Food Authenticity & Fraud, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, International Methods, Methods & Standards
The 42nd session of the FAO World Health Organization CCMAS has endorsed three AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (SPIFAN methods for total amino acids, tryptophan, and vitamin B12 in infant […]
Food Colors, Contaminants, Methods & Standards
DEADLINE: Friday, July 28, 2023 The AOAC Residual Solvents Subgroup within the Color Additives from Natural Colors Working Group recently completed its review and revision of the SMPR for Selected Residual […]
Analytical Methods Week
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. […]
Dietary Supplements, Methods & Standards
A big thank you to our co-chairs, Dr. Anja These (BfR) and Dr. Lukas Vaclavik (Eurofins), and the working group for all the effort put forth on the draft. Another […]
Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards
A huge thank you to the PFAS working group and chair, Dr. Susan Genualdi (FDA), for all the hard work and contributions putting together drafting a SMPR for Select Food […]
Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards, New Initiatives
DEADLINE: July 7, 2023 The AOAC Heavy Metals Working Group recently completed its review and revision of the SMPR for the Determination of Trace Elemental Contaminants in Food and Beverages and […]
Allergens, Methods & Standards
AOAC is continuing the call for experts/volunteers to participate in the Gluten & Food Allergens Program. The Gluten Working Group is initiating the development of a Qualitative Validation Guidance document, […]
Methods & Standards, Biothreat Agents
AOAC’s Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) is focused on developing the biothreat agent detection standards needed by government agencies and first response bodies. Are you interested in contributing […]
Methods & Standards
Erik Konings represented AOAC INTERNATIONAL in celebrating World Metrology Day on May 20, 2023. The Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology curated a series of […]
Agricultural Materials, Methods & Standards
AOAC is recruiting subject matter expert volunteers for its Expert Review Panel (ERP) for Total Sulfur Fertilizer Methods. Eligibility for Expert Review Panel Membership All applications will be screened […]
Analytical Methods Week, Acrylamide, Food General, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Methods & Standards
During the most recent AOAC Official MethodsSM Analytical Methods Week (AMW) held April 24-May 3, 2023, eight ERPs were scheduled to meet to review 11 methods and four (4) validation […]
Methods & Standards, Research Institute
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, 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
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 […]
Cannabis
AOAC CASP Pesticide Method Think Tank working group is refocusing to create a best practices document to develop and validate methods for pesticide residue analysis in cannabis. Efforts will be […]
Annual Meeting, Microbiology, Agricultural Materials, Cannabis, Contaminants, Food Colors, Food General, Dietary Supplements
The 2024 AOAC Call for Poster Abstracts will be open from Wednesday, May 1, 2024 to Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The Call for Poster Abstracts will close on Wednesday, May […]
Food General, Journal of AOAC, Contaminants
Call for Papers: Methods for detection, quantitation, removal and/or mitigation of chemicals of concern from food matrices and packaging materials Guest Editor: Greg Curtzwiler, Ph.D. The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL […]
Membership
November 18, 1932-March 15, 2024 George Webster Latimer, Jr., a Fellow of AOAC (1997) and a long-time member, passed away on March 15, 2024. He was 92 years old. Latimer […]
