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AOAC
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Standards Development and Official
Methods of Analysis Overview
Deborah McKenzie,
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AOAC INTERNATIONAL,
Sr. Director, Standards Development &
AOAC Research Institute
March 2015
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About AOAC INTERNATIONAL
AOAC is a scientific standards development association dedicated to
analytical excellence.
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~ 3000 members worldwide including
organizational affiliate members
1/3 f
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Established a wholly owned subsidiary – AOAC Research Institute
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administers AOAC conformity assessment programs
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Maintains 16 active international sections representing over 90 countries
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Develops voluntary consensus standard method performance requirements
(SMPRs)
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Publishes the
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
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Maintains an accredited Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program
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Governed by a membership‐elected volunteer Board of Directors
AOAC
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INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is an independent third‐party international
standards developing organization and AOAC has no vested interest in the
development of standards or in the evaluation of methods of analysis.