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Heavy metals
– AOAC 2015.01 First action, heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg) in foods and
beverages. MLT most likely in 2016
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solid chocolate, fruit juice, fish, infant formula, and rice, using
microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma–mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS)
– Advisory Panel: no need for SMPR Cr speciation
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Microbiology/rapid methods
– Investigated potential working group for rapid testing
– Feedback from potential working group members
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Technology providers in contact with individual industry partners
to cover needs. No additional value AOAC initiative
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