Food Authenticity Program Meeting Book (March 13, 2019)

The Dilemma

• AOAC has established standards development processes – Initiating working groups developing SMPRs – No advisory panel, stakeholder panel, identification of working groups and their scopes

Advisory Panel

AlternativeMethods ISPAM

ERP Review of First Action Methods & any recommendations for Final Action Status/Repeal/etc..

OMB review & rendered decisions on Final Action status/Repeal

AOAC Standards Developing Communities

Strategic Food AnalyticalMethods SPSFAM aka “The FOOD PANEL”

Call for Methods Call for Experts (if needed)

ERP Review of Methods and First Action status

AgentDetection Assays SPADA

Establish SMPRs

Working Groups

Infant Formulaand AdultNutritionals SPIFAN

Dietary Supplements SPDS

• This effort bypassed some key process steps • Multiple international efforts ongoing • Fundraising was required

August 2018 Food Fraud Meeting • Thought Leader Meeting to inform community of AOAC’s commitment to the initiative – Initial Proposals by the NTT and TT working group chairs – Learning priorities – Establishing a prospectus – Outreach for sponsorship – Transition the initiative into the AOAC standards pathway – Plan to launch in March 2019 at AOAC Midyear Meeting