2018 - March 12 SPSFAM Meeting Book

Meeting Minutes I.

Welcome and Introductions

SPSFAM Chairman Erik Konings opened the meeting and led introductions at 8:05 am ET.

II.

SPSFAM Updates Konings asked for a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the March 13, 2017 SPSFAM Meeting Minutes. MOTION to approve the March 13, 2017 SPSFAM Meeting Minutes (Reba/Cook) 17 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention. The motion passed. Konings then directed all participants to AOAC’s policies and procedures, advising that AOAC requires all participants to comply with the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Antitrust Policy Statement and Guidelines as well as all AOAC Policies and Procedures, found at www.aoac.org . He concluded his introduction with a presentation 1 regarding the status of SPSFAM and its various initiatives. a. Bisphenol-A (BPA) Konings then introduced Darryl Sullivan, Chair of the SPSFAM BPA Working Group. Sullivan took the floor with a presentation 2 describing the work of the BPA working group and a review of the background of BPA. Sullivan highlighted two comments that were submitted in response to the public comment period: • If the method is intended to measure free bisphenol A only then it should be stated as such. The phenolic groups of bisphenol A can react with beverage components (e.g. acids) to form esters, which are not captured unless they are first hydrolyzed. Response: Word “free” added to title • The phrase "grain-based dairy beverages" is sort of an oxymoron. If the beverages are grain- based they are not dairy, even though their name contains the word "milk". Response: Changed to “grain-based beverages.” Sullivan and Scott Coates reviewed these comments and determined that they could be added to the SMPR. Sullivan continued, explaining the method performance requirements set for this SMPR. After a brief discussion, a motion was made. SMPR Approval Presentations and Consensus

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1 SPSFAM Update Presentation (Konings) 2 SPSFAM BPA SMPR Approval Presentation (Sullivan)