SPSFAM_Sugar_ERP-92018Proposal

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‐‐‐  Jack Stevens, General Mills 

I have performed the method development and subsequent validations of the labeling sugars and  oligofructans in a variety of food matrices and feel my research and experiences can assist others  interested in these topics.  ‐‐‐  John Szpylka, Mérieux NutriSciences  Co‐Chaired Sugar and Fructan WG for SPSFAM.  Have long experience in testing for all nutrients for  labeling purposes.  Have also long activity in antioxidants area including author of only AOAC total  antioxidant method.  ‐‐‐  Nancy Thiex, Thiex Laboratory Solutions LLC  I am currently serving as a co‐chair for the AOAC SPSFAM Sugar Working Group.  In addition, I served on  the AAFCO Carbohydrate Task Force (prior to the AOAC effort), working with both industry stakeholders  and state feed regulators to identify a path forward to allow carbohydrate guarantees on animal and pet  food product labels.  ‐‐‐  Tomasz Tuzimski, Medical University of Lublin (Poland)  I gained experience during experimental work in the laboratory, during courses, writing doctorate  reviews, 300 reviews of manuscripts, and editing books. I cooperated with the Department of Food  Analysis, Department of Food and Nutrition, Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit  Medical University of Lublin.  ‐‐‐  Martine van Gool, FrieslandCampina  Since 2015 I have worked as Analytical Researcher at FrieslandCampina. In this capacity I lead projects  and bring in my analytical expertise to help the development of new ingredients for the dairy market. In  this role, I develop and execute analyses on (complex) carbohydrates and proteins (including  hydrolysates) as part of the R&D projects.  Since September 2016 I participate in the AOAC SPIFAN  Nutrients ERP to review methods that are submitted for GOS and FOS.  I have a PhD degree in Food  Chemistry (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) and have experience with different analytical  techniques such as UHPLC‐MS, MALDI‐TOF MS, and various types of HPLC.