Call for Methods: Detection, Identification, and Characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis

DEADLINE:  FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Detection, Identification, and Characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis 

AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official Methods^SMprogram. Prospective methods must be able detect, identify, and characterize Cyclospora cayetanensis from oocysts in fresh produce, agricultural water, and/or environmental matrices.   

The SMPR for this method will be published shortly. 

Method Eligibility 

An eligible method must meet the various parameters outlined in the SMPR® and must be reliable, repeatable, and ultimately reproducible when used by trained technicians. Reference the SMPR® for definitions and the proposed method validation requirements for parameters such as limit of quantification, recovery, repeatability and reproducibility, system suitability, and reference materials. Any analytical technique(s) that measures the parameter of interest and meets the method performance requirements in the SMPR will be considered. 

Interested method developers must provide their method and accompanying validation data (at minimum from a single-laboratory validation study) demonstrating that the method can meet the performance requirements. 

AOAC Method Submission Requirements and Deadlines 

Method authors may submit methods for review to the Official Methods of Analysis℠ (OMA) program. Method authors with rapid commercial and proprietary methods may opt to submit methods for review to the Performance Tested Methods℠ (PTM) program only; to the OMA program only; or to the PTM program first and then submit to the OMA program, thereafter. 

Official Methods of Analysis℠ (OMA) Program 

• Candidate methods must be submitted in AOAC OMA and the data formulated into a manuscript in AOAC Journal format 

• Full single laboratory validation required followed by a reproducibility study 

• Application fees apply for rapid commercial proprietary methods only 

• Methods and manuscripts must be submitted by specified deadlines. 

DEADLINE:  FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 

OMA Method Submission / Application Form 

Performance Tested Methods℠ (PTM) Program 

• Candidate methods are rapid commercial proprietary methods only 

• Full single laboratory validation and manufacturing QC studies required along with an independent laboratory study 

• Methods may be submitted any time throughout the year 

• Application & program related fees apply 

Deadline: None 

PTM Application Form 

Additional Resources 

AOAC Consulting Services to draft validation testing protocols, format methods and manuscripts for PTM and OMA programs. Application fees apply for this service. To use Consulting Service for PTM, contact Nora Marshall at [email protected]. To use Consulting Service for OMA, contact our Science Programs Team at [email protected].