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Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS)
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AOAC INTERNATIONAL signed a 5‐year contract with the
National Institutes of Health‐Office of Dietary
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(NIH/ODS)
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upp ements
to esta s vo untary
consensus standards for high‐priority ingredients.
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Develop 25 standard method performance requirements
(SMPRs) for priority dietary supplement ingredients.
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Encourage participation with the dietary supplements
industry to develop voluntary consensus standards.
Performance Work Statement
To meet the NIH/ODS overall objective AOAC will:
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Identify and prioritize 25 dietary supplement
ingredients for which analytical methods are needed
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Develop standard method performance
requirements (SMPRs) for 25 dietary supplement
ingredients.
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The SMPR is integrated into the AOAC
Official
Methods
SM
process, in which expert review panels
(ERP) adopt methods that meet SMPRs
