March 17, 2015-SP

3/17/2015

AOAC Creates International Standards

Transparency, Openness,  Balance, Due Process,  C A l onsensus, ppea s

US National Technology Transfer  and Advancement Act ( PL 104‐ 113); US OMB Circular A‐119; and  WTO Committee on Technical  Barriers to Trade  Decision on   Principles for the Development of  International Standards, Guides,  and Recommendations Standards Process

Acceptability

Defensibility

Consensus

AOAC INTERNATIONAL

As an international standards development organization,  AOAC maintains the following principles throughout all 

standard setting activities:

Transparency Openness Balance of Interests Due Process Consensus Appeals

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