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OMB Memorandum v2

MEMORANDUM

DAT

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February 28, 2017

TO:

Members of the Official Methods Board

FROM:

La’Kia Phillips, Conformity Assessment Coordinator

SUBJECT:

AOAC Research Institute

AOAC

Official Methods of Analysis

SM

(OMA) Expert Review Panel for Solids in Syrups

BACKGROUND

The AOAC Expert Review Panel for Solids in Syrup is slated to meet on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from

1:00pm to 5:00pm during the 2017 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Mid-Year Meeting being held at the

Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center ,

located at 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg,

MD 20878.

The AOAC Expert Review Panel for Solids in Syrups will meet to discuss the proposed modification to

AOAC Official Method 932.14: Solids in Syrups. The AOAC Research Institute announces a notification of

a proposed change in status of an AOAC First Action Official Method 932.14: Solids in Syrups [Final

Action] as submitted by Cott Beverages. The open public comment period for the proposed

modification of AOAC Official Method 932.14 will be posted for a minimum of 30 days. The comment

period closed on December 30, 2016.

Comments will be compiled, reviewed, and intended to obtain

input on the proposed modification. The documents may be revised if necessary, based on comments

received. Any interested party may submit comments. As of today, February 6, 2017, we have not to

date received any comments regarding this method for modification.

RECOMMENDATION

The following candidates are highly recommended and/or have demonstrated expertise via their

submission to the AOAC Call for Experts. All proposed candidates will be required to attend the

mandatory AOAC Expert Review Panel Orientation webinar that will be held during the month of

February, 2017. Incoming Expert Review Panel Chairs will also be trained on the AOAC Expert Review

Panel process.

The following eight (8) candidates are being submitted for consideration by the Official Methods Board

to evaluate candidate methods for Solids in Syrups as per the Expert Review Panel (ERP) Policies and

Procedures. Sneh Bhandari, Jo Marie Cook, Mohamed Hamad, George Joseph, Dana Krueger, Eleftheria

Katechaki, Tom Phillips, and Prem Virmani.

OMB Meeting Book

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March 2, 2017