Chemistry, Contaminants, Emerging Issues, Food General, New Initiatives
2025 Contaminants Survey
AOAC is looking for your input on the next Contaminants Initiative. Please take this quick survey to ensure your voice is captured. What are the biggest analytical challenges right now, […]
International Methods, Journal of AOAC, Methods & Standards, Microbiology
Food Microbiology Method Submissions Due
The method submission deadline for Food Microbiology Methods is 5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, March 4. Methods submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the AOAC Expert Review Panel […]
General
AOAC Closed Monday
The AOAC INTERNATIONAL headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of the Presidents Day holiday in the United States.
Annual Meeting, Awards, Sections
Call for Nominations: Section of the Year Award
Recognize an AOAC Regional Section for its exceptional contributions to the Association. Application Deadline: 11:59 PM EST Friday, March 28, 2025 AOAC INTERNATIONAL seeks nominations for the 2025 Section of […]
Chemistry, Contaminants, Food Colors, Methods & Standards
Call for Experts – Solvents, Pesticides, and Color Additives
AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for Expert Review Panel(s) in the following areas: solvents, pesticides, and color additives. There are multiple methods ready for review that fall into […]
Chemistry, Contaminants, Food General, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Methods & Standards
Call for Experts – Acrylamide
AOAC is recruiting subject matter volunteer experts for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for acrylamide in foods. Matrices to be considered include potato products, baby food, bread, herbs and spices, […]
Chemistry, International Methods, Membership, Annual Meeting, Awards, Methods & Standards, Food General
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Announces Dr. Eric Verdon as the 2025 Wiley Award Winner
Veterinary Drug Leader is Honored for his Years of Dedication to Analytical Science. Rockville, Maryland, February 7, 2025 — Danièle Sohier, President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, announced today that French chemist […]
Membership
Honoring Albert Pohland
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is saddened to share that Dr. Albert Edgar Pohland, (89) of Laurel, MD, passed away on January 28, 2025. Pohland held a PhD in chemistry and retired from […]
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 […]
Methods & Standards, OMA, Publications
OMA Appendices
Looking for the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONALSM Appendices? They are publicly available on the Oxford University Press website.
Sections
Registration Open for the Midwest Section Meeting
Registration is now open for the Midwest Section meeting, May 12-14, in East Lansing, Michigan. The meeting includes three days full of scientific symposia, updates on the latest in analytical […]
Contaminants, Chemistry, Food General, Journal of AOAC, Publications, Methods & Standards
Journal Special Collection: Food Chemical Contaminants
The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL publishes a wide array of papers under the category of Food Chemical Contaminants, which contribute to the overarching goal of ensuring food safety and protecting […]
Awards, Membership
2025 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Scholarship Awards Call For Panel Judges
AOAC is looking for volunteers from government, academia, and the private sector with advanced research degrees in food science, microbiology, chemistry, and molecular biology to serve as judges for the […]
Allergens, Chemistry, Food Authenticity & Fraud, Nutrients, Methods & Standards, Journal of AOAC, Publications, Microbiology
Jan/Feb 25 Issue of the JAOAC Released
The January-February 2025 issue, Volume 108 Issue 1, of the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL has been released. The latest issue contains research and review articles on Drug Formulations; Food Authenticity/Food […]
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 […]
