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Add the ERP recommendations from the ERP for SPIFAN Nutrient Methods and the ERP for
Gluten Assays to the next OMB meeting agenda.
f.
AOAC Research Institute – Programs Update
McKenzie provided an update on the conformity assessment programs and activities administered
by the Research Institute.
IV.
OFFICIAL METHODS BOARD ACTIVITIES
a.
Update on and Engagement with AOAC Committee on Statistics
Sudberg provided an update on the Committee on Statistics. Crowley facilitated a discussion on
active engagement with the Committee on Statistics
ACTION ITEMS:
Staff to send document from agenda item IV.b. discussion to Sudberg and discuss
with the Committee on Statistics as a high priority.
b.
Update on OMB Working Group on Method Format & Performance Characteristics
Coates and McKenzie provided an update and next steps for this working group. OMB
discussed related ideas that required discussion. Staff discussed a proposal for
prioritization and grouping the ideas.
ACTION ITEMS:
Move all of the statistics based items to the Committee on Statistics to work on
and bring back to the working group with the highest priority being intermediate
precision
Table other topics for discussion until further discussion has happened.
Staff to contact working group chair (Paula Brown, BCIT) regarding changes in the
working group scope
c.
Revisions to Select OMA Appendices & SMPRs
The discussion in this agenda item was combined with the previous agenda item (IV.b.).
d.
Update on the AOAC Committee on Safety
Salfinger provided an update on the Committee on Safety. Crowley facilitated a discussion on
active engagement with the Committee on Safety, including ideas on how to engage additional
members of the committee.
ACTION ITEMS
:
Staff to do issue a call for experts.
Staff to arrange a webinar with the committee to update them on AOAC changes and processes
e.
AOAC Mid‐Year Meeting Activities
ACTION ITEM:
Ask Tom Phillips if he could serve as an OMB liaison for SPADA.
Date
Time
Event
OMB Liaison
Monday, 3/13
8:00am – 12:00pm
ERP SPSFAM Select Food Allergens
Phillips/Brown
Monday, 3/13
9:00am – 12:00pm
AOAC Board of Directors Meeting
Crowley
Monday, 3/13
1:00pm – 6:30pm
SPSFAM Meeting
Phillips/Brown
Monday, 3/13
1:30pm – 5:00pm
ISPAM WG Food Allergen Assays, Drafting
Crowley
Tuesday, 3/14
8:30am – 4:30pm
ISPAM Meeting and WG meetings
Crowley
Wednesday, 3/15
8:30am – 5:00pm
SPIFAN Meeting
Phillips/ Campos
Giménez/Gilliland
Wednesday, 3/15
9:00am – 4:00pm
SPADA Meeting
OMB Meeting Book
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