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AOAC Stakeholder Panels
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To deliberate on priorities that result in reaching consensus
on AOAC voluntary consensus standards
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Chair of Stakeholder Panel vetted by the AOAC Official Methods
Board and appointed by the President of AOAC.
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Representative Stakeholder Voting Panel members vetted by AOAC
Official Methods Board to ensure balance of perspectives
represented in determining consensus.
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Anyone with a material interest can participate in stakeholder panel
deliberations.
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Stakeholder Panel form working groups and uses working
groups to develop draft standards.
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Working group chair presents standard to stakeholders.
Stakeholder Panels – Voting Panel
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To demonstrate consensus of the stakeholder panel
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Organizations do not have permanent seats or
appointments on any given stakeholder panel
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Balance of Perspectives driven
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Voting panel is determined for each meeting of a
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stakeholder panel meeting
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Vetting through AOAC Official Methods Board