March 17, 2015-SP

3/17/2015

AOAC Stakeholder Panels

• To deliberate on priorities that result in reaching consensus  on AOAC voluntary consensus standards – Chair of Stakeholder Panel vetted by the AOAC Official Methods  Board and appointed by the President of AOAC. – Representative Stakeholder Voting Panel members vetted by AOAC  Official Methods Board to ensure balance of perspectives  represented in determining consensus. – Anyone with a material interest can participate in stakeholder panel  deliberations.   • Stakeholder Panel form working groups and uses working  groups to develop draft standards. • Working group chair presents standard to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Panels – Voting Panel

• To demonstrate consensus of the stakeholder panel

• Organizations do not have permanent seats or  appointments on any given stakeholder panel – Balance of Perspectives driven • Voting panel is determined for each meeting of a  k h ld l i h i d f sta e o er pane us ng t ose reg stere or a  stakeholder panel meeting – Vetting through AOAC Official Methods Board

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