Methods & Standards, Research Institute

Metrohm, Inc. and Thermofisher Scientific, Inc. Issued First AOAC Installation & Operational Qualification Certifications

April 26, 2023

The AOAC Research Institute announces Metrohm, Inc. and Thermofisher Scientific, Inc. were awarded AOAC’s first Installation & Operational Qualification (Q2) Certifications for Technology Provider instrument documentation in support of ISO […]

Analytical Methods Week, Methods & Standards, Acrylamide, Food General, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Microbiology

Analytical Methods Week Schedule: April 24 – 28, 2023

April 19, 2023

Analytical Methods Week, run by AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s Official Methods Program, is a series of virtual Expert Review Panel (ERP) meetings, allowing method developers and experts to come together and advance analytical science. […]

Food General, Methods & Standards, Microbiology

AIMS Co-Chairs to Present to FDA Cyclospora Task Force

April 13, 2023

AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS) Program co-chairs, Erin Crowley and Morgan Wallace, were recently invited to present to the FDA Cyclospora Task Force on the ongoing work […]

Methods & Standards, Contaminants, Food General

First Heavy Metals Working Group Meeting -April 18

April 13, 2023

The Working Group for Heavy Metals, chaired by Christopher Smith, The Coca-Cola Company, and Stéphane Dubascoux, Nestle, will have its first working group meeting on Tuesday, April 18, at 9 […]

Methods & Standards, Research Institute

A2LA Webinar “AOAC Q2: The Quality Bridge between the Technology Provider and the Laboratory”

April 12, 2023

A2LA and AOAC are presenting a joint complimentary webinar, “AOAC Q2: The Quality Bridge between the Technology Provider and the Laboratory,” on Thursday, May 11, at 2:00 PM ET, to […]

OMA

New Video Guide to Help Users Search OMA

April 5, 2023

Oxford University Press, the publisher of the 22nd edition of The Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL℠ (OMA), has created a video to help users search the new site. […]

Acrylamide, Food General, Dietary Supplements, Methods & Standards

Call for Volunteers for AOAC Expert Review Panel for Acrylamide in Select Foods Methods

March 21, 2023

AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for the formation of its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for Acrylamide in Select Foods Methods to review submitted candidate methods for […]

General, Methods & Standards

Mastovska Joins MicroVal General Committee

March 1, 2023

Katerina Mastovska, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Science Officer, is a new liaison member of the MicroVal General Committee. MicroVal is an international certification organization for the validation and approval […]

Acrylamide, Food General, OMA

Call for Methods: Determination of Acrylamide in Selected Food Products

March 1, 2023

DEADLINE:  CLOSED AOAC Official Methods of Analysis℠ (OMA) Program Determination of Acrylamide in Selected Food Products AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for consideration and possible evaluation through […]

Agricultural Materials, Annual Meeting, Awards, Inside Laboratory Management, Methods & Standards

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Announces Michelangelo Anastassiades as the 2023 Wiley Award Winner

February 15, 2023

Internationally acclaimed pesticide residue chemist honored for outstanding contributions to analytical standards and methods FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockville, Maryland, February 15, 2023 — Dr. John Szpylka, President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, […]

General, Methods & Standards, OMA, Publications

AOAC INTERNATIONAL’S New Edition of Official Methods of Analysis Published on Oxford Academic

February 7, 2023

Rockville, Maryland, February 7, 2023 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce that the 22nd edition of The Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL SM (OMA) – the most […]

Food General, General, Methods & Standards

Call for Volunteers: Heavy Metals

January 4, 2023

AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a newly established working group to review the applicability of current standard method performance requirements for heavy metals in foods […]

Biothreat Agents, Governance and Policies, Methods & Standards

Call for Consensus: SPADA Working Group II

December 8, 2022

DEADLINE: Wednesday, December 21, 2022The AOAC Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Working Group (WG) II, Developing NGS Standards for Biothreat Detection Methods, recently posted their document for public […]

Analytical Methods Week, Microbiology, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Governance and Policies, Agricultural Materials, Methods & Standards

Analytical Methods Week Schedule: November 28-December 2, 2022

November 28, 2022

Analytical Methods Week, run by AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s Official Methods Program, is a series of virtual Expert Review Panel (ERP) meetings, allowing method developers and experts to come together and advance analytical […]

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    Membership, Annual Meeting, Governance and Policies

    Call for Volunteers: Membership Committee

    June 18, 2025

    The AOAC Committee on Membership is currently seeking active volunteers to fill the following vacant positions: The Membership Committee is responsible for reviewing policies and procedures related to all types […]

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    New Research Institute PTM Certifications – June 25

    June 18, 2025

    The following test kits recently received AOAC Research Institute PTM certification:

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    Call for WG Volunteers: SPIFAN Galactosyllactose

    June 18, 2025

    AOAC is recruiting subject matter experts to join the Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) Galactosyllactose Working Group targeting 3′-GL, 4′-GL, and 6′-GL. Please apply by Friday, […]

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    Early Career Discount for the AOAC Annual Meeting

    June 12, 2025

    Know an early career colleague or mentee who would benefit from attending the annual meeting? AOAC is offering special discounted registration until Wednesday, June 25 for early career professionals with […]