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PROFILE OF AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY METHODS FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SURFACES
ERP Name
AOAC Expert Review Panel for Microbiology Methods for
Foods and Environmental Surfaces
Chair(s)
Michael Brodsky (Brodsky
Consultants) and Wendy McMahon
(Mérieux NutriSciences)
ERP Formed:
2012
Number of
Methods Adopted
10 as First Action
status
Number of Methods
Recommended
7
Scope:
Review and adopt methods resulting from sole source submission of methods for pathogenic and
nonpathogenic microbial detection or determination in foods and on environmental surfaces
Roster
1.
Michael Brodsky, Brodsky Consulting (Co‐Chair)
2.
Wendy McMahon, Silliker Laboratories (Co‐Chair)
3.
Maya Achen, Abbott Nutrition
4.
Patrice Arbault, BioAdvantage
5.
Mark Carter, MC2E
6.
Yi Chen, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
7.
Peyman Fatemi, The Acheson Group LLC
8.
Maria Christina Fernandez, University of Buenos Aires
9.
Tom Hammack, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
10.
Tony Hitchins, U.S. Food & Drug Administration/CFSAN (Retired)
11.
Yvonne Salfinger
Technical
Documents
created/used
OMA Appendix J
Methods
Adopted
First Action
and Final
Action
status
AOAC 2012.02 ‐ Gram‐Positive Bacteria Identification
AOAC 2013.01 –
Salmonella
in Variety of Foods
AOAC 2013.02 –
Salmonella
Species in a Variety of
Foods and Environmental Surfaces
AOAC 2013.09 –
Salmonella
in Selected Foods
AOAC 2013.10 –
Listeria
species in a Variety of Foods
and Environmental Surfaces
AOAC 2013.11 –
Listeria monocytogenes
in a Variety of
Foods
AOAC 2013.14 – Identification of
Salmonella
spp from
Colony Picks
Red indicates Final Action OMA status
AOAC 2014.01 –
Salmonella
in Selected Foods
AOAC 2014.05 – Enumeration of Yeast of Mold in Food
AOAC 2014.06 –
Listeria
species in Selected Foods and
Environmental Surfaces
AOAC 2014.07 –
Listeria monocytogenes
in Selected
Foods and Environmental Surfaces
AOAC 2015.13 – Enumeration of Aerobic Bacteria in
Food
Final Action Methods Recommended
Additional Input
ISPAM
Awards/Recognitions
Seven methods have Final Action status; ERP of the Year in 2014; AOAC 2013.10 /2013.11 ‐joint Multi‐
Laboratory of the Year in 2014; AOAC 2013.14 – Award in Technical and Scientific Excellence in 2014.
ERP PROFILE SUMMARIES
10