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AOAC Research Institute Policies and Procedures
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Expert Reviewers must:
1)
Comply with AOAC-RI policies and procedures on conflict of interest,
including signing a conflict of interest policy acknowledgment form .
2)
Be willing to devote the time necessary to conduct the data reviews
and design testing protocols in a timely manner, as determined by
the AOAC-RI.
3)
Have knowledge of method evaluation processes and have the
ability to design and evaluate method evaluation protocols and
4)
Have a working knowledge of method evaluation statistics.
Experts selected for a particular test method review, in addition to the above
must:
1)
Not be employed by or have financial ties with the applicant,
competitors, or closely related entities
2)
Not have a regulatory relationship with the applicant firm seeking
PTM status
3)
Have technical expertise in the general subject area of the test
method technology under review
4)
Not routinely use in their work the test method that is under
evaluation.
Expert Reviewers may be entitled, but not required, to receive a fixed
honorarium from the AOAC Research Institute for services performed.
Experts wishing to serve as reviewers should make a written request to the
AOAC-RI Program Manager.
If the originally assigned Expert Reviewer cannot reach agreement on a
recommendation to grant or deny PTM status, the AOAC-RI Project
Manager may assign additional reviewer(s) to provide a deciding
recommendation.
11.2.5 General Referees/Topic Advisors
PTM reviews are coordinated with the appropriate General Referee or Topic
Advisor from the AOAC OMA
program to ensure consistency between
programs.
General Referee/Topic Advisor duties include:
1)
Replying to technical questions about the validation outline.
2)
Reviewing the Validation Study Outline.
3)
Reviewing the Methods Validation Study Report to determine
adequacy and
consistency with AOAC technical require-
ments.