129th AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition Preliminary Program

PRE-MEETING STAKEHOLDER PANELS

AOAC has established several consensus panels to empower the industry(s) to take the lead on providing solutions to global issues. These panels serve as a science-based, open and neutral forums where global stakeholders from government, industry and academia convene to identify issues and articulate standard method performance requirements (SMPRs) needed for eliminating trade barriers; substantiating health claims; and meeting and/or establishing regulatory requirements. These panels will be meeting on September 25-27, 2015, prior to the AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition and are open to all attendees. STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS (SPDS) September 25-26, 2015 The dietary supplements community is working collaboratively to identify and prioritize ingredients and develop voluntary consensus standards. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS)”. Contact: Dawn Frazier at dfrazier@aoac.org or 301-924-7077, ext. 117. STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON INFANT FORMULA AND ADULT NUTRITIONALS (SPIFAN) September 26, 2015 The global infant formula community is in the process of developing voluntary consensus standards for global dispute resolution methods. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN)”. Contact: Anita Mishra at amishra@aoac.org or 301-924-7077, ext. 131. INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ISPAM) September 26, 2015 ISPAM is focusing on two initiatives: 1) to bring the industry and government together to seek a common ground to harmonize internationally accepted method validation protocols for microbiology and qualitative chemistry methodology and 2) to develop a flexible, scientifically-sound, consensus-based and internationally acceptable microbiological sampling plan for the detection of Salmonella in leafy greens. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methodology (ISPAM)”. Contact: Krystyna McIver at kmciver@aoac.org or 301-924-7077, ext. 111. STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON STRATEGIC FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS (SPSFAM) September 27, 2015 AOAC is bringing the food industry together to lead the charge to develop much needed standards and methods that promote food safety, food security, and facilitate trade. For more information, visit www.aoac.org and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM). Contact: Dawn L. Frazier at dfrazier@aoac.org or 301-324-7077, ext. 117.

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