AOAC Emerging Topics Meeting Book (March 14, 2019)

Identification of Emerging Issues – Smart Scientific Investigations • Drivers of change: – Political, international, economic factors – Environmental pressures – Social and population based factors – Evolution of regulatory science – Advances in science and technology

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Anticipating Future Needs: Current Risks Born From Drivers of Change • New Products Products containing nanomaterials Innovative products – “lab grown meat” Products of “newly gained notoriety” – new adulterants … “gingko” “Cross-cutting” products – kratom, cannabinoids • New Manufacturing Techniques / Agricultural Practices / Industrial Processing Additive Manufacturing, Agrochemicals, Growth Promoters, Scale of Operations • Environmental Pressures – Antibiotic resistance (peptide antibiotics), New Pests/Diseases • New Scientific Techniques for Product Characterization/Development Whole Genome Sequencing, Use of “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” • New Regulations/Policies Alternative Toxicology Roadmap • World Events International developments affecting export/import partners such as geopolitics, natural/man-made disasters

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