2018 August 26 SPSFAM Book

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I. Welcome and Introductions Konings welcomed all to the 2018 AOAC Mid-Year Meeting’s Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM, or Food Panel). Konings advised that there would be a minor change to the agenda: Boison will present on veterinary drug residues ahead of the other scheduled presentations. Konings then asked for a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the September 24, 2017 SPSFAM Meeting. MOTION to approve September 24, 2017 SPSFAM Meeting Minutes (Szpylka/Mindak) 19 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention. The motion passed. Working Group Update: Veterinary Drug Residues Boison took the floor with a presentation 1 to review the veterinary drug residue project fitness for purpose, action items from the kick-off meeting in Atlanta, working group’s proposed drug groupings, concentration levels, and next steps. He advised that the group has been meeting by teleconference and is in the process of developing an SMPR for detection as well as identification of 151 drugs in food and finished products. Because of the qualitative aspect, research based on AOAC Official Methods of Analysis Appendices H and N was required. The group has attempted to group them together to take advantage of their chemical makeups. Boison said the group will now move on to complete the SMPR and bring it before SPSFAM in August at the AOAC Annual Meeting. III. SMPRs for Approval: Sugar Working Group Sugar Working Group Co-Chairs Szpylka and Thiex took the floor with their presentation 2 to provide updates on their working group and to present the first two SMPRs their group has developed. Szpylka and Thiex noted that one of AOAC’s largest working groups ever, with a roster of almost 100 individuals. The chairs reviewed the original fitness for purpose statements (one for sugar, one for fructan, and one for low-lactose), the working group’s work to date, background of the analytes (sugar and fructan) and the SMPR key points for each. Comments submitted during the public comment period were addressed, two of which resulted in changes to the SMPR. The first comment resulted in adding the language “Method data packages must include relevant data regarding interferences and instabilities, such as those listed in Table 2. Data packages must include data to demonstrate that the sugar composition in the extract is a representation of the true sugar composition in the food product and assess the stability of extracts over the duration of the test. ” The second comment indicated that the reference materials section had been left out of the Sugar SMPR, so this has been replaced with AOAC’s standard guidance on reference materials. Others present at the meeting had additional suggestions for reference materials. Gendel of USP stated that they possess reference materials – ACTION for AOAC in conjunction with Thiex to incorporate these into the SMPR prior to publication. II.

1 Attachment 1:- Boison Presentation 2 Attachment 2:- Szpylka / Thiex Presentation

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