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ISPAM History
 November 29, 2010
 AOAC Research Board endorsed supporting a
stakeholder panel to work on harmonizing validation
guidelines for alternative methods.
 December, 2010
 AOAC Board of Directors approves establishing an
Advisory Panel to define the project
 March 15, 2011
 Advisory Panel meets to define the project and
recommends experts for Stakeholder Panel and
Working Groups
 April 12, 2011
 Review of potential Panel andWorking Group
members
ISPAM History
 September 29, 2012
 ChemistryWorking Group –
 Developed guidelines for validation of qualitative chemistry
 Proposed guidelines be circulated to broader group
 Microbiology working group –
 Accepted the Food Category Table
 Discuss alternatives for validating the equivalency of reference
methods
 Organize a working group to discuss MethodVerification related to
All Foods Claim
 Create an ISPAMWG to develop recommendations to the revision
of ISO 6579 on Salmonella
 Voted to discontinue work on E. coli STEC