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INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE
METHODS (ISPAM)
Arlene Fox
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Ms. Fox is currently employed as the Senior Director of
Proficiency Testing at AOAC International where she
developed, implemented and obtained accreditation for the
AOAC Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program. Her
responsibilities include: ensuring that the operation of the
AOAC Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program remains
consistent with accreditation requirements, the supervision of
staff that are responsible for daily operation of the program,
and coordinating activities of the department with other AOAC
departments.
Ms. Fox has held a leadership role in developing tools for improving quality in both bio-threat
laboratories and food laboratories. She has worked with the AOAC team and members of the
bio-threat community to draft a sample collection standard and validate bio-threat test kits.
She is an assessor for both bio-threat laboratories and food laboratories. She was appointed by
ANSI to serve on the Expert Panel for CASCO WG28 to draft ISO 17043: 2010. Ms Fox is the
AOAC staff liaison to the Technical Division for Laboratory Management and the Analytical
Laboratory Accreditation Criteria Committee (ALACC). Ms Fox has coordinated the development
of ALACC accreditation criteria applying ISO 17025 to a food microbiology, food chemistry,
dietary supplements, and pharmaceutical laboratory.