Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards
Call for Methods AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsSM program. Prospective methods must utilize inductively […]
Contaminants, Food General, New Initiatives, Methods & Standards
AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a working group to develop a voluntary consensus standard for trace essential and non-essential elements in foods. This is an […]
General, Membership
AOAC is interested in hearing feedback from managers of early-career employees. If you manage anyone early in their career, AOAC would like to hear from you on how we can […]
Membership, General
AOAC is interested in hearing feedback from early career researchers. If you are new in your position, AOAC would like to hear from you on how we can better meet […]
Contaminants, Emerging Issues, Food General, New Initiatives
In case you missed it, AOAC held a free webinar on May 6 that highlighted the EU and US regulatory landscape and analytical challenges to solutions regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl […]
Contaminants, Food Colors, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Food General
A Standard Method Performance Requirement (SMPR®) has been published for Determination of Trace Elemental Contaminants in Food and Beverages (AOAC SMPR® 2024.002). Photo by Peter Hermes Furian – stock.adobe.com
Botanicals, Methods & Standards
AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a multifaceted working group focused on botanical identity testing under the umbrella of the Botanical Ingredient and Dietary Supplement Integrity […]
Microbiology
AOAC AIMS recently completed its review and revision of the Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Detection, Identification, and Characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis; and is now open for voting. Review […]
Cannabis
AOAC CASP Pesticide Method Think Tank working group is refocusing to create a best practices document to develop and validate methods for pesticide residue analysis in cannabis. Efforts will be […]
Annual Meeting, Microbiology, Agricultural Materials, Cannabis, Contaminants, Food Colors, Food General, Dietary Supplements
The 2024 AOAC Call for Poster Abstracts is open until Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM ET. Late submissions will not be accepted. Poster presenters MUST attend the AOAC Annual Meeting to […]
Food General, Journal of AOAC, Contaminants
Call for Papers: Methods for detection, quantitation, removal and/or mitigation of chemicals of concern from food matrices and packaging materials Guest Editor: Greg Curtzwiler, Ph.D. The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL […]
Membership
November 18, 1932-March 15, 2024 George Webster Latimer, Jr., a Fellow of AOAC (1997) and a long-time member, passed away on March 15, 2024. He was 92 years old. Latimer […]
General, Membership
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is proud to announce the launch of its new AOAC Career Center/Job Bank. Explore the benefits of our new career center by logging in or creating a new […]
Annual Meeting, Governance and Policies, General
DEADLINE: Friday, May 31, 2024 AOAC INTERNATIONAL is seeking candidates to serve on the Official Methods Board (OMB). This is a distinctive opportunity for AOAC members to help scientifically lead […]
Botanicals, Cannabis, Dietary Supplements, Food General, International Methods, Microbiology, Research Institute
AOAC’s Microbiology Method Validation Guidance initiative is preparing to launch our initial round of subgroups: (1) Qualitative Detection Methods, (2) Analytical Confirmation, and (3) Quantitative Methods. Please use the link […]
Chemistry, Contaminants, Methods & Standards
The AOAC Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Food Contact Materials (FCM) Working Group recently completed its review and revision of the SMPR® PFAS in Food Packaging Materials. The draft […]
Sections, New Initiatives
Dr. Kate Mastovska, AOAC’s Deputy Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, will be a keynote speaker at the AOAC China (virtually), AOAC Pacific, and AOAC Southern Sections’ conferences.
Membership
AOAC will hold a New Member Orientation Webinar on Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This is your chance to explore the incredible benefits and […]
