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PRE-MEETING STAKEHOLDER PANELS
AOAC has established several consensus panels to empower the industry(s) to take the lead on providing solutions to global
issues. These panels serve as a science-based, open and neutral forums where global stakeholders from government,
industry and academia convene to identify issues and articulate standard method performance requirements (SMPRs)
needed for eliminating trade barriers; substantiating health claims; and meeting and/or establishing regulatory requirements.
These panels will be meeting on September 25-27, 2015, prior to the AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition
and are open to all attendees.
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS (SPDS)
September 25-26, 2015
The dietary supplements community is working collaboratively to identify and prioritize ingredients and develop voluntary
consensus standards. For more information, visit and click the tab “Standards Development”, then
“Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS)”.
Contact: Dawn Frazier atdfrazier@aoac.orgor 301-924-7077, ext. 117.
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON INFANT FORMULA AND ADULT NUTRITIONALS (SPIFAN)
September 26, 2015
The global infant formula community is in the process of developing voluntary consensus standards for global dispute
resolution methods. For more information, visit and click the tab “Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder
Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN)”.
Contact: Anita Mishra atamishra@aoac.orgor 301-924-7077, ext. 131.
INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ISPAM)
September 26, 2015
ISPAM is focusing on two initiatives: 1) to bring the industry and government together to seek a common ground to
harmonize internationally accepted method validation protocols for microbiology and qualitative chemistry methodology
and 2) to develop a flexible, scientifically-sound, consensus-based and internationally acceptable microbiological sampling
plan for the detection of Salmonella in leafy greens. For more information, visit and click the tab “Standards
Development”, then “International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methodology (ISPAM)”.
Contact: Krystyna McIver atkmciver@aoac.orgor 301-924-7077, ext. 111.
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON STRATEGIC FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS (SPSFAM)
September 27, 2015
AOAC is bringing the food industry together to lead the charge to develop much needed standards and methods
that promote food safety, food security, and facilitate trade. For more information, visi and click the tab
“Standards Development”, then “Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM).
Contact: Dawn L. Frazier atdfrazier@aoac.org or 301-324-7077, ext. 117.