Food Authenticity Program Meeting Book (March 13, 2019)

AOAC INTERNATIONAL FOOD AUTHENTICITY/FRAUD PROGRAM - TARGETED TESTING

JOE BOISON INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND TARGETED WORKING GROUP CHAIR

GAITHERSBURG MARRIOTT WASHINGTONIAN CENTER MARCH 13, 2019

FIT-FOR PURPOSE STATEMENT

• In August 2018 in Toronto, the Stakeholder Panel approved a fit-for-purpose statement to: – Conduct a gap analysis of current methods used to test for food fraud and develop SMPRs to validate targeted Testing methods; – Support the development of standards leading to Codex Type 1 methods for dispute resolution in international trade; – Prioritize actions (adulterants and commodities of interest) and suggest expedited approach for method validation in cases of international widespread adulteration (such as the melamine incident and the horsemeat scandal in the UK)