AOAC 2018 Preliminary Program

perspectives from the produce sector’s experience implementing FSMA. CO-CHAIR: Sarita Raengpradub Wheeler, Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation CO-CHAIR: Brooke Schwartz, Rheonix, Inc. • Robert Donofrio, Neogen Corporation Rapid Listeria Detection Methods • Morgan Wallace, Rheonix, Inc. Evolution of Listeria Typing for Epidemiology and Environmental Monitoring

• Timothy Freier, Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation Organizing Listeria Environmental Monitoring Data for Optimal Control • Peyman Fatemi, The Acheson Group Preventive Controls in Produce – Lessons learned from recent events Symposium: “Green” Chemistry — Testing Cannabis for Safety and Quality The cannabis industry is exploding as more states in the U.S. and more countries around the world are legalizing the use of recreational and/or medicinal marijuana. In the U.S., cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, which leaves policy and enforcement up to individual states. While systems for the growing, production, and sale of cannabis and canna- bis-related products are well established, regulations and enforcement of quality and safety testing lag behind. Following numerous product recalls, media attention and concern from patient advocacy groups have brought a renewed urgency to state and private labs focused on product safety test- ing. Traditional methodologies used in agricultural and food testing for pesticide residues, mycotoxins, residual solvents, toxic metals and others are being applied for the analysis of cannabis. The expert speakers in this session will update the community on progress for quality and safety testing for a variety of chemical contaminants in cannabis. CO-CHAIR: Mary McBride, Agilent Technologies, Inc. CO-CHAIR: Rick Jordan, Pacific Agricultural Laboratory • Rick Jordan, Pacific Agricultural Laboratory Pesticide Residue Screening in Cannabis: A Measure of Safety or the Perception of Safety? • Agustin Pierri, Weck Laboratories, Inc. Pesticides, Potency, Mycotoxins and Metals Analysis in Cannabis: Testing from the Perspective of a California Lab • Julie Kowalski, Trace Analytics Optimizing Routine Cannabinoids Analysis with Emphasis on Method Specificity using Liquid Chromatography-Ultraviolet Detection and Tandem Mass Spectrometry • Jana Hajšlová, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague “Cocktail” of Bioactive Compounds Occurring in Cannabis Plants and Products thereof: Challenges Addressed by UHPLC-IM-HRMS/MS

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Workshop: AOAC Microbiology Method Validation Guidance — Review of Guidance, Recent Trends, and Decisions This educational workshop will provide an overview of the current AOAC microbiology method validation guidance (OMA, Appendix J) and recent trends in validating microbiol- ogy methods with modifications. Furthermore, this session will cover practical applications and the latest information for vali- dating and evaluating microbiology quantitative and qualitative methods at AOAC since the 2011 approval of OMA, Appendix J with a glimpse into some ongoing discussions. This workshop will be beneficial for method developers, current and those interested in becoming PTM expert reviewers, Expert Review Symposium: Reference Materials in Natural Product Science — Critical Uses in Laboratory Quality Control, Research, and Performance Assessment Certified reference materials (CRM) can be critical tools in development and validation of laboratory methods for marketed natural products. Once analytical methods are developed, CRM become valuable tools for assuring that methods used for documenting quality assurance and good manufacturing practices deliver reliable and accurate results. Beyond analyses for regulatory compliance, reference mate- rials can be employed to address analytical needs in product testing, laboratory performance assessment, and basic research. However, the relatively small number CRM that currently exist, ranging from pure chemical entities used as calibrants or identity standards to matrix reference materials for complex environmental materials, do not always address the needs of the user community. Furthermore, emerging and sometimes controversial areas include CRM intended as quality assurance tools for clinical measurements and refer- ence materials intended to verify a nominal property such as botanical identity or a specific nucleotide sequence in genetic Panel members, and independent laboratories. CHAIR: Deborah McKenzie, AOAC INTERNATIONAL & AOAC Research Institute

24 AUGUST 26 – 29, 2018 SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO HOTEL