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Cannabis, Food General, Methods & Standards, Midyear Meeting, Dietary Supplements

2024 AOAC Accreditation Guidelines for Laboratories (ALACC) Training Courses

03/04/2024 - 03/05/2024

2024 AOAC Accreditation Guidelines for Laboratories (ALACC) – Cannabis Analysis Annex Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST Trainings are to be held in person at […]

Cannabis, Microbiology, Methods & Standards

Webcast: Guidelines for Validation of Microbiological Methods for Cannabis

12/06/2022

Originally held December 6, 2022 The AOAC Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Microbial Contaminants Working Group serves to develop standards for methodology and testing in the cannabis space. The working […]

Cannabis

Vape Testing 2021: Overview of Today’s Vape Science and Testing Methodologies for Cannabis & Hemp Labs

With the rising popularity of cannabis and CBD vape products globally and increasing attention to health concerns (such as the 2019 EVALI vape crisis in the US), there is a […]

Cannabis

USDA Update on the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program

On March 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had completed its review of the Final Rule establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. As part of […]

Cannabis

Outcomes and Findings from the AOAC Emergency Response Validation for Total Yeast and Mold in Cannabis Products

In late 2020, the AOAC Research Institute launched an Emergency Response Validation study to evaluate proprietary methods for the enumeration of total yeast and molds in cannabis flower. Results from […]

Cannabis, Contaminants

Chemical Contaminants in Cannabis

In this free 90-minute webinar, subject matter experts share insights into pesticide residue and mycotoxin method development, a US perspective on pesticide and mycotoxin testing, good manufacturing practices, and navigating the […]

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    Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals

    Deadline Extended: Call for Consensus on MFGM Protein

    October 3, 2024

    The Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) Milk Fat Globule Membrane (MFGM) working group recently completed its review and revision of the MFGM Protein SMPR®. It is […]

    Methods & Standards, OMA, Research Institute

    Combined OMA and PTM Fee Schedule

    October 3, 2024

    AOAC INTERNATIONAL is streamlining and harmonizing processes related to the method conformity assessment through the Official Methods of AnalysisSM (OMA) and Performance Tested MethodsSM (PTM) programs, including development of a unified fee […]

    Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals

    SPIFAN OMA Appendix L Consensus Vote

    October 3, 2024

    The AOAC Expert Review Panel for SPIFAN (Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals) Nutrient Methods has recommended the inclusion of definitions for the infant formula matrix category. These […]

    Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Chemistry, Food General, Methods & Standards

    Call for Methods: Ethylene Oxide and its Marker Residue 2-Chloroethanol 

    September 25, 2024

    AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsSM program. Prospective methods must utilize chromatographic separation with mass spectrometric detection […]