Methods & Standards, Food Colors
Call for Methods: Residual Solvents in Color Additives
AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsTM program. Prospective methods must be able to quantify selected […]
Awards, Annual Meeting, Membership
Call for Nominations: OMB Technical Service Award
Call for Nominations Recommend a colleague today! The AOAC Official Methods Board is soliciting nominations for its annual Technical Service Award. Deadline: Friday, March 29, 2024 Nomination Form The Official […]
Annual Meeting, Midyear Meeting, General
AOAC Merchandise Now Available
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is now selling new merchandise in honor of our 140th anniversary for a limited time. Products will only be available for five weeks starting today, February 23, until […]
Agricultural Materials, Contaminants, Food Colors, Methods & Standards
Call for Experts: Residual Solvents & Pesticides in Color Additives
AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) to review methods for determination of selected residual solvents in color additives from crop-based sources and to […]
Agricultural Materials, Food Colors, Methods & Standards
AOAC SMPR® 2024.001 Published
The first Standard Method Performance Requirement (SMPR®) of 2024 has been published for Selected Pesticides in Color Additives from Crop-Based Sources (AOAC SMPR® 2024.001). Photo by HandmadePictures – stock.adobe.com
Research Institute
Call for Experts: Mycotoxin Methods – Non-Dairy
AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers to serve as Volunteer Experts for the AOAC Performance Tested MethodsSM (PTM) program administered by the AOAC Research Institute. Appointed volunteers will lead […]
Cannabis, Research Institute, Microbiology
Call for Volunteer Experts: Microbiology Contaminants in Cannabis Methods
AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers to serve as Volunteer Experts for the AOAC Performance Tested MethodsSM (PTM) Program administered by the AOAC Research Institute. Appointed volunteers will lead […]
Methods & Standards, Microbiology
Call for Comments: Cyclospora
The AOAC Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS) program Cyclospora Working Group completed its first draft of Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Detection, Identification, and Characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis […]
Awards
Call For Nominations 2024 AOAC Section of the Year Award
This award provides a means for recognizing the role a Section plays in advancing analytical excellence in the areas of food safety, food integrity, and public health by bringing together […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
Now Accredited-Cannabis and Hemp Dried Flower PT
The AOAC Proficiency Testing Programs offered in both Cannabis and Hemp dried flower/biomass matrices have been added to the program’s Scope of Accreditation by A2LA. These programs provide ready to analyze […]
Annual Meeting
Call for Scientific Sessions Now Open
The AOAC INTERNATIONAL Technical Programming Council (TPC) invites AOAC members and other interested individuals to submit scientific session proposals to be offered at the 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition in […]
Cannabis, Contaminants, Lab Proficiency Testing, Microbiology
First Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT Program
On January 29, AOAC sent the first Oil proficiency testing samples in a Cannabis >0.3%THC and Hemp <0.3% THC Oil matrices for a pilot round. Like all AOAC PT programs, […]
Methods & Standards
Call for Consensus on AOAC Draft SMPR
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Friday, March 29, 2024 The draft Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Amplicon Sequencing was posted for public comment for 45 days. No comments were received on the draft […]
Awards, Annual Meeting
Deadline 1/31 to Nominate for Wiley Award
Nominate your colleagues and esteemed members for the Harvey W. Wiley Award, AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s most prestigious scientific award. The deadline is Wednesday, January 31. Michelangelo Anastassiades, winner of the 2023 […]
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 […]
