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AOAC Expert Review Panel (ERP)
•
All candidates are vetted by
AOAC Official Methods Board
(OMB)
Advisory
Panel
1
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Approved members are
appointed by President of AOAC
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ERP member must go through
ERP Orientation
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ERP Review methods for AOAC
First Action
Official Methods
status
Stakeholder
Panel
2
Working
Groups
3
Expert
Review
Panel
6
Official
Methods
Board
7
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Adopt methods as AOAC First
Action
Official Methods
status
•
Tracks First Action methods for 2
years after adoption
Calls for
Methods
4
Calls for
Experts
5
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During the Tracking Period:
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ERP reviews any information on
reproducibility, user feedback, etc..
using guidance by AOAC OMB
Final Action
Official Methods
(OMA, Appendix G)
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When ERP has sufficient
information it can:
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Make a recommendation for Final
Action Official Method status
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Make a recommendation to repeal
Advisory
Panel
1
Stakeholder
Panel
2
Official
Methods
Board
7
the Official Method
•
Official Methods Board
–
Reviews ERP recommendations
and renders decisions on Final
Action status or repeal
Working
Groups
3
Calls for
Methods
4
Calls for
Experts
5
Expert
Review
Panel
6