Analytical Methods Week, Microbiology, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Governance and Policies, Agricultural Materials, Methods & Standards

Analytical Methods Week Schedule: November 28-December 2, 2022

November 28, 2022

Analytical Methods Week, run by AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s Official Methods Program, is a series of virtual Expert Review Panel (ERP) meetings, allowing method developers and experts to come together and advance analytical […]

Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Food General, Methods & Standards

Call for Methods: Determination of Fatty Acids

November 10, 2022

DEADLINE:  CLOSED AOAC Official Methods of Analysis℠ (OMA) Program Determination of Fatty Acids which are esterified at the SN-2 position (beta) of the triacylglycerol molecules in infant formula, adult/pediatric formula and […]

Food General, Contaminants, Methods & Standards, Emerging Issues

Call for Volunteers: Working Group for PFAS in Foods

November 10, 2022

AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a newly established working group to develop a voluntary consensus standard(s) for a targeted list of PFAS compounds in selected […]

Drinking Water, Methods & Standards

Call for Laboratories

November 9, 2022

AOAC is announcing a Call for Laboratories to complete a multi-laboratory validation study of AOAC 2021.04, Measurement of Water Activity in the Presence of High Volatile Concentrations Using a Tunable […]

Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing

Cannabis PT Samples Can Now Be Shipped to Canada

November 9, 2022

AOAC can now provide > 0.3% (low, med, high THC) Cannabis PT samples to Canada. This means AOAC can now ship both hemp and cannabis PT samples to Canada. To learn more […]

Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals

SPIFAN Working Group Updates

November 2, 2022

Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula & Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) has announced a call for working group experts. Interested participants with an expertise in Vanillin are encouraged to participate. This effort […]

Biothreat Agents, Methods & Standards, Current

Call for Comments: SPADA Working Group II

November 1, 2022

DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 23, 2022  The AOAC Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Working Group (WG) II, Standards for NGS Biothreat agent detection-amplicon and metagenomic recently completed its development […]

Biothreat Agents

Call for Consensus: SPADA Working Group III

October 19, 2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 The AOAC Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Working Group (WG) III, Developing NGS Standards for Validation Criteria for Databases and in silico […]

Food General, General, International Methods, Methods & Standards, Current

Call for Volunteers for AOAC Expert Review Panel for Organic Acids in Food Methods

October 19, 2022

AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for the formation of its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for Organic Acids in Food Methods to review submitted candidate methods for […]

Dietary Supplements, Food General, General, International Methods, Methods & Standards, Current

Call for Volunteers for AOAC Expert Review Panel for Folic Acid in Dietary Supplement Methods

October 19, 2022

AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for the formation of its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for Folic Acid in Dietary Supplement Methods to review submitted candidate methods […]

Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Current, OMA

Call for Methods: Determination of A1- and A2-type β-casein in infant formula, adult/pediatric formula and select milk and milk products

October 10, 2022

DEADLINE:  ONGOING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AOAC Official Methods of Analysis℠ (OMA) Program Determination of A1- and A2-type β-casein in infant formula, adult/pediatric formula and select milk and milk products AOAC INTERNATIONAL […]

Food Authenticity & Fraud, Food General, General, Methods & Standards

Call for Comments: FAM Gap Analysis Report

October 5, 2022

FOOD AUTHENTICITY METHODS GAP ANALYSIS REPORT Targeted Testing “Call for Comments” AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) announces the availability of the following Targeted Testing draft Gap Analysis Report for public comment for Bovine […]

Awards, Dietary Supplements, General, Annual Meeting

Analytical Science Leaders Honored at AOAC International Annual Meeting

September 23, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Margaret Bell, Communications Manager Phone: (240) 801-8646 Email: [email protected] Scientists in the Field of Dietary Supplement Research Won the Highest Honors Rockville, Maryland, September 23, 2022—Two […]

Acrylamide, General, Food General, Methods & Standards

Call for Consensus: Draft SMPR for Acrylamide

September 22, 2022

The AOAC Acrylamide Working Group recently completed its review, revision, and reconciliation of public comments of the SMPR for Acrylamide in potato products, baby food, bread, other cereal and bakery products, cocoa […]

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    Carbohydrates, Dietary Fiber, Nutrients

    NEW PROGRAM: Dietary Fiber and Other Carbohydrates

    December 4, 2024

    The Dietary Fiber and Other Carbohydrates Program, set to launch in early 2025, will address the alignment of the current fiber definitions and methods within the Official Methods of AnalysisSM […]

    Food General, Journal of AOAC, Methods & Standards, Microbiology, OMA, Publications

    2025 Schedule: Microbiology Methods ERP

    December 4, 2024

    The 2025 schedule for AOAC’s Expert Review Panel (ERP) focused on Microbiology Methods for Food and Environmental Surfaces has been determined. ERPs will occur on Tuesday, April 15, 2025; Tuesday, […]

    Agricultural Materials, Chemistry, Contaminants, Emerging Issues, Food General, Methods & Standards, OMA

    Call for Experts: Chlorates/Perchlorates

    December 4, 2024

    AOAC is recruiting additional subject matter expert volunteers for an existing Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of Chlorates/Perchlorates testing methods in a broad group of matrices. The deadline to […]

    Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing

    AOAC is Now Accredited for Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT

    November 26, 2024

    Rockville, Maryland, November 26, 2024 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce that the Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043 for the Proficiency Testing (PT) program has been expanded to […]