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Scope of Work
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Review the previous list of 86 environmental organisms
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Create a section on soil testing providing guidance on
testing for cross‐reactivity
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Modify and include a section on bioinformatics
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Deliverable:
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The approved Environmental Organism Panel will be published as a
standard in the peer‐reviewed
Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
and
the
Official Methods of Analysis
Compendium.
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All relevant existing SPADA Standard Method Performance
Requirements will be updated to incorporate the revised
Environmental Organism.
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Key Points
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Working group met by teleconferences:
November, twice in December, January
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Reviewed the current list of environmental organisms
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37 species DNA were identified as unnecessary for
inclusion based on improvements to technology, more
knowledge, and experience
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Remaining organisms divided into two groups:
Group 1: 12 arthropods and mammalian species DNA
Group 2: 37 cultivatable air, soil, and water bacteria
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