Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing

Last Chance to Enroll in Hemp PT Round

March 17, 2025

Choose AOAC Proficiency Testing programs for a turn-key experience. Measure your laboratory’s analytical processes with no spiking or mixing required. Enrollment now open for the upcoming March 24 Hemp Potency/Concentration & […]

Cannabis, Chemistry, Microbiology

CASP Update

March 13, 2025

Consider having your organization join the Advisory Panel for Cannabis Analytical Science Program in 2025. The support provided will be used to further our work on a Method Development Guide […]

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

Got PT? Proficiency Testing and QAES for 2025

February 6, 2025

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 […]

Agricultural Materials, Annual Meeting, Awards, Biothreat Agents, Botanicals, Cannabis, Chemistry, Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Emerging Issues, Food Colors, Food General, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Inside Laboratory Management, International Methods, Journal of AOAC, Lab Proficiency Testing, Membership, Methods & Standards, Microbiology, Midyear Meeting, New Initiatives, Nutrients, OMA, Protein, Publications, Research Institute, Sections, Technical Divisions, Allergens, Governance and Policies

2024 Year in Review: “Cultivating Leaders and Connecting Analytical Communities”

December 20, 2024

This year, AOAC celebrated 140 years of analytical excellence, marking an anniversary for an Association that, simply put, has evolved. From its modest beginnings focused on arbitrating methods of analysis […]

Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing

AOAC is Now Accredited for Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT

November 26, 2024

Rockville, Maryland, November 26, 2024 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce that the Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043 for the Proficiency Testing (PT) program has been expanded to […]

Cannabis, Chemistry, Food General, Methods & Standards, Microbiology, OMA

CASP SMPR Consensus Vote

November 25, 2024

AOAC Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) has completed its review and revision of the linked Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPR®) on Listeria monocytogenes in cannabis-infused edibles with the option of […]

Publications, Cannabis, Dietary Supplements, Food General

Get the ALACC Today

November 20, 2024

The AOAC Laboratory Accreditation Guidelines (ALACC) provide comprehensive instructions for laboratories to meet the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard, ensuring quality in microbiological and chemical analyses of food, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and […]

Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing, Contaminants

Now Accredited: Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT

November 6, 2024

The AOAC Cannabis and Hemp Oil Proficiency Testing Programs (PT) are now accredited and have been added to the AOAC Proficiency Testing’s scope of accreditation. This is the first oil […]

Lab Proficiency Testing, Cannabis, Microbiology, Contaminants

New Rounds of PT Samples Shipping Dec. 2

October 23, 2024

Do not miss out on the next live round of Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT and Microbial Contaminants in Hemp PT being shipped Monday, December 2. These programs provide ready […]

Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing, Research Institute

Stawick Speaks at AFDO on Cannabis PT & Guidelines

September 12, 2024

Brad Stawick, Senior Director, AOAC Research Institute, spoke at the Association of Food and Drug Officials, Southern Section, on Monday, September 9 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The talk, titled “Accreditation and […]

Microbiology, Cannabis, Allergens, Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Food General, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives, Protein, Botanicals, Novel Foods

Get Involved at AOAC

September 4, 2024

See the list of active working groups below and sign up to get involved. All levels of experience are welcome. AOAC Program/Project Working Group AOAC INTERNATIONAL Microbiological Standards Program (AIMS) […]

Annual Meeting, Cannabis

Q&A: Cannabis Community Meeting at the Annual Meeting

August 21, 2024

AOAC is requesting Cannabis Stakeholders submit questions for our Q&A Session with four different contract laboratories at the Cannabis Community Meeting on Tuesday, August 27 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 […]

Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing

PT samples in Hemp or Cannabis Dried Flower/Biomass: Shipping September 23

August 19, 2024

Choose AOAC Proficiency Testing Programs for a turn-key experience. Measure your laboratory’s analytical processes with no spiking or mixing required.  Our program samples are just like your routine or compliance […]

Cannabis

CASP Roster Refresh

July 3, 2024

AOAC’s Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) is looking to refresh its rosters. If you have not been receiving recent CASP communications for either our Pesticide Think Tank or Microbial Working […]

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    AOAC New Individual Member Webinar

    March 17, 2025

    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 […]

    Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing

    Last Chance to Enroll in Hemp PT Round

    March 17, 2025

    Choose AOAC Proficiency Testing programs for a turn-key experience. Measure your laboratory’s analytical processes with no spiking or mixing required. Enrollment now open for the upcoming March 24 Hemp Potency/Concentration & […]

    Chemistry, Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Food General, New Initiatives

    New Pesticide Initiative Launching Soon

    March 13, 2025

    Thanks to our Southeast Asian Section, the need for pesticide method focused on spices and herbs will be addressed via a new scientific initiative, launching soon. We are seeking organizations […]

    Cannabis, Chemistry, Microbiology

    CASP Update

    March 13, 2025

    Consider having your organization join the Advisory Panel for Cannabis Analytical Science Program in 2025. The support provided will be used to further our work on a Method Development Guide […]