Cannabis, Methods & Standards, OMA

AOAC Approval Granted to Agilent for Method of Metals Analysis in Cannabis

November 10, 2021

Rockville, Maryland, November 10, 2021 – AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced that Agilent has received approval of an analytical method for the determination of heavy metals in cannabis. The method, OMA 2021.03, jointly […]

Lab Proficiency Testing, Cannabis

New AOAC Proficiency Testing (PT) Programs for 2022

November 3, 2021

Listeria Environmental Swab PT Program (LS01): This program allows participating laboratories to report the presence or absence of Listeria and report the species identification if applicable to the laboratory. Along with […]

Dietary Supplements, New Initiatives

Call for Volunteers: Working Group for Folic Acid in Chewable Gels, Soft Gels, and Tablets

October 20, 2021

AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a newly established working group to develop a voluntary consensus standard (or standards) for the determination (quantification) of folic acid […]

Biothreat Agents, New Initiatives

October SPADA Working Group Meetings

October 19, 2021

Following a successful Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) launch meeting at the 2021 AOAC Annual Meeting, SPADA Working Group 3, Reference Database and In Silico Processes Validation, met […]

Governance and Policies, Partners

AOAC INTERNATIONAL and Land O’Lakes Venture37 Announce Collaborative Agreement

October 14, 2021

Rockville, Maryland, October 14, 2021 – AOAC INTERNATIONAL and Land O’Lakes Venture37 announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a strategic partnership to advance their shared goals […]

Sections

Revitalizing the AOAC Latin American-Caribbean Section

September 27, 2021

On September 2, 2021, the Latin American-Caribbean Section elected members of its executive committee, identified priority areas of interest, and established technical working groups for each. In addition, planning for […]

International Methods, New Initiatives

Why Should You Participate in AIMS?

September 22, 2021

AOAC INTERNATIONAL is seeking support for Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS), its newest multi-year integrated science program. The goals of this program are to prioritize and develop strategies to […]

Research Institute

AOAC Research Institute to Launch the Reviewed and Recognized (R2) Program

September 17, 2021

The AOAC Research Institute (AOAC RI) will begin accepting applications for the Reviewed and Recognized SM (R2) program on October 1, 2021. The R2 program is designed to evaluate performance claims on “application notes”, […]

Annual Meeting

Recap of the 2021 AOAC Annual Meeting

September 9, 2021

Attendees of the hybrid 2021 AOAC Annual Meeting received daily show briefs containing photos and highlights from the previous day, along with the day’s schedule, updates and reminders, and more. […]

International Methods, New Initiatives

Support AOAC’s Newest Program: Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS)

September 8, 2021

The newest multi-year AOAC Integrated Science Program, Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS), was introduced in response to a recognized gap within the AOAC portfolio of science-based activities. This program […]

Annual Meeting, Awards

Analytical science leaders honored at the 2021 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting

August 30, 2021

The awards ceremony hosted at the 2021 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, August 30, 2021, honored hundreds of scientists for their contributions to AOAC and scientific excellence. Harvey […]

Biothreat Agents

Join Us in Developing Cutting-Edge Standards for Next Generation Sequencing Applications!

August 19, 2021

Three New SPADA Working Groups Launched during Analytical Methods Week Since 2007, the AOAC Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) has developed consensus-based Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) and […]

Journal of AOAC, OMA, Partners

AOAC Announces Publishing Partnership with Oxford University Press for OMA

August 16, 2021

January 2022 Update: The migration of OMA content to Oxford University Press will be completed later in 2022. Stay tuned! AOAC signed a new publishing partnership with Oxford University Press […]

Analytical Methods Week, Biothreat Agents, Cannabis, Methods & Standards, OMA, Allergens, Dietary Supplements, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Food Authenticity & Fraud, Contaminants

August 2021 Analytical Methods Week Highlights

August 12, 2021

Monday, August 2, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ETAOAC ERP for Microbiology Methods for Food and Environmental Surfaces ERP Co-Chairs: Michael Brodsky, Brodsky Consultants & Wendy McMahon, Mérieux […]

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    General, Membership

    New Member Orientation Webinar

    March 26, 2024

    Elevating your Membership by taking advantage of your Membership Benefits As a new AOAC member, are you looking to gain valuable insight into the value and benefits of your membership? […]

    Methods & Standards, Contaminants

    Call for Experts: Volatile Contaminants

    March 22, 2024

    AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of methods for determination of volatile contaminants by gas chromatography, specifically bromoform in animal feed. […]

    Methods & Standards

    Metagenomics Working Group: Volunteers Needed

    March 22, 2024

    AOAC will launch the development of three agnostic voluntary consensus standards (including standard method performance requirements) for metagenomic sequencing methodology. The standards will be the metagenomic counterpart to the amplicon […]

    Contaminants, Drinking Water, Methods & Standards, Quantitative Microbiology

    Legionella in Water WG: Volunteers Needed

    March 22, 2024

    AOAC will launch the development of a voluntary consensus standard for Legionella in water (potable and nonpotable), including the detection, identification, and enumeration, involving discussion of qualitative and quantitative method […]