AOAC 2017 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program

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ATTEND THE AOAC STAKEHOLDER PANELS
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AOAC has established several consensus panels to empower the industry(s)
to take the lead on providing solutions to global issues. These panels serve
as a science-based, open and neutral forums where global stakeholders from
government, industry and academia convene to identify issues and articulate
standard method performance requirements (SMPR®s) needed for eliminating
trade barriers; substantiating health claims; and meeting and/or establishing
regulatory requirements.
These panels will be meeting on September 22–24, 2017, prior to the AOAC
Annual Meeting & Exposition. These meetings are open to all interested
attendees. Register separately for these panels and plan to attend.
Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS)
SEPTEMBER 22 – 23, 2017
The dietary supplements community is working collaboratively to identify and prioritize ingredients and develop
voluntary consensus standards. The Panel will approve SMPR®s for Ginger, Free Amino Acids, and Vitamins K1 and K2.
Working Groups will be launched for Kavalactones, Scullcap, and Resveratrol. For more information, visit
and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS).”
Contact: Dawn Frazier at or 301-924-7077, ext. 117.
Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN)
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
The global infant formula community is in the process of developing voluntary consensus standards for global dispute
resolution methods. The panel is expected to review SMPR® s for 2- and 3- MCPD and GE, and discuss the adoption of
several SPIFAN methods by the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission. For more information, visit
and click the tab “Standards Development,” then “Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and
Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN).” Contact: Alicia Meiklejohn at or 301-924-7077, ext. 101.
International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM)
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
ISPAM is focusing on developing voluntary consensus standard method performance requirements (SMPR® ) for
food allergen methods. For more information, visit and click the tab “Standards Development,” then
“International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methodology (ISPAM).” Contact: Krystyna McIver at
or 301-924-7077, ext. 111.
Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM)
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
AOAC is bringing the food industry together to lead the charge to develop much needed standards and methods
that promote food safety, food security, and facilitate trade. The Panel will review and approve SMPR® s for BPA and
Cannabis. SPSFAM will launch veterinary drug residues and sugars working groups. For more information, visit www.
and click the tab “Standards Development,” then “Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods
(SPSFAM).” Contact: Dawn L. Frazier at or 301-324-7077, ext. 117.