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OMB Memorandum v2
MEMORANDUM
DAT
E:
February 28, 2017
TO:
Members of the Official Methods Board
FROM:
La’Kia Phillips, Conformity Assessment Coordinator
SUBJECT:
AOAC Research Institute
AOAC
Official Methods of Analysis
SM
(OMA) Expert Review Panel for Solids in Syrups
BACKGROUND
The AOAC Expert Review Panel for Solids in Syrup is slated to meet on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from
1:00pm to 5:00pm during the 2017 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Mid-Year Meeting being held at the
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center ,located at 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg,
MD 20878.
The AOAC Expert Review Panel for Solids in Syrups will meet to discuss the proposed modification to
AOAC Official Method 932.14: Solids in Syrups. The AOAC Research Institute announces a notification of
a proposed change in status of an AOAC First Action Official Method 932.14: Solids in Syrups [Final
Action] as submitted by Cott Beverages. The open public comment period for the proposed
modification of AOAC Official Method 932.14 will be posted for a minimum of 30 days. The comment
period closed on December 30, 2016.
Comments will be compiled, reviewed, and intended to obtain
input on the proposed modification. The documents may be revised if necessary, based on comments
received. Any interested party may submit comments. As of today, February 6, 2017, we have not to
date received any comments regarding this method for modification.
RECOMMENDATION
The following candidates are highly recommended and/or have demonstrated expertise via their
submission to the AOAC Call for Experts. All proposed candidates will be required to attend the
mandatory AOAC Expert Review Panel Orientation webinar that will be held during the month of
February, 2017. Incoming Expert Review Panel Chairs will also be trained on the AOAC Expert Review
Panel process.
The following eight (8) candidates are being submitted for consideration by the Official Methods Board
to evaluate candidate methods for Solids in Syrups as per the Expert Review Panel (ERP) Policies and
Procedures. Sneh Bhandari, Jo Marie Cook, Mohamed Hamad, George Joseph, Dana Krueger, Eleftheria
Katechaki, Tom Phillips, and Prem Virmani.