Methods & Standards, Quantitative Microbiology

Call for Consensus on AOAC Draft SMPR

January 24, 2024

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Friday, March 29, 2024 The draft Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Amplicon Sequencing was posted for public comment for 45 days. No comments were received on the draft […]

Allergens, Cannabis, Midyear Meeting, Methods & Standards

New Training Courses at Midyear Meeting

January 23, 2024

Three training courses will be held in person at the AOAC 2024 Midyear Meeting at the Gaithersburg DoubleTree. 2024 AOAC Accreditation Guidelines for Laboratories (ALACC) – Chemistry & Microbiology will […]

Governance and Policies, Methods & Standards, Partners

AOAC and ISO Renew Cooperation Agreement

January 3, 2024

AOAC INTERNATIONAL and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the renewal of the cooperation agreement for joint development and approval of common standards and methods. The partnership for ISO […]

Food General, Contaminants, Methods & Standards, Current

Call for Methods: PFAS

December 15, 2023

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Wednesday, April 24 AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsTM program. Prospective methods must […]

Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards, Current

Call for Methods: Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

December 15, 2023

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsTM program. Prospective methods […]

Contaminants, Food General, Dietary Supplements, Methods & Standards

Call for Experts: Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

December 15, 2023

Call for Experts for Review of Methods for Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PAs) AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of methods for determination […]

Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards

Call for Experts: PFAS

December 15, 2023

Call for Experts for Review of Methods for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of methods […]

Contaminants, Dietary Supplements, Food General, Methods & Standards

Ethylene Oxide Working Group Launch Scheduled

December 15, 2023

AOAC will begin development of standards at a meeting on Tuesday, January 9 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST for ethylene oxide and its marker residue 2-chloroethanol in oil […]

Allergens, Food General, Methods & Standards

Call for Consensus: Draft Guidance on Food Allergen Immunoassay Validation

December 6, 2023

The AOAC GFA Food Allergens program has completed its final review, revision, and reconciliation of public comments from the Draft Guidance on Food Allergen Immunoassay Validation document. The Draft AOAC […]

Cannabis, Methods & Standards, OMA

Call for Public Comment: CASP – Listeria SMPR®

November 17, 2023

The AOAC Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Working Group recently completed its Standard Method Performance Requirement® (SMPR®) for Detection and/or Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes in Cannabis Infused Edibles and is […]

Quantitative Microbiology, Journal of AOAC, Methods & Standards, Publications

Publish Microbiological Methods Papers in JAOAC

November 8, 2023

Did you know that the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL publishes papers on Microbiological Methods? This section includes methods for identification and detection (qualitative and quantitative) of the pathogenic, indicator and […]

Analytical Methods Week, Methods & Standards, Quantitative Microbiology, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals

Analytical Methods Week Schedule: Nov. 13-17, 2023

November 2, 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 Colors, Agricultural Materials, Methods & Standards

Call for Public Comment: Pesticides in Color Additives

November 2, 2023

The AOAC Natural Colors Working Group recently completed its review and revision of the SMPR® for Selected Pesticides in Color Additives from Crop Based Sources and is now accepting public […]

Food General, Methods & Standards, Dietary Supplements

Accepted: SMPR® for PAs

November 2, 2023

The Standard Method Performance Requirements® (SMPRs®) for Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PAs) in Teas, Herbal Infusions, Dried Herbs, Seed Spices, Honey, Botanical Dietary Supplements and Ingredients has been accepted and assigned SMPR […]

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    General, Membership

    New Member Orientation Webinar

    March 26, 2024

    Elevating your Membership by taking advantage of your Membership Benefits As a new AOAC member, are you looking to gain valuable insight into the value and benefits of your membership? […]

    Methods & Standards, Contaminants

    Call for Experts: Volatile Contaminants

    March 22, 2024

    AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for review of methods for determination of volatile contaminants by gas chromatography, specifically bromoform in animal feed. […]

    Methods & Standards

    Metagenomics Working Group: Volunteers Needed

    March 22, 2024

    AOAC will launch the development of three agnostic voluntary consensus standards (including standard method performance requirements) for metagenomic sequencing methodology. The standards will be the metagenomic counterpart to the amplicon […]

    Contaminants, Drinking Water, Methods & Standards, Quantitative Microbiology

    Legionella in Water WG: Volunteers Needed

    March 22, 2024

    AOAC will launch the development of a voluntary consensus standard for Legionella in water (potable and nonpotable), including the detection, identification, and enumeration, involving discussion of qualitative and quantitative method […]