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ACTIONS: Schedule a teleconference for July 15, 2014 at 11:00am ET to discuss this
modification.
ƒ Review of Modification of AOAC Official Method 998.12
ACTIONS: item tabled until method revisions are submitted.
V. AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANELS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPEAL & FINAL ACTION
a. Sullivan and McKenzie shared with OMB the review of methods for Final Action recommendation
taking place during the ERP for SPIFAN Nutrient Methods. The ERP considered methods for repeal
status also during their March 2014.
ACTIONS: Provide OMB with information on methods as soon in advance as possible and include
the reference material documentation.
VI. ERP COMMUNICATION & BEST PRACTICES
a. McKenzie shared with the OMB the document President Harnly shared with the Board of Directors
containing outcomes of recommendations for staff and best practices for ERP chairs.
VII. INCREASING EXPERTISE ENGAGEMENT
a. McKenzie discussed recruitment of new volunteers and working group chairs from among the new
membership. She also discussed an improved mechanism for soliciting feedback and comments on
methods; using the AOAC OMA methods from SPIFAN as an example.
VIII. AOAC ANNUAL MEETING ACTIVITIES
a. The following volunteered to be at the following meetings:
ƒ SPDS: Roman/Phillips/Bhandari
ƒ ISPAM: Cook/Crowley
ƒ SPIFAN: Bhandari/Pan/Szpylka
ƒ Board of Directors: Roman
ƒ SPDS Working Group: Roman/Phillips
ƒ SPSFAM: Cook/Bhandari/Phillips
ƒ Agricultural Materials: Phillips/Siegel
ƒ PAH ERP: Phillips
ƒ Pesticides ERP: Boison
ƒ Chemical Contaminants: Phillips
ƒ SPIFAN ERP: Bhandari/Pan
ƒ Statistics: Graves/Crowley/Pan
ƒ Safety: Salfinger
ƒ RI Advisory Council: Roman/Crowley
ƒ RI Board of Directors: Roman
ƒ Mycotoxins: Phillips/ Abbott
ƒ Food Allergens: Salfinger
ƒ Dietary Starch ERP: Bhandari/Phillips
IX. VETTIGN POTENTIAL AOAC EXPERT REVIEWERS
a. ACTIONS : Move July 10th teleconference to July 18th.
b. The following volunteered to serve as primary reviewers for the upcoming ERPs
ƒ PAH: Phillips and Cook
ƒ Pesticides: Boison and Cook
ƒ Microbiology: Crowley and Abbott
ƒ Dietary Starch: Siegel and Bhandari
X. FUTURE OMB TELECONFERENCES AND MEETINGS