4
Since the AOAC Mid‐Year Meeting
Standards Approved
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SMPR for Minerals & Trace Elements
was adopted by SPIFAN with the
following applicability:
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Determination of minerals [Total calcium
(Ca), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P),
potassium (K), and/or sodium (Na)] and
trace elements [copper (Cu), iron (Fe),
manganese (Mn) and/or zinc (Zn)] in all
Draft Standards in Development
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SMPRs posted for Comments
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Amino acids, Carotenoids, Fluoride,
and Chloride
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WG chairs reviewed and reconciled
comments
,
forms of infant, adult, and/or pediatric
formula
and/or milk and milk products
(powders, ready‐to‐feed liquids, and liquid
concentrates).
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To remove
and/or milk and milk products
from the applicability statement to make
the SMPR consistent with the other AOAC
SPIFAN SMPRs based on SPIFAN’s scope.
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Launching WG for Vitamin B
1
, B
2
, B
3
,
and B
6
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Background and Fitness for Purpose
statement to be proposed
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Working Group meetings this
afternoon
Since AOAC Mid‐Year Meeting
Call for Methods
Submitted for ERP Review
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Issued for Minerals & Trace Elements,
Biotin, Vitamin K, Fructans, and GOS.
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3 mineral methods submitted
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3 biotin methods submitted
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2 vitamin K methods submitted
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3 FOS methods submitted
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2 GOS methods submitted
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2 carnitine/choline methods
submitted with SLV data
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Fol 20 resubmitted for ERP
consideration for First Action OMA
status
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Fol 21 is now AOAC 2013.13.
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This method was not previewed by SPIFAN
prior to the ERP decision; large stakeholder
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creen ng eam rev ew n progress
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Conduct SLV trials on selected
methods
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ERP review for First Action OMA
status in March 2015
participation in Chicago at the ERP
meeting. A method overview will be
provided at ERP down selection discussion.
•
Seven (7) of the down selected
methods with reproducibility
information and feedback submitted
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Vitamins A/E, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D,
Inositol, Nucleotides, Fatty acids, and Ultra
Trace Minerals (Cr, Se, Mo)
