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Pre-Meeting Stakeholder Panels
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 (SMPRs) needed for eliminating trade barriers; substantiating health
claims; and meeting and/or establishing regulatory requirements.
These panels will be meeting on September 16–18, 2016, 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 16-17, 2016
The dietary supplements community is working
collaboratively to identify and prioritize ingredients
and develop voluntary consensus standards. 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 17, 2016
The global infant formula community is in the process of developing voluntary consensus standards for
global dispute resolution methods. 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 18, 2016
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 18, 2016
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. For more information, visit 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.