SPSFAM Heavy Metals ERP Book

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

well as the other species for sample spike.

AOAC Method #

Manuscript Title / Organization

ERP Decisions

Consensus

Decision Date March 14, 2016

ARS-03 Title: Speciation and

MOTION, Briscoe/Smith not to move ARS-03 to First Action. 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstained. The motion passed.

The ERP agreed not to take action on this method at this time. The ERP suggested that the following actions must be completed before this method can reconsidered for First Action Official Methods status: • Improve LOQ and precision to meet SMPR.

Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Using Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma/ Mass Spectrometry: Collaborative Study Organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

Include SLV study reports, including accuracy and reference material. Instead of reporting inorganic species separately they should be combined.

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AOAC Method #

Manuscript Title / Organization

ERP Decisions

Consensus

Decision Date March 14, 2016

ARS-04 Title: Arsenic Speciation Analysis in Beverages and Rice Based Products Ion Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry

The ERP agreed not to take action on this method at this time. The ERP suggested that the following actions must be completed before this method can reconsidered for First Action Official Methods status: • Reevaluate LOD/LOQ and

MOTION, Scifres/Nelson not to move ARS-04 to First Action. 2 in favor, 5 opposed, 1 abstained. The motion failed.

Organization: Brooks Applied Labs

repeatability; clean this section up.

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