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SPIFAN RELATED ACTIVITIES AT AOAC ANNUAL MEETING
•
SPIFAN Meeting
•
SPIFAN ERP for Nutrients
–
Saturday, September 6, 2014 at
8:30am – 1:00pm.
•
Launching vitamins B
1
, B
2
, B
3
and B
6
•
Deliberating on SMPRs for amino acids,
carotenoids, fluoride, & chloride
•
Updates on AOAC SPIFAN and industry
related activites
•
Updates on the SPIFAN matrices and the
need for proficiency testing
•
Updates on related activities in ISO and IDF
–
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at
8:30am – 6:30pm
•
Consideration of methods for AOAC First
Action Official Methods status
•
Consideration of the AOAC First Action
Official Methods for Final Action
recommendation
•
Official Methods Board Meeting
–
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at
9:00am 5:00pm
•
SPIFAN WG Meeting for Vitamins B
1
,
B
2
, B
3
& B
6
–
Saturday, September 6, 2014 at
2:30pm – 5:00pm
–
•
Consideration of ERP recommendations for
Final Action status of methods
•
ISO/TC34/WG 14 Meeting
–
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at
9:00am – 5:00pm
•
Start ISO new work item proposal
Timeline and Upcoming Deadlines
DATES
DESCRIPTION
September 2014
1 Launch of last set of nutrient working groups under agreement
.
2.
Review of Methods for Final Action consideration by ERP and Official Methods Board
3.
Screening team to complete its screening of methods for minerals & trace elements, vitamin K, biotin,
FOS, and GOS
October – January 2015
1.
Challenge selected methods for minerals & trace elements, vitamin K, biotin, FOS, and GOS with
SPIFAN reference materials
2.
Working group to complete draft SMPRs for Vitamins B
1
, B
2
, B
3
and B
6
3.
AOAC to post draft SMPR for stakeholder comment
4.
Working Group chair to reconcile comments
5.
Call for Experts issued for ERP
6.
OMB vets ERP members (if needed)
Friday January 16 2015
1 Submission of methods for minerals & trace elements vitamin K biotin FOS and GOS to be considered
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
for First Action OMA status by ERP
2.
Submission of down selected methods to be considered for Final Action recommendation by ERP
3.
Presentations to the stakeholder panel
February – March 2015
1.
Review by ERP
2.
OMB to vet proposed SPIFAN voting panel
March 16 – 20, 2015
1.
AOAC Mid‐Year Meeting in Gaithersburg, Maryland
2.
SPIFAN Meeting to deliberate and reach consensus on draft SMPRs for Vitamins B
1
, B
2
, B
3
and B
6
3.
ERP to consider methods for First Action status and Final Action recommendation or Repeal OMA
status
