SPIFAN Stakeholder Panel (September 23, 2017)

AOAC SPIFAN Accomplishments Voluntary Consensus Standards – Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) First Action Official Methods of Analysi s SM adopted using SMPRs First Action Official Methods of Analysi s SM recommended for Final Action status Number of Final Action Official Methods of Analysis SM Approved Number of Final Action Official Methods of Analysi s SM submitted to Codex* Agreement with ISO to participate in each other’s standards development activities – for milk and milk products *AOAC, ISO, and IDF jointly submitted methods to Codex

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AOAC Mid-Year Meeting Activities

• Stakeholders approved revised SMPRs for carotenoids and folic acid

• Received Updates on International Activities

– Experience of methods going through Codex process – ISO and IDF Activities Update – Update on Whey Protein-Casein Ration Method in China

• Update on AOAC Proficiency Testing Program for Infant Formula

• Launched the new SPIFAN Working Group on MCPD & GE

• Shared Ideas for SPIFAN future endeavors

• ERPs met to review methods for First Action, review of First Action OMAs for Final Action recommendation