Our legal name since 1992 is AOAC INTERNATIONAL. In 1884 the organization was established as the Association of Offical Agricultural Chemists, our heritage. Later on, the name changed to the Association of Offical Analytical Chemists, a reflection of our membership. Subsequently, the membership changed to include microbiologists, food science personnel as well as chemists. We also became an organization of international influence and membership, so, it was decided to change to the current legal name...AOAC INTERNATIONAL. You will see a "tag line" used frequently...THE ASSOCIATION OF ANALYTICAL COMMUNITIES. This is merely a statement to encompass all the scientific disciplines involved in doing the work of the Association, not a legal name.