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Activities to Date
AOAC Mid‐Year Meeting (March 2015)‐ Current Perspectives
Overview of Standards for the Detection of Viruses (2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Moderated by: Patrice Arbault, Nexidia
a. Challenges to Testing for Foodborne Viruses in Food samples: Current Standard
Methods and Future Directions
–
Efi Papafragkou
, FDA
,
CFSAN
b. ISO Technical Specifications for Viruses: How are they Relevant to Service
Laboratories and Assay Manufacturers –
Fabienne Loisy
, CEERAM (European
Centre for Expertise and Research on Microbial Agents);
c. SPADA and the Development of Standard Method Performance Requirements
(SMPR) for Smallpox –
Scott Coates
, AOAC Chief Scientific Officer
AOAC Annual Meeting 2015
•
Technical Symposium: Norovirus Detection
in Foods: Current Status and Roadmap to
Future Validated Methods
–
Co‐Chairs: Patrice Arbault (Nexidia) and Hari Dwivedi
(BioMerieux NA)
–
Presenters:
•
Lee‐Ann Jaykus‐ North Carolina State University
–
Detection of Noroviruses in Food: Where do we stand today?
•
Fabienne Loisy‐ bioMerieux SA
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Norovirus Reference Material and Detection Methods: Current Ready to
Use Capabilities
•
Sarita Raengpradub‐Wheeler‐ Merieux Nutrisciences‐ Silliker
–
Food Contract/Service Labs Perspective on Norovirus Detection:
Challenges & Opportunity