Cannabis, OMA
Call for Methods: Detection of Salmonella species in Cannabis and Cannabis Products
NO DEADLINE Objective AOAC INTERNATIONAL invites method authors and developers to submit relevant methods that may meet the Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPR®) for Detection of Salmonella in Cannabis and […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
Cannabis program new working group examining potential role for AOAC in proficiency testing
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is launching a new working group under the Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP). This new working group will focus on identifying areas in cannabis where laboratory proficiency testing […]
Cannabis
AOAC scientists approve Official Method of Analysis for cannabinoids in hemp
Expert Review Panel approves an analytical method for detecting and measuring cannabinoids in hemp Rockville Maryland, April 23, 2020 – AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced today that a liquid chromatography–diode array detection […]
Cannabis, Midyear Meeting
Cannabis programming at the AOAC Midyear Meeting: Farm Bill, SMPRs, and Training & Education
Cannabis programming at the Midyear Meeting covered a lot of ground, with a presentation on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Domestic Hemp Program, followed by votes on Standard Method […]
Cannabis
Audiocast: An expert discussion on vaping
Cutting through the haze of vaping: A Town Hall discussion 2020 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Midyear Meeting, March 9-13, 2020 Despite their ever-growing acceptance, relatively little work has been done to characterize […]
Cannabis, OMA
Call for Methods: Methods for Identification and Quantitation of Selected Pesticide Residues in Dry Cannabis Materials
NO DEADLINE. AOAC INTERNATIONAL invites method authors and developers to submit relevant methods that may meet the AOAC Standard Method Performance RequirementsSM (SMPR®) for Identification and Quantitation of Selected Pesticide […]
Cannabis
New CASP working group to target analytical science knowledge gap in the cannabis industry
Updated May 14, 2020 In the past 10 years, as cannabis industry leaders have focused their energies on building new supply chains, the explosive market growth and expanding array of […]
Cannabis
CASP news update – January 2020
At the AOAC Midyear Meeting in March, the CASP meeting will include a review and vote on the SMPRs currently in development, information on training and education, important talks from […]
Cannabis
AOAC’s Cannabis Analytical Science Program webcast draws big crowd
On December 5, an audience of 329 attendees joined a live webcast highlighting the people and work of AOAC’s Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP). Part of the “Editors’ Series” by […]
Cannabis
Cannabis Science & Technology Editors’ Series: Cannabis Analytical Science Program Live Webcast
Join AOAC experts and four leading cannabis analytical science experts on December 5, 2019 at 11am EST for AOAC’s first webinar on cannabis testing. REGISTER NOW > Thursday, December 5, […]
Cannabis
AOAC reports on CASP accomplishments to AFDO Board
On November 5, 2019, AOAC Executive Director Dave Schmidt and Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Program Lead Scott Coates met with the Board of Directors of the Association of Food […]
Cannabis
AOAC Cannabinoid Standard in USDA Guidelines
New guidelines require laboratories to meet AOAC Standard Method Performance Requirements for Quantitation of Cannabinoids in Hemp NEWS BACKGROUND: November 12, 2019—AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced today that a testing standard recently […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
AOAC spreads the word on Proficiency Testing at the Food Safety Consortium
In early October, AOAC INTERNATIONAL joined around 600 food safety professionals, including many representing food manufacturer and packaging plant laboratories, at the Food Safety Consortium in Illinois. Safe Quality Food […]
Cannabis, OMA
Call for Methods: Identification and Quantitation of Residual Solvents in Cannabis
NO DEADLINE Objective AOAC INTERNATIONAL invites method authors and developers to submit relevant methods that may meet the AOAC SMPR 2019.002 Standard Method Performance Requirements® (SMPR®) for Identification and Quantitation […]
News
Botanicals, Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives, OMA
Call for Volunteers: Trace Elemental Contaminants
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a working group focused on developing Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for low level trace elemental contaminants in dietary […]
Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Methods & Standards, Nutrients, Protein, Publications
Public Comment: Degree of Hydrolysis SMPR
The AOAC Dairy Protein Hydrolysates – Degree of Hydrolysis Working Group completed its review of the SMPR and is now accepting public comments through Monday, September 28. Please submit your […]
Annual Meeting
Another Successful Annual Meeting
AOAC just wrapped up our 140th Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. We hope you are as energized and raring to go as we are. Please share your photos and […]
Governance and Policies, Methods & Standards, OMA
OMA Task Force Recommendations-Implementation Plan
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is implementing recommendations from the Presidential Task Force to modernize the Official MethodsSM program—defining program structure, validation, OMA review, and numbering standards to ensure the OMA Compendium’s integrity, […]
