AOAC STANDARDS & METHODS ORIENTATION E-BOOK

9/10/2019

Basic Components of an AOAC Method

Sampling & Sample  Preparation • Preparation of  sample set • apportioning test  portion(s) from  the sample set

Isolation of Target  Analyte(s) • Isolation of the  target analyte(s)  of interest from  the testing  portion matrix

Analysis of Target  Analyte • Determination or  Quantification • Detection and  Confirmation • Identification and  Confirmation

• Enrichment 

and/or Extraction

Guide to Method Format

• Title • Applicability (SMPR can guide) • Principle – scientific premise of  method  • Apparatus (SMPR can guide) – types of technologies used and  technology specifications • Reagents • Sample  Preparation/Analysis/Determinat ion/Preparation of Standard  Solutions (may have subsections) • Calculations • References cited – including  SMPR, guidance used, etc...

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