2018 - March 12 SPSFAM Meeting Book

Version 3, 2/26/18 1 2 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs) for Fructans in Animal Food 3 (Animal Feed, Pet Food, and Ingredients) 8 AOAC SMPRs describe the minimum recommended performance characteristics to be 9 used during the evaluation of a method. The evaluation may be an on-site verification, a 10 single-laboratory validation, or a multi-site collaborative study. SMPRs are written and 11 adopted by AOAC stakeholder panels composed of representatives from the industry, 12 regulatory organizations, contract laboratories, test kit manufacturers, and academic 13 institutions. AOAC SMPRs are used by AOAC expert review panels in their evaluation of 14 validation study data for method being considered for Performance Tested MethodsSM 15 or AOAC Official Methods of AnalysisSM , and can be used as acceptance criteria for 16 verification at user laboratories . 19 Measure total dietary fructan, such as inulin, levan, branched fructans , agavins (agave 20 fructans) and fructooligosaccharides, in animal feed, pet food, and the corresponding 21 ingredients. The method must be capable of distinguishing this compound from 22 interfering compounds such free glucose, fructose, sucrose and other polysaccharides. 25 26 Any analytical technique(s) that measures the analyte(s) of interest and meets the 27 following method performance requirements is/are acceptable. 30 31 Animal and Pet Foods .— Material consumed or intended to be consumed by animals 32 other than humans that contributes nutrition, taste, or aroma or has a technical effect 33 on the consumed material. This includes raw materials, ingredients, and finished 34 product. (AAFCO) 4 5 6 7 Intended Use: Reference/regulatory method. 1. Purpose 2. Applicability 3. Analytical Technique 4. Definitions

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