AOAC SPIFAN Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book (September 7, 2019)

Standards Drafting Overview

Working Group Meets

• Draft

standards

• Public Comment Period (ш 30 days)

Post draft standard

Reconcile Comments

• Recommend final draft to SPIFAN

Examples: AOAC Consensus Products

Basic Principles

• Transparency • Openness • Balance of Interests • Due Process • Consensus • Appeals

• Performance Requirements • Guidelines

• Sampling Standards • Methods of Analysis • Best Practices • Operational Documents

AOAC Consensus & Products