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Status of Official Methods

Basic Components of an AOAC Method

Sampling & Sample Preparation • Preparation of sample set • apportioning test portion(s) from the sample set

Isolation of Target Analyte(s) • Isolation of the target analyte(s) of interest from the testing portion matrix

Analysis of Target Analyte • Determination or Quantification • Detection and Confirmation • Identification and Confirmation

• Enrichment

and/or Extraction