In an effort to better serve members and volunteers, the Official Methods Board (OMB) is currently revising procedures, known as the Official Methods of Analysis^SM (OMA) program manual, to reflect changes resulting from its restructuring of the Official Methods^SM Program. As such, the manual has been temporarily removed from the AOAC Web site and will be available online once the revisions have been finalized.

In the meantime, members and volunteers can find updated material on the Web site, including the validation guidelines currently in use, how to become a volunteer, and how to submit a method.

Stay tuned for more as the OMB continues to update OMA procedures. For example, an application process will be available on the AOAC Web site.

For more information, contact Deborah McKenzie, senior director, methods development and approval processes, AOAC INTERNATIONAL and AOAC Research Institute, at dmckenzie@aoac.org.

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