SPADA

8/29/2016

Use of SMPRs

• Guidance to developers for the development of new

Standard Methods Performance Requirements

assays.

• Advance the state-of-the-art in a particular direction.

• Address specific analytical needs.

• Specifications for acquisition.

• Vendor self-qualification.

• Basis for method acceptance and AOAC approval.

Organization: Stakeholder Panel

• Populate and oversee working groups.

• Standard adopting bodies for AOAC.

• Meetings are open to all

interested parties.

• 50+ members.

• About 20 voting members.

– Vetted based on:

• Expertise.

• Perspective:

• Developers, users, industry, regulators, etc