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About AOAC INTERNATIONAL
AOAC is a scientific standards development association dedicated to
analytical excellence.
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~ 3000 members worldwide including
organizational affiliate members
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1/3 of members overseas
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Established a wholly owned subsidiary – AOAC Research Institute
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administers AOAC conformity assessment programs
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Maintains 16 active international sections representing over 90 countries
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Develops voluntary consensus standard method performance requirements
(SMPRs)
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Publishes the
Official
Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
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Maintains an accredited Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program
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Governed by a membership-elected volunteer Board of Directors
AOAC
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INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is an independent third-party international
standards developing organization and AOAC has no vested interest in the
development of standards or in the evaluation of methods of analysis.
About AOAC INTERNATIONAL
AOAC
INTERNATIONAL
Headquarters
AOAC leverages its networks to gather stakeholders and experts to:
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Develop international voluntary consensus standards method
performance requirements
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Discuss & adopt methods that are published in the
Official
Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
using judgment
of the world’s leading experts.
Providing fit for purpose methods through standards development
General Locations of AOAC stakeholder panel participants General Locations of the 16 AOAC INTERNATIONAL current Sections