SPSFAM Heavy Metals ERP Book

AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods Report on the Heavy Metals Expert Review Panel

Separation chromatogram must be included. Report formatting issues / editing errors must be addressed. Suggest authors obtain ERP reviewers summaries and address comments and concerns. Authors encouraged to re-submit method provided the above actions are completed

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AOAC Method #

Manuscript Title / Organization

ERP Decisions

Consensus

Decision Date March 14, 2016

ARS-05 Title: Arsenic Speciation in Rice and Rice Products Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometric Determination

The ERP agreed not to take action on this method at this time, however, the ERP also agreed that the Working Group should reconsider the limits set for rice. The ERP suggested that the following actions must be completed before this method can reconsidered for First Action Official Methods status: • Recalculate LOQ using multiplication factor 10 instead of FDA 30. • Calibrate lower to include point nearer to the LOD. • Authors encouraged to re-submit method provided the above actions are completed.

MOTION, Smith/Scifres to move ARS-05 to First Action. 3 in favor, 3 opposed, 1 abstained. The motion failed.

Organization: US FDA

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ACTION ITEMS: 1. Staff to inform method authors of ERP decisions. 2. Reba to provide an update to stakeholder panel and include the limits for rice in the SMPR may need additional consideration . (Completed)

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