action status. Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. 5) AOAC Official Method 2013.10: Listeria species in a Variety of Foods and Environmental Surfaces Kit Name: VIDAS® UP Listeria (LPT) Method Company: bioMérieux Method Status: AOAC First Action 2013 Motion by McMahon; Second by Hammack, to recommend 2013.10 for AOAC Final Action status. Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. 6) AOAC Official Method 2013.11: Listeria monocytogenes in a Variety of Foods Kit Name: VIDAS® Listeria monocytogenes Xpress (LMX) Method Company: bioMérieux Method Status: AOAC First Action 2013 Motion by McMahon; Second by Fernandez, to recommend 2013.11 for AOAC Final Action status. Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. 7) AOAC Official Method 2013.14: Identification of Salmonella spp. from Colony Picks Kit Name: ANSR® Salmonella Confirmation Test Company: Neogen Corp. Method Status: AOAC First Action 2013 Motion by McMahon; Second by Hammack, to recommend 2013.14 for AOAC Final Action status. Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. VI. Discuss Implementation of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Stakeholder Panel for Alternative Methods (ISPAM) Guidance for Food Categories ERP will discuss, review and decide on an implementation date for the use of the ISPAM approved guidance documentation. Motion by McMahon; Second by Arbault, to recommend to the AOAC Official Methods Board (OMB) to adopt Annex A of ISO 16140. Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. Motion by McMahon; Second by Achen, to recommend to the AOAC Official Methods Board (OMB) to add definitions of all the AOAC claims for PTM and OMA to Appendix J: AOAC INTERNATIONAL Methods Committee Guidelines for Validation of Microbiological Methods for Food and Environmental Surfaces. Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions. Motion Passed. AOAC Research Institute ERP Use Only