AOAC STANDARDS & METHODS ORIENTATION E-BOOK

9/10/2019

OVERVIEW: Project Initiation to Adopted Method

•New and Emerging Topics • Horizon Scanning •New working group projects and new programs

Analytical  Solutions Forum

• Urgent or Emerging Analytically‐based Issues  • AOAC forms an Advisory Panel of key stakeholders

Initiation of  Projects

• AOAC forms and engages working groups to draft standards • Stakeholders participate in consensus building and approval – most common are standard method performance requirements.

Standards  Development

• AOAC forms Expert Review Panels (ERPs) to review &  approve methods • Adopted methods are published in the Official Methods  of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL

Conformity  Assessment

Basic AOAC Standards Development Activity Framework

WG chair(s) present final   draft standard along with  reconciled comments for  deliberation and  consensus. Approval has  multiple mechanisms. Community Consensus  / Approval of Standard

Advisory Panel Meeting

WG begin work and draft  consensus documents via  web conference and  reach general consensus  on draft standard  between AOAC meetings WG Meetings

Works with AOAC to  define scope of work to  be launched, including  development of new  programs and/or new  working groups (WGs)

Draft standard is posted  for public comments.   Comment period is ≥ 30  days Virtual public comment  session via webconference Draft Standard Public  Comment Period

At AOAC meetings, launch WG  effort by refining a preset  scope of work into a basic  applicability statement from  which the WG to began  drafting the standard (e.g.,  SMPR, guidelines, etc) Launching New WG  Activities

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