Candidates for 2016 ERP of the Year

MEETING MINUTES

Welcome and Introductions

The Expert Review Panel Chair, Lars Reimann welcomed Expert Review Panel members and initiated

introductions. The Chair discussed with the panel the goal of the meeting.

II.

Review of AOAC Volunteer Policies

Deborah McKenzie presented an overview of AOAC Volunteer Policies, Volunteer Acceptance Agreement and

and Expert Review Panel Policies and Procedures which included Volunteer Conflicts of Interest, Policy on the

Use of the Association, Name, Initials, Identifying Insignia, Letterhead, and Business Cards, Antitrust Policy

Statement and Guidelines, and the Volunteer Acceptance Form (VAF). All members of the ERP were required

to submit and sign the Volunteer Acceptance Form. The Expert Review panel openly discussed any potential

conflicts of interest. The group approved all of the members after disclaimers were noted.

III.

Expert Review Panel Process Overview and Guidelines

Deborah McKenzie presented an overview of the Expert Review panel process. The presentation included

information regarding method submission, recruitment of ERP members, composition and vetting expertise,

method assignments, meeting logistics, consensus, First Action to Final Action requirements, method

modifications, publications, and documentation.

IV.

Review of Methods

All members of the ERP presented a review and discussed the proposed collaborative study manuscript for

Determination of Dietary Starch in Animal Feeds and Pet Food by an Enzymatic-Colorimetric Method. The

method author, Mary Beth Hall of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, was not present to address the

concerns of the ERP members. A summary of comments was provided to the ERP members.

MOTION:

Motion by DeVries; Second by Szpylka to adopt this method for First Action Official Methods Status with

the requested revisions.

OMA METHOD: Line 376: Include “free from catalase activity”.

EDITORIAL:

Line 351: Include “the enzymes should be of a purity meeting the

specifications listed in OMA methods 985.29 and 991.43

Line 366: The “amylase” should be listed as “amyloglucosidase”

Line 344: Include activity definitions and assay procedures.

Line 118-122: Please clarify section.

The Expert Review Panel would like to know if GOPOD blank is used as instrument blank will the

intercept disappear and negate the need for a quadratic standard curve?

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

Motion Passed.

Attachment 1: Summary of Expert Reviewer Comments for OMAMAN-13

ERP PROFILE SUMMARIES

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