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Heavy metals
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AOAC 2015.01 First action, heavy metals (Pb,
Cd, As, Hg) in foods and beverages. MLT most
likely in 2016
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solid chocolate, fruit juice, fish, infant formula, and
rice, using microwave digestion and inductively
coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS)
Advisory Panel: no need for SMPR Cr speciation
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SPSFAM Mid-Year Meeting, March 2015
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Microbiology/rapid methods
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Investigated potential working group for rapid
testing
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Feedback from potential working group
members ‐
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Technology providers in contact with individual
industry partners to cover needs. No additional
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