General, Midyear Meeting
Denise R. Eblen, PhD, Assistant Administrator with the Office of Public Health Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service, at the United States Department of Agriculture, will speak on “Perspectives and […]
Research Institute, General, Membership
The AOAC leader has extensive experience in the testing industry Rockville, Maryland, January 9, 2024 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL Deputy Executive Director & Chief Science Officer Katerina Mastovska, PhD, announced today […]
Emerging Issues, New Initiatives
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is hosting a free virtual forum to discuss various topics related to botanical identity testing, such as the difference between identity and authenticity from a regulatory perspective, the […]
Governance and Policies, Methods & Standards, Partners
AOAC INTERNATIONAL and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the renewal of the cooperation agreement for joint development and approval of common standards and methods. The partnership for ISO […]
Research Institute, General
Scott Coates, senior director for the AOAC Research Institute, retired at the end of 2023 after more than 30 years of service. He came to AOAC in 1992 “expecting to […]
Contaminants, Publications, Food Authenticity & Fraud, Journal of AOAC
The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL is seeking papers on Focused Topics and/or Guest Editor collections, for the following: Human Pathogen Detection, Identification, and Characterization for Food Safety and Outbreak Investigation […]
Emerging Issues, Inside Laboratory Management, New Initiatives, Publications
As AOAC heads into its 140th year, Inside Laboratory Management (ILM) reflects on a year devoted to growth, relations, and integrity. AOAC made significant strides in its integrated and core science programs […]
General
The AOAC INTERNATIONAL offices will be closed from Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1, and reopen on Tuesday, January 2. We hope you enjoy a festive, safe, and restful […]
Food General, Contaminants, Methods & Standards, Current
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Wednesday, April 24 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 […]
Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards, Current, Botanicals
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsTM program. Prospective methods […]
Contaminants, Food General, Dietary Supplements, Methods & Standards
Call for Experts for Review of Methods for Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PAs) AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of methods for determination […]
Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards
Call for Experts for Review of Methods for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of methods […]
Food General
The AOAC Europe section is organizing a virtual session on “Best Practices for Bioassay Testing of Food and other Complex Mixtures,” which will provide the main outcomes of a recent […]
Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Food General, Methods & Standards
AOAC will begin development of standards at a meeting on Tuesday, January 9 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST for ethylene oxide and its marker residue 2-chloroethanol in oil […]
Chemistry, International Methods, Membership, Annual Meeting, Awards, Methods & Standards, Food General
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
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
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
Looking for the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONALSM Appendices? They are publicly available on the Oxford University Press website.
