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August 12, 2008
Elanco Joins as New OA
Realizing the benefits and value of partnering with AOAC in its validation efforts, Elanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly and Co. (Greenfield, Indiana, USA) joined in May as AOAC’s newest Organizational Affiliate (OA).
The company saw first-hand what AOAC does and does best—bring relevant and diverse groups of stakeholders together to come to consensus on fit-for-purpose methodology, a process important to their efforts with AOAC to validate globally accepted methodology for detection of various animal drug residues in tissues.
For more information on the Organizational Affiliate program, contact Dawn Frazier at dfrazier@aoac.org or Anita Mishra at amishra@aoac.org.
August 12, 2008
Annual Meeting Closing Reception
Everyone attending AOAC’s 122nd Annual Meeting in Dallas is invited to the Closing Reception, to be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Landmark Ballroom B. The theme of the reception, co-sponsored by the AOAC Research Institute, is the “Poison Squad”, a reference to Harvey W. Wiley’s 1883 experiment which fed adulterated food to human volunteers to study the use of preservatives.
Delicious – and fresh—food will be served. The guest of honor, Harvey W. Wiley, will make a special appearance. Please join us!
July 10, 2008
Call for Methods:
EPA/AOAC Seek Technology to Advance Standard Plate Counts
AOAC INTERNATIONAL, under contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has embarked on an effort to verify/validate technology to augment and/or replace standard plate counts for use in quantitative methodology such as Official MethodSM 2008.05 (Three Step Method), the first quantitative AOAC method for disinfectants.
If you are aware of or are using technology that is applicable, contact Maria Nelson, AOAC Consultant, at mnelson@aoac.org. Please send an electronic copy of the method, as well as any available validation data, such as from an Official Methods of AnalysisSM or a Performance-Tested MethodsSM study. Deadline for submission is August 22, 2008.
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