Candidates for 2016 ERP of the Year

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

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

Michael Brodsky, Brodsky Consulting (Co‐Chair)

Wendy McMahon, Silliker Laboratories (Co‐Chair)

Maya Achen, Abbott Nutrition

Patrice Arbault, BioAdvantage

Mark Carter, MC2E

Yi Chen, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Peyman Fatemi, The Acheson Group LLC

Maria Christina Fernandez, University of Buenos Aires

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

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