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AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

Expert Review Panel Chair Report for Microbiology for Foods and Environmental Surfaces 

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4)

AOAC Official Method 2013.09:

Salmonella 

in Selected Foods

Kit Name: 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay (MDA) 

Salmonella

Method 

Company:

3M Food Safety

Method Status: AOAC First Action 2013, Revised First Action 2014 

Motion by McMahon; Second by Hitchins,

 to recommend 2013.09 for AOAC Final Action status.  

Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Motion Passed.  

5)

AOAC Official Method 2013.10: 

Listeria 

species in a Variety of Foods and Environmental Surfaces 

Kit Name: VIDAS® UP 

Listeria 

(LPT) Method  

Company:

bioMérieux

Method Status:

AOAC First Action 2013 

Motion by McMahon; Second by Hammack,

 to recommend 2013.10 for AOAC Final Action status.  

Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Motion Passed.  

6)

AOAC Official Method 2013.11: 

Listeria monocytogenes 

in a Variety of Foods 

Kit Name: VIDAS® 

Listeria monocytogenes

Xpress (LMX) Method 

Company:

bioMérieux

Method Status: AOAC First Action 2013

Motion by McMahon; Second by Fernandez,

 to recommend 2013.11 for AOAC Final Action status.  

Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Motion Passed.  

7)

AOAC Official Method 2013.14: Identification of

Salmonella 

spp. from Colony Picks 

Kit Name: ANSR® 

Salmonella

Confirmation Test 

Company: Neogen Corp.  

Method Status: AOAC

First Action 2013

Motion by McMahon; Second by Hammack,

 to recommend 2013.14 for AOAC Final Action status.  

Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Motion Passed.  

VI.

Discuss Implementation of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Stakeholder Panel for Alternative Methods (ISPAM) 

Guidance for Food Categories

ERP will discuss, review and decide on an implementation date for the use of the ISPAM approved guidance 

documentation.  

Motion by McMahon; Second by Arbault,

 to recommend to the AOAC Official Methods Board (OMB) 

to adopt Annex A of ISO 16140.  

Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Motion Passed.  

Motion by McMahon; Second by Achen,

 to recommend to the AOAC Official Methods Board  (OMB) 

to add definitions of all the AOAC claims for PTM and OMA to

Appendix J: AOAC INTERNATIONAL 

Methods Committee Guidelines for Validation of Microbiological Methods for Food and 

Environmental Surfaces.

Consensus demonstrated by: 8 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Motion Passed.  

ERP PROFILE SUMMARIES

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