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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

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