AOAC STANDARDS & METHODS ORIENTATION E-BOOK

9/10/2019

The Path Using Standards

1. This pathway was designed  to focus on those projects  that address an urgent need  of a significant number of  stakeholders.

2. It drives AOAC processes  forward faster.

3. Stakeholders across all areas  – industry, government and  academia found neutral  ground to come together  where their common and  conflicting requirements  could be resolved and  articulated.

Use of Standards for Method Approval

4. Those requirements were  then codified and have been 

published as “Standard  Method Performance  Requirements.” 

5. Methods were solicited to  meet those requirements.  

6. Expert review panels were  convened to pick the best of  those submitted.  That  method or methods were  designated “First Action” by  the ERP.

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