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

Status of SPIFAN Methods in Codex Process

Robert Rankin, INCA September 7, 2019

• Primary SPIFAN Goal = Codex Type II methods for dispute resolution purposes • SPIFAN Codex Strategy Group develops supporting materials and conducts outreach to key delegations • Joint AOAC/ISO/IDF methods submitted to Codex • Codex process: • Methods introduced at Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) • CCNFSDU refers methods to Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) • CCMAS conducts technical review/typing • CCMAS endorses methods and refers to Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) • CAC adopts methods Background