MEMORANDUM
Date:
August 10, 2017
To:
AOAC Official Methods Board
From:
Deborah McKenzie, Standards Development, AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Subject:
Proposal for ERP for SPIFAN MCPD Methods
AOAC is planning to convene an Expert Review Panel for SPIFAN MCPD Methods on Tuesday, September
26, 2017 during the AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of this meeting
is to review submitted candidate methods received based on an issued Call for Methods. To date, no
methods have been received. The deadline for submissions date is later this month.
In the meantime, there are eight candidates who were invited or have responded to an issued Call for
Experts to serve on this expert review panel. In alphabetical order of last name, the candidates are as
follows:
1.
Stefan Ehling (Abbott Nutrition)
2.
Jessica Leigh (US FDA)
3.
Katerina (Kate) Mastovska (Covance Laboratories)
4.
Salvatore Parisi (Industry Consultant)
5.
Joe Romano (Waters Corporation)
6.
Cheryl Stephenson (Eurofins)
7.
Sudhakar Yadlapalli (First Source Laboratory Solutions)
8.
Zhang Jie (Mead Johnson Nutrition)
Kate Mastovska is being recommended as chair of this ERP based on her subject matter expertise and as a
member of the AOAC OMB and several AOAC ERPs, she knows the process. Dr. Mastovska is a member of
AOAC INTERNATIONAL in good standing.
RECOMMENDATION:
To consider the candidates in this proposal for the AOAC ERP for SPIFAN MCPD Methods with Kate
Mastovska as chair of the ERP.
In the following pages are the CSO assessment and recommendation to OMB for each candidate;
summaries of expertise for each candidate; balance of the candidate as a panel; and candidate CVs.