AOAC STANDARDS & METHODS ORIENTATION E-BOOK

9/10/2019

Working Groups

• Program/project  participants

• Members are recruited • Can meet prior eting • Develops draft standard(s) • May participate in method  processes

• Develop draft standards • Online Comment Session • Reconcile public comments  received on draft standards • Recommend draft standard  to the stakeholder panel for  deliberation and consensus • Participate in Orientation  for approved standard

Stakeholder Panel Role and Output

• Defines specific analytical issue(s)

1 st

• Forms working groups to draft standard(s)  that address the issue(s)

2 nd

• Comments on draft standard(s)

3 rd

• Demonstrate  consensus on standard(s)

4 th

AOAC Voluntary Consensus Standards  • Published in Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL • Manuscript published in  Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL

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