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Documents a community’s
analytical method needs.
•
Very detailed description of the
Standard Methods Performance
Requirements (SMPRs)
analytical requirements.
•
Includes method acceptance
requirements.
•
Used to adopt AOAC Official
Methods by Expert Review
Panels.
Published as a standard
•
.
Advisory Panel
Stakeholder
Panel
Publication of
Standard
Method
Performance
Requirements
Working
Groups
Expert Review
Panel
First Action,
OfficialMethods
status
After 2 years,
ERP
recommends to
AOACOfficial
Methods Board
regarding status
ofmethod
After SMPRs are Approved
•
AOAC issues a Call for Methods
–
Using the Fitness for Purpose that is drafted
–
Submitted methods are down selected by
working groups.
–
Which group would review these down
selected methods?
