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Sole Source/Commercial Rapid Methods
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AOAC Research Institute formed in 1991
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Wholly owned subsidiary of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
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Governance includes a separate Board of Directors and its sole voting
member is AOAC INTERNATIONAL
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Offers option of being a Contributing Member that has the benefits of
PTM program fee discounts
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Administers AOAC
Performance Tested Methods
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the AOAC
Official Methods
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Program
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Administers a service in which validation protocols are developed
and approved, Consulting Service
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Independent third party evaluation of test kits and rapid methods
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Evaluates microbiology and chemistry based methods
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