AOAC SPIFAN Stakeholder Program Meeting Book (March 17, 2021)

Summary

3 Introduction ƒ Codex revising standard for follow up formula re: permissible level of sweetness ƒ AOAC asked by multiple stakeholders to advise Codex on methods of analysis Achievements Since AOAC Annual Meeting 2020 ƒ Formed and launched AOAC Ad Hoc Expert Panel on Sweetness ƒ Completed literature review and developed Codex document ƒ Initiated development of comprehensive opinion paper for publication Status ƒ Codex document on track for submission to CCMAS Secretariat by end of Mar’21 ƒ Opinion paper on track for submission to J AOAC Intl by Q3’21 Current Situation – Codex Timeline ƒ Nov’19: CCNFSDU agrees to revise FUF std x AOAC intervenes x CCNFSDU refers matter to CCMAS ƒ Dec’19: AOAC attends ILSI NA sweetness workshop ƒ Feb-Jun’20: AOAC engages w/ ILSI NA re: measuring sweetness ƒ May/Jun’20: AOAC reviews ILSI NA draft manuscript on sensory methods, decides to develop opinion paper on analytical methods ƒ Sep’20: AOAC calls SHs to action CCMAS: Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

ƒ May’21 : CCMAS convenes to discuss referral from CCNFSDU’19 ƒ Nov’21: CCNFSDU convenes, considers guidance from CCMAS

CCMAS: Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling CCNFSDU: Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses FUF: Follow up formula ILSI NA: Intl. Life Sciences Institute North America

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