OMB Meeting Book (June 22, 2017)

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AOAC OFFICIAL METHODS BOARD   TELECONFERENCE  April 13, 2017  1:00pm – 2:30pm ET 

D RAFT M EETING M INUTES

OMB MEMBERS  (present during all or part of the meeting)

Erin Crowley   Douglas Abbott  

Q Laboratories 

Chair 

Independent Consultant 

Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member  Member 

Joe Boison   Amy Brown 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency 

Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 

Esther Campos Giménez 

Nestlé Research Centre 

Don Gilliland 

Abbott Nutrition 

Katerina Mastovska  Wendy McMahon 

Covance 

Mérieux NutriSciences 

Melissa Phillips  (and with proxy)  US NIST 

Yvonne Salfinger  (proxy)

Independent Consultant 

Brad Stawick   Sidney Sudberg 

Microbac  Alkemist 

OMB MEMBERS ABSENT  (without proxy) Shauna Roman  

Reckitt Benckiser 

Past Chair‐Ex‐Officio 

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

I.

PRELIMINARY ITEMS  a.

Call to Order/Introductions/Announcements Crowley called the meeting to order at 1:03pm ET. 

b. Crowley called OMB’s attention to the AOAC policy documents and reminded all attendees to  review the documents and that the meeting will be held in accordance to these policies. 

c.

Review and Approval of Draft Meeting Agenda  MOTION:   For OMB to approve the agenda as presented.  Boison moved and Gilliland seconded.  Consensus: Unanimous. 

d.

Review and Approval of Draft OMB meeting minutes.  MOTION:   For OMB to approve the March 2, 2017 OMB meeting minutes as presented.  Brown moved and Sudberg seconded.  Consensus: Unanimous. 

II.

OMB SUMMER MEETING  a.

Crowley and McKenzie reviewed the survey results and confirmed the OMB summer meeting dates  and locations with OMB.  The meeting is being held on June 22‐23, 2017.  The meeting will be a  webconference hosted out of both AOAC HQ and Mérieux NutriSciences in Chicago.  b. ACTION ITEMS:   Crowley and McKenzie to follow up with John Szpylka of Mérieux NutriSciences.