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MEMORANDUM
D
ATE
:
May 29
, 2015
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AOAC O
FFICIAL
M
ETHODS
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OARD
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ROM
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AWN
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RAZIER
, AOAC E
XECUTIVE FOR
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CIENTIFIC
B
USINESS
D
EVELOPMENT
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HRISTOPHER
D
ENT
, AOAC S
TANDARDS
D
EVELOPMENT
C
OORDINATOR
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UBJECT
:
AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS):
Expert Review Panel Applications for Set 1 Ingredients
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BACKGROUND:
As per AOAC’s contract with the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH-ODS
Contract No. HHSN263201300015C), AOAC will convene an expert review panel to review methods
submitted purporting to meet the Standard Method Performance Requirements
Ⓡ
developed by the SPDS
Working Groups and approved by the SPDS Stakeholder Panel. The contract calls for one joint ERP for
each set of ingredients. F
if
teen (1
5
) applications have been submitted to review methods submitted to
be weighed against the SMPRs for Set 1 ingredients, with some demonstrating expertise in multiple
ingredients.
·
Anthocyanins (
10
experts)
·
Chondroitin (
10
experts)
·
PDE5 Inhibitors (
8
experts)
The approved ERP will consider the candidate methods for potential First Action Official Methods
Ⓡ
Status.
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION BY THE AOAC OFFICIAL METHODS BOARD:
Review the attached applications and consider the appropriate membership for the SPDS Set 1 Expert
Review Panel.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Completed Set 1 ERP Applications with attached CVs