2018 - March 12 SPSFAM Meeting Book

Fructans SMPR Key Points

Validation Guidance • Method data packages must include performance data covering the method claimed matrices. A useful tool can be found in food pyramid concept described in Annex F of Appendix F the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis. • Method data packages must include relevant data regarding interferences from other carbohydrates. Method developers are responsible for assessing interferences with their method.

Comments Submitted for Fructans SMPR

• A typo was corrected in the operating range and LOQ.   Corrected to: • Operating range 0.2% ‐ 100 % (2g/kg to 1000 g/kg) of dry  matter • Limit of quantitation (LOQ)* 0.2% (2g/kg) of dry matter

• No additional comments received.