SPIFAN Meeting (March 15, 2016)

IV.

PROFICIENCY TESTING (PT) TASKFORCE - PILOT PROGRAM (Gilliland/Phillips – 10:30AM- 11:00AM ) Don Gilliland (Abbott)/Melissa Phillips (NIST) will provide an update on the Proficiency Testing pilot program.

V.

WORKING GROUP DISCUSSION (Working Group Chairs – 11:00AM‐12:30PM ) Darryl Sullivan (Covance) will moderate discussions with the Working Group Chairs to provide updates on nutrients for which no AOAC First Action Official Methods SM status has been recommended.

WORKING GROUPS/CHAIRS:

1. Amino Acids

Ping Feng(Wyeth)/Wes Jacobs (Abbott)

2. Biotin

George Joseph (AsureQuality)/Jean-Luc Deborde (SCL)

3. B Vitamins (B 3 ) 4. Carotenoids

Louis Salvati (Abbott) Greg Hostetler (Perrigo) Chris Blake (Nestlé) Sean Austin (Nestlé) Sean Austin (Nestlé)

5. Fluoride

6. Fructans (FOS)

7. GOS

~LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - 12:30PM- 2:00PM ~

VI.

INCA IDEAS FOR FUTURE WORKPLAN (Rankin – 2:00PM‐3:00PM ) Robert Rankin (INCA) will provide information to the AOAC SPIFAN stakeholder community on future endeavors.

VII.

TIMELINES/DEADLINES/WRAP-UP (Sullivan – 3:00PM‐3:30PM ) Darryl Sullivan (Covance) will provide a timeline of SPIFAN activities including upcoming deadlines, wrap up all discussions and answer any additional questions.

MEETING ITINERARY:

REGISTRATION (7:30AM)

MEETING START TIME (8:30AM)

MORNING BREAK (10:15AM-10:30AM)

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (12:30PM–2:00PM)

* Requires a vote **Draft meeting agenda is subject to change w/out notice

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