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manuscript which was reviewed and approved within the last 30 days. On March 18, 2015, the ERP
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reached consensus to recommend this method for Final Action method status.
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This work has been funded in part by two Documents of Understanding between AOAC INTERNATIONAL
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and the Infant Formula Nutrition Council of America (formerly known as International Formula Council)
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signed April 2010 and June 2013.
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METHOD APPLICABILITY:
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A.
A method’s applicability to the identified Stakeholder needs is best assessed by the Stakeholder
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Panel and should be a part of the process from the onset. OMB liaisons will remind Stakeholder
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Panels to maintain this focus point.
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The AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) has developed AOAC
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Standard Method Performance Requirements (
SMPRs
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Adult/Pediatric Nutritional Formula, AOAC SMPR 2012.009. The applicability of the SMPR is
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Determination of d-pantothenic acid and pantothenate salts, excluding bound forms, in all forms of
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infant, adult, and/or pediatric formula (powders, ready-to-feed liquids, and liquid concentrates).
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summary of the method was presented to the stakeholders following the adoption of the SMPR
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2012.009 as a method that was submitted for ERP consideration. AOAC SPIFAN meeting minutes are
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appended to this report
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OMB may ask ERPs and Stakeholder Panels for feedback to improve the applicability of the method
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such as potential method scope expansions and potential points of concern.
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It should be noted that the stakeholder panel does not review methods or method applicability; therefore
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to preserve the integrity of the roles in the standards development, the practice of presenting methods
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during stakeholder meetings prior to the ERP consideration has been discontinued; however, a large
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number of stakeholders were and continue to be in attendance for discussion on these methods during
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the ERP meetings. Please refer to ERP reports.
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AOAC SPIFAN Meeting Minutes from AOAC SPIFAN meeting held on September 29, 2012