Methods Reviewed by OMB in 2015

EXPERT REVIEW PANEL, METHOD BACKGROUND, AND CONCLUSIONS

Criteria for Vetting Methods to be considered:

AOAC convened the

Official Methods of Analysis

(OMA) Expert Review Panel for Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons (PAHs) on Monday, September 8, 2014 from 1:30pm to 4:00pm during the AOAC Annual Meeting

and Exposition in Boca Raton, Florida. The purpose of the meeting was to 1) Review the Collaborative Study

Manuscript/ OMAMAN-15: Determination Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) In Seafood Using Gas

Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (Study Director: Katerina Mastovska, Covance Laboratories Inc., Nutritional

Chemistry and Food safety, 3301 Kinsman Boulevard, Madison, WI 53704, USA) and to 2) discuss First to Final

Action requirements and feedback mechanisms. The candidate method was reviewed against the approved

collaborative study protocol. Supplemental information was also provided to the reviewers which included the

collaborative study manuscript, response to AOAC statistical review, summary shrimp corrected, DBAHA shrimp

mid s9&s14 corrected, ICDP oyster mid o1&o7 corrected, and additional experiments with shrimp matrix.

Criteria for Vetting Experts and Selection Process:

The following nine (9) candidates and one (1) alternate were submitted for consideration by the Official

Methods Board to evaluate candidate methods for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) methods as per the

Expert Review Panel (ERP) Policies and Procedures. The candidates were highly recommended by the Chemical

Contaminants and Residues in Foods Community, have participated in various AOAC activities, including but

limited to, Method Centric Committees that were formed under the legacy OMA pathway, and were vetted by

the Official Methods Board. The experts are Tom Phillips, Cheryl Lassitter, Tracy Collier (Alternate Member), Kai

Liu, Mark Crosswhite, Jian Wang, Lowri de Jager, Xiaoyan Wang, Julie Kowalski, and Stephen Wise. Tom Philips

was vetted as the Expert Review Panel Chair.

ERP Orientation:

The ERP members have completed the mandatory AOAC Expert Review Panel Orientation Webinar on

Wednesday, July 16, 2014.

Expert Review Panel Meeting Quorum

The meeting of the Expert Review Panel was held in person. A quorum is the presence of seven (7) members or

2/3 of the total vetted ERP, whichever is greater. Eight (8) out of the nine (9) voting members were present and

therefore met a quorum to conduct the meeting.

Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs):

N/A

Conclusion:

The Expert Review Panel reviewed OMAMAN-15: Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) In

Seafood Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and adopted this method for First Action Official

Method status by a unanimous decision.

Subsequent ERP Activities:

ERP members will continue to evaluate the method for 2 years.

Candidates for 2016 Method of the Year

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