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JOHN AUSTAD, COVANCE LABORATORIES
SPDS VITAMIN D WORKING GROUP
John Austad is Global Analytical Support Manager in the Nutritional Chemistry and Food
Safety Department at Covance Laboratories. In this role, he is directly responsible for
leading a group of senior chemists supporting domestic and global sites with
methodology including technical issue resolution , SOP and instrumentation
harmonziation, instrument maintenance, and new laboratory and capability set up
within the Nutritional Chemistry and Food Safety business unit of Covance. He is also
responsible for working with clients to develop and validate client specific methods.
Mr. Austad has been with Covance Laboratories for over 14 years where he has held various positions of increasing
responsibility. During his tenure, he has held positions of increasing responsibility. During his tenure, he has held
positions in several analytical testing groups that include: Method Development, Mineral Analysis, Fat Soluble
Vitamins, Amino Acid Analysis, and Sugar Analysis. Mr. Austad is actively involved in AOAC INTERNATIONAL. Mr.
Austad has co-authored several poster presentations at the AOAC Annual Meeting. Mr. Austad is a member of the
SPIFAN and SPDS Stakeholder Panels and has Chaired several Method Centric Review Committees. Mr. Austad
holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He resides in Sun Prairie, WI,
with his son, Landon.
PRASHANT INGLE, HERBALIFE
SPDS ALOIN WORKING GROUP
Prashant Ingle is a Quality Control Manager at Herbalife International of American Inc. His
main responsibilities are managing Herbalife quality control laboratory for testing and
disposition of raw materials and finished products. He is also part of the key team member
at Herbalife for Botanical Identification Program. He has rich experience in testing of Aloe
raw materials and finished products by HPLC and NMR for identification and quantitation of various Aloe maker
compounds and impurities. He has managed ISO 17025 Accreditation of Herbalife laboratories and is member
of
Life Sciences Advisory Committee (LSAC),Measurement Advisory Committee (MAC) and product Certification
Advisory Committee (PCAC)
of A2LA for ISO 17025 accreditation of laboratories.
He has more than 16 years of experience in various positions in quality control and quality assurance with Food,
Dietary Supplement, Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies. He has contributed toward method development and
setting up laboratories for Herbalife at various manufacturing locations. He has contributed to AHP monograph
development for Aloe as a reviewer from Herbalife team.