AOAC ERP Fertilizers - March 2019

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3/14/2019

AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES

ISO TC‐134, Status Update

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Weaknesses

• Speedy • Expert review from multiple  sources • Liaison with other Industry related  groups • Liaison with other standard  development groups

• Lack of participation by countries /  industry • Product specs incorporated in method  standards • Lack of criteria for method validation ▫ Robustness ▫ Number of samples in study ▫ Duplicates / blinds

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AOAC EXPERT REVIEW PANEL FOR MICROBIOLOGY FOR FOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES

ISO Standards Development Process Through Technical Committees • Sponsoring Country Proposes a Topic through its Standards Body e.g. ANSI to appropriate WG • There is a TC vote to decide if there is enough interest in the WG to take up the topic • The sponsor prepares a draft NWIP • The WG evaluates the proposal and makes comments e.g. scope, matrix, range… • Sponsor responds to comments and the NWIP is circulated with comments and voted to proceed (or  not) to WG draft • WG draft evaluate the test protocol (if it is a method) if the WG approves the study begins. • Once the study is complete the data is circulated and if acceptable moves to the CD stage • The entire TC then evaluates the data and makes comments (this is the last time that technical  changes can be made), the sponsor must respond to the comments and prepare a new draft that will  be voted on to become a DIS that will be again voted on by the TC.  • The TC will recommend to ISO that the proposed standard become and ISO standard

• All of ISO votes for the DIS to become ISO Standard • There are periodic TC reviews that are mandated by ISO

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