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Paez took the floor with a presentation
3on the background, significance, analytical needs,
regulatory guidance, existing methods, and challenges facing the topic of allergens. He followed this
with a proposed fitness for purpose statement for a new SPSFAM Allergens Working Group. After
some discussion, the fitness for purpose was revised to read:
Mass spectrometry based method or methods able to detect and/or quantify peanut, tree nuts, soy,
egg, gluten, shellfish, fish and milk allergens in selected finished products and ingredients. Each
allergen should be uniquely identified.
Coates highlighted that this fitness for purpose statement will likely result in two SMPRs, one for
quantitation and one for detection.
MOTION to accept the proposed fitness for purpose statement and launch the SPSFAM Allergens
Working Group (Paez/Gilliland).
20 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstain. The motion passed.
VI.
Working Group Launch: Kombucha
Konings introduced Crum and Trout, co-presenters for the Kombucha Working Group launch
presentation. Crum explained that she is from Kombucha Brewers International, a trade association
to protect Kombucha worldwide. Trout leads the legislative outreach committee for Kombucha.
They provided a presentation
4on the background, current methodology and regulations, and
challenges in measuring alcohol content in Kombucha. After some discussion, the following fitness
for purpose statement was proposed:
Methods need to accurately and precisely measure the ethanol concentrations to comply with
alcohol and non-alcohol declarations in Kombucha in-process and finished products.
MOTION to accept the proposed fitness for purpose statement for the SPSFAM Kombucha
Working Group (M. Phillips/Zweigenbaum).
20 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstain. The motion passed.
VII. Other Business and Adjourn
Konings thanked the group for a successful SPSFAM Meeting. He advised that the Arsenic Call for
Methods has been extended until January 1, 2016 and that interested parties should submit their
methods before that date. He also advised that a small discussion to gauge interest in the potential
glyphosate working group will be held later during the annual meeting, and participants will be
informed. SPSFAM participants were invited to sign up for a working group on Allergens and
Kombucha respectively to develop SMPR’s for discussion and agreement during the Mid-year
meeting in March 2016. The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:00 pm PT.
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Attachment 2: Paez Presentation
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Attachment 3: Crum/Trout Presentation