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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Presi dent
NORMA R. H ILL
US Tr ea su r y (R et i r ed )
Con cord , CA, USA
Immedi a te Pa s t-Pre si den t
ER IK J.M. KON INGS
Nest l
é
R es ea rch Cen t er
Lau san n e, Swi t zer lan d
Presi dent -El ect
RONALD L. JOHNSON
b i oM
é
ri eu x, In c.
Hazel wo od , MO, USA
Trea surer
JONATHAN W. DEVR IES
Med al li on Lab o rat o ri es (Ret i red )
Mi n n eap oli s, MN, USA
Secreta ry
DARRYL M. SULLIVAN
Covan c e Lab orat ori es
Mad i son , WI, USA
Di recto r
DAV ID W. K. ACHESON
Th e Ach es on Gr ou p
Wash i n gt on , D.C., USA
Di recto r
LE I BAO
Sh an d on g En tr y-Exi t In sp ect i on
& Qu aran t i n e Bu r eau
Qi n g Da o Ci t y, P eop l es Rep u b li c
of Ch i n a
Di recto r
DEANN L. BENESH
3M Fo od Sa f et y
Sai n t Pau l, MN, USA
Di recto r
CLAY DETLEFSEN
Nat i on al Mi lk Pr od u cers
Fed erat i on
Ar li n gt on , VA, USA
Di recto r
SAMUEL B. GODEFROY
Un i v ersi t y Lava l
Qu eb ec Ci t y, QC, Can ad a
Di recto r
BRAD GOSKOWICZ
Mi crob i o lo gi cs, In c.
Sai n t Clou d , MN, USA
Di recto r-a t -La rg e
DAN IEL FABR ICANT
Th e Nat u ra l P r od u ct s Ass oci at i on
Wash i n gt on , D.C., USA
Di recto r-a t -La rg e
DAN IEL SCHMITZ
Ab b ot t Nu t ri t i on
Sai n t Clou d , MN, USA
Executi ve Di recto r
E. JAMES BRADFORD
AOAC INTERNAT IONAL
Gai t h er sb u rg, MD, USA
December 3, 2015
Premal Bhatt
US Pharmacopeia (USP)
12601 Twinbrook Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20852
Dear Mr. Bhatt,
As President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, I am pleased to appoint you to a three-year term as a
member of the Expert Review Panel (ERP) on Dietary Supplements. This appointment becomes
effective immediately, and will expire at the conclusion of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL annual
business meeting in September 2018, at which time the President of AOAC may recommend you
for reappointment.
The following documents are also attached:
1.
AOAC INTERNATIONAL policies on: Volunteer Conflict of Interest, Use of the Association
Name, Initials, Identifying Insignia, Letterhead, and Business Cards, and the Antitrust
statement
2.
Roster of the Dietary Supplements Expert Review Panel
3.
OMB Guidance to Expert Review Panels on First Action to Final Action Method
4.
Expert Review Panel policy documents
As an ERP member, you are encouraged to read the ERP documents listed above. Deborah
McKenzie is your staff liaison at the headquarters office. Please feel free to contact her for
assistance at any time (301-924-7077 x157 o
r dmckenzie@aoac.org ).
On behalf of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, and all its members, I thank you for your commitment to our
Association. I very much appreciate your willingness to serve as a member of the Dietary
Supplements Expert Review Panel and look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Norma R. Hill
President,
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
NRH/dab
cc: Shauna Roman, Chair, Official Methods Board
Deborah McKenzie, Sr. Director, Standards Development & Research Institute
2275 Research Boulevard, Suite 300 Rockville, MD 20850 USA
Telephone: +1-301-924-7077 Fax: +1-301-924-7089
Internet e-mail:
aoac@aoac.org