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SPDS Volunteer Role Description – Working Groups
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AOAC INTERNATIONAL
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS (SPDS)
WORKING GROUP CHAIR & MEMBERS
VOLUNTEER ROLE DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE:
Working Group Chair and Members, AOAC SPDS Working Group
POSITION CLASSIFICATION:
Volunteer
REPORTS TO:
SPDS Chair
DATE PREPARED:
March 13, 2014
POSITION SUMMARY:
In keeping with the mission of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
and the goals of the Stakeholder Panel on Dietary
Supplements (SPDS), working group chairs will lead
their working group in the development of standards
(or other tasks as assigned by the SPDS chair) for
specific priority ingredients as defined by the SPDS
Advisory Panel. Working group chair(s) will work with
AOAC staff and stakeholders to meet the working
group’s goals and disseminate recommendations to the
stakeholder panel and community at-large. The
working group may hold meetings in person and/or via
teleconference (web and video) to complete its work.
The chair of the working group will moderate the
working group discussions, assist in scheduling the
meetings,
and
report
the
working
group’s
recommendation back to SPDS. Working group chairs
will work with AOAC to formulate the working group’s
recommendations
into
motions
for
SPDS’s
consideration.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SPDS WORKING GROUP
CHAIR:
Must be a key expert and/or thought leader in
dietary supplements and the technologies used for
priority ingredients as assigned for the specific
working group.
Must have the recommendation of the SPDS Chair.
WORKING GROUP CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Chair meetings of the working group, moderate
discussions of the working group and work with
AOAC staff to facilitate working group’s work.
Work with AOAC staff and SPDS chair to identify
working group members, any additional
expertise/resources needed facilitate the work of
the working group.
Work as a team member and also independently.
Present an overview on the specified priority
ingredient under consideration including, but not
limited to, regulatory implications, and public
health and public safety challenges with
methodology.
Prepare a draft fitness for purpose statement for
specified priority ingredient and technology to
present to SPDS for consideration.
Work with AOAC staff to reconcile actions and
outcomes of working group deliberations.
Using AOAC guidance to reconcile comments and
address questions on SMPR.
Present working group recommended SMPR to
SPDS for review and approval.
Work with AOAC staff and stakeholders to draft and
review relevant methodology and working group
documentation.
Draft SMPR white paper for publication.
Perform duties and reviews in timely fashion.
Other tasks as agreed upon by working group chair,
SPDS chair and AOAC staff.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SPDS WORKING
GROUP MEMBERS:
The working group will meet either in person and via
teleconference, web conferencing or by other means of
communication. All communication and meetings of
the working group must be facilitated through AOAC
