Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
Enroll Today in Hemp PT Round
Choose AOAC Proficiency Testing programs for a turn-key experience. Measure your laboratory’s analytical processes with no spiking or mixing required. Enrollment now open for the upcoming September 22 Hemp Potency/Concentration & Contaminants PT round […]
Chemistry, Governance and Policies, International Methods, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives, Microbiology, Partners, Lab Proficiency Testing, OMA
AOAC INTERNATIONAL and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Establish MOU for Food Test Methods
Rockville, Maryland, July 24, 2025 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in […]
Lab Proficiency Testing, Cannabis, Chemistry, Microbiology, Research Institute, Technical Divisions
Cannabis and Hemp PT- Evaluations for All Analytes
AOAC PT staff have been working with its statisticians to be able to provide evaluations for all cannabis and hemp analytes offered in our programs. We listened to your feedback […]
Lab Proficiency Testing
AOAC Proficiency Testing Seeks Full-Time Intern
AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is looking for an ambitious recent graduate or senior undergraduate student to join our Proficiency Testing Dept. as a full-time, paid internship. This is a highly sought […]
Lab Proficiency Testing, Chemistry, Microbiology
Order Quality Assurance and Educational Testing Samples (QAES) Today
AOAC’s Proficiency Testing Program offers samples that are available for quality assurance and educational purposes and are separate from proficiency testing samples. These samples can be used for training, corrective […]
Chemistry, Food Authenticity & Fraud, Food General, International Methods, Lab Proficiency Testing, Methods & Standards, Microbiology, Sections, Contaminants, Nutrients
APFAN PT5 Workshop / AOAC SWP Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
The Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN) and the AOAC South West Pacific (AOAC SWP) Section in association with the University of the South Pacific (USP) Centre for Sustainable Futures […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
Enroll in Hemp Microbial Contaminants PT Round
Choose AOAC Proficiency Testing programs for a turn-key experience. Measure your laboratory’s analytical processes with no spiking or mixing required. Join the proficiency testing program that state reference labs, federal […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
Last Chance to Enroll in Hemp PT Round
Choose AOAC Proficiency Testing programs for a turn-key experience. Measure your laboratory’s analytical processes with no spiking or mixing required. Enrollment now open for the upcoming March 24 Hemp Potency/Concentration & […]
Agricultural Materials, Botanicals, Cannabis, Chemistry, Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Food Authenticity & Fraud, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Lab Proficiency Testing, Methods & Standards, Microbiology, Publications, Technical Divisions
Got PT? Proficiency Testing and QAES for 2025
AOAC offers accredited proficiency testing programs, and quality assurance and educational samples (QAES) for Food and Environmental, as well as Cannabis/Hemp Laboratories. AOAC samples arrive homogeneous and ready to analyze […]
Agricultural Materials, Annual Meeting, Awards, Biothreat Agents, Botanicals, Cannabis, Chemistry, Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Emerging Issues, Food Colors, Food General, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Inside Laboratory Management, International Methods, Journal of AOAC, Lab Proficiency Testing, Membership, Methods & Standards, Microbiology, Midyear Meeting, New Initiatives, Nutrients, OMA, Protein, Publications, Research Institute, Sections, Technical Divisions, Allergens, Governance and Policies
2024 Year in Review: “Cultivating Leaders and Connecting Analytical Communities”
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 […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
AOAC is Now Accredited for Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT
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 […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing, Contaminants
Now Accredited: Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT
The AOAC Cannabis and Hemp Oil Proficiency Testing Programs (PT) are now accredited and have been added to the AOAC Proficiency Testing’s scope of accreditation. This is the first oil […]
Lab Proficiency Testing, Cannabis, Microbiology, Contaminants
New Rounds of PT Samples Shipping Dec. 2
Do not miss out on the next live round of Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT and Microbial Contaminants in Hemp PT being shipped Monday, December 2. These programs provide ready […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing, Research Institute
Stawick Speaks at AFDO on Cannabis PT & Guidelines
Brad Stawick, Senior Director, AOAC Research Institute, spoke at the Association of Food and Drug Officials, Southern Section, on Monday, September 9 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The talk, titled “Accreditation and […]
News
Annual Meeting, Inside Laboratory Management, Publications, OMA, Methods & Standards, Sections
July/August 2026 Issue of ILM Now Available Online
The July/August 2026 issue of Inside Laboratory Management (ILM)is now available online for members only. The cover feature is on Revamping and Modernizing AOAC Official MethodsSM Program. AOAC is implementing a future-oriented […]
Chemistry, Contaminants
Public Comment: Total Fluorine & TOF SMPRs
The AOAC PFAS Program Total Organic Fluorine Working Group completed its drafting and review of the Total Fluorine and Total Organic Fluorine in Food Packaging Materials SMPRs and is now […]
Chemistry, Contaminants, Methods & Standards, OMA
Call for Experts: PFAS in Food Contact Materials
AOAC Official Methods of AnalysisSM (OMA) program is currently seeking subject matter experts in PFAS analysis and food contact materials to serve as expert review panel (ERP) members to evaluate […]
Chemistry, Emerging Issues, Food General, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, International Methods, Journal of AOAC, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives, Nutrients, Protein, Publications
Call for Methods: Molecular Weight Distribution
DEADLINE: Friday, February 26, 2027 Characterization of Molecular Weight Distribution in Dairy Protein Hydrolysates AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through […]
