Annual Meeting, Governance and Policies

Nominate a Member for the AOAC Board of Directors

March 7, 2024

Deadline: April 12, 2024 AOAC is seeking potential nominees to serve on the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors for the following positions: President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director (2). Please use this form to recommend individuals […]

Food Colors, Methods & Standards

Call for Methods: Pesticides in Color Additives

May 15, 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 must be able to quantify selected […]

Methods & Standards, Food Colors

Call for Methods: Residual Solvents in Color Additives

February 16, 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 must be able to quantify selected […]

Awards, Annual Meeting, Membership

Call for Nominations: OMB Technical Service Award

February 28, 2024

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

February 23, 2024

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

February 21, 2024

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

February 21, 2024

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

February 21, 2024

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

February 15, 2024

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

February 14, 2024

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 

February 14, 2024

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

February 8, 2024

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

January 31, 2024

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

January 31, 2024

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, […]

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    Inside Laboratory Management, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives

    March/April 2025 Issue of ILM Now Available Online

    April 23, 2025

    The March/April 2025 issue of Inside Laboratory Management (ILM)is now available online. The cover feature is “AOAC SMPRs: Celebrating 15 Years of Addressing Critical Needs Through Consensus.” It also includes […]

    Annual Meeting, New Initiatives

    Analytical Solutions Forum – Your Ideas and Needs?

    April 23, 2025

    The Analytical Solutions Forum at the Annual Meeting is AOAC’s idea incubator and serves as a mechanism to identify emerging needs and propose solutions to address them through AOAC programs. […]

    Agricultural Materials, Food Authenticity & Fraud, New Initiatives

    Organic Authenticity Advisory Panel Launch

    April 23, 2025

    The Advisory Panel for Organic Authenticity is planning to launch soon. There is still time to join the group of organizations who are supporting this initiative. Developing authenticity testing standards […]

    Chemistry, Food General, International Methods, Journal of AOAC, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives, Novel Foods, OMA, Protein

    Novel Foods: Call for Public Comments

    April 21, 2025

    The AOAC Novel Foods Program completed its first draft of Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Determination of Total Amino Acids in Foods, with an Emphasis on Novel Foods and […]