This year, AOAC celebrated 140 years of analytical excellence, marking an anniversary for an Association that, simply put, has evolved. From its modest beginnings focused on arbitrating methods of analysis for three fertilizer elements (phosphoric acid, potash, and nitrogen), today AOAC provides a suite of analytical solutions to handle new generations of products and analytes in the areas of food, infant formula, botanicals and dietary supplements, cannabis, microbial pathogen detection, gluten and food allergens, biothreat detection, and more. Since its founding in 1884, the Association has delivered nearly 3,100 Official MethodsSM and 170 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®; since the inception of SMPRs in 2009), among other valuable outputs. AOAC responds to changing needs and continues to be relevant to the stakeholders and communities it serves.
The November/December issue of Inside Laboratory Management reflects on a year devoted to “Cultivating Leaders and Connecting Analytical Communities,” the theme of the 138th AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition. Here’s the feature story on what AOAC was up to in 2024 and where the Association is headed.
