Methods & Standards, New Initiatives
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Awarded NIST Grant to Develop Standards for Colorimetric Field Tests for Drug Detection
Rockville, Maryland, October 6, 2026 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) has received a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) grant to develop performance standards and […]
Awards, Annual Meeting, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Chemistry, International Methods, Inside Laboratory Management, Membership, Methods & Standards, Publications
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Announces Dr. Brendon Gill as the 2026 Wiley Award Winner
New Zealand Chemist is Honored for His Years of Dedication to Analytical Science Rockville, Maryland, February 24, 2026 — Gary Swanson, President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, announced today that New Zealand […]
Emerging Issues, Methods & Standards, Partners, Publications
AOAC INTERNATIONAL/NIST Collaboration Publishes Standards to Validate Methods for Detection of Illicit Drugs
Rockville, Maryland, February 12, 2026 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) recently completed a collaboration with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which was supported by a NIST Measurement […]
Partners, General
AOAC INTERNATIONAL and Minor Use Foundation Announce Collaboration to Strengthen Global Pesticide Analysis and Capacity Building
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA – AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC), a globally recognized leader in analytical science and method validation, and the Minor Use Foundation (MUF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating […]
Annual Meeting, Governance and Policies
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Announces New Board
Rockville, Maryland, October 7, 2025 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce its newly elected Board of Directors following the successful conclusion of the 2025 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & […]
Annual Meeting, Awards
Analytical Science Leaders Honored at AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2025 Annual Meeting
AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2024 – 2025 Board President Danièle Sohier (center) and Brendon Gill, Official Methods Board Chair (right), present Eric Verdon (left) with the Harvey W. Wiley Award. Rockville, Maryland, […]
Chemistry, Governance and Policies, International Methods, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives, Microbiology, Partners, Lab Proficiency Testing, OMA
AOAC INTERNATIONAL and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Establish MOU for Food Test Methods
Rockville, Maryland, July 24, 2025 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in […]
Chemistry, International Methods, Membership, Annual Meeting, Awards, Methods & Standards, Food General
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Announces Dr. Eric Verdon as the 2025 Wiley Award Winner
Veterinary Drug Leader is Honored for his Years of Dedication to Analytical Science. Rockville, Maryland, February 7, 2025 — Danièle Sohier, President of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, announced today that French chemist […]
Cannabis, Lab Proficiency Testing
AOAC is Now Accredited for Cannabis and Hemp Oil PT
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 […]
Methods & Standards, Partners
AOAC, ACIL/ILI Enhance Collaboration on Quality and Safety
Rockville, Maryland, November 12, 2024 — AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC), the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL), and Independent Laboratories Institute (ILI) announce a new collaboration with the goal of developing […]
Methods & Standards
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Awarded New NIST Grant Targeting Illicit Drug Method Performance Standards
Rockville, Maryland, October 25, 2024— AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is a recent recipient of a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) grant for development of […]
Annual Meeting, Awards, Methods & Standards
Deborah McKenzie Earns Inaugural Staff Award for Exemplary Service
Rockville, Maryland, October 22, 2024—AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced that Deborah McKenzie, AOAC deputy assistant executive director and chief standards officer, was named the inaugural recipient of the award with her namesake. […]
Annual Meeting, Awards, Biothreat Agents, Dietary Supplements, Food General, Microbiology, Methods & Standards, Membership, Protein, Publications, Sections, Chemistry
Analytical Science Leaders Honored at AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2024 Annual Meeting
Meeting Focused on “Cultivating Leaders & Connecting Analytical Communities” Rockville, Maryland, September 24, 2024—AOAC INTERNATIONAL honored analytical science leaders in an awards ceremony with over 700 analytical science colleagues at […]
Annual Meeting, Awards, Allergens, Food General, Membership
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Announces Professor Michelle Colgrave as the 2024 Wiley Award Winner
The world-leading ‘Professor of Beer’ and mass spectrometrist in food science and agricultural research has made remarkable contributions to the development of analytical methods in the field of gluten analysis. […]
News
Cannabis, Contaminants, Methods & Standards
Revision Notice: AOAC SMPRs 2020.001 & 2023.005
Notice of Revision to AOAC SMPR® 2020.001 and AOAC SMPR® 2023.005 Comment period deadline: October 30, 2026 AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) is issuing a notice of revision for an editorial correction […]
Publications, Cannabis, Chemistry, Microbiology
Strengthen Your Lab Before Year-End
Don’t let gaps in quality haunt your audits. AOAC’s Laboratory Accreditation Guidelines (ALACC) provide clear expectations for method validation, equipment, training, and reporting. Get your copy today.
Microbiology, Methods & Standards, International Methods
Micro Expert Review Panel Meeting
The AOAC Micro Expert Review Panel Meeting will take place on October 20, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET where new methods, modifications, and final action methods will […]
Journal of AOAC, Methods & Standards, Contaminants, Microbiology, Dietary Supplements, Cannabis, Food General
Back to Research: A Fall Invitation to Submit Your Work
This fall, the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL invites new submissions that advance analytical and microbiological science. If you have been meaning to write up a study—method development, validation, contaminants, microbiology—this […]
