Contaminants, Methods & Standards, Agricultural Materials

Color Additives from Natural Sources Call for Methods: DEADLINE EXTENDED

May 15, 2024

The method submission for consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsSM program for selected residual solvents from crop-based sources and selected pesticides in natural color additives manufactured from […]

Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards, Current

Call for Methods: Trace Elemental Contaminants in Foods and Beverages

May 15, 2024

AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsSM program. Prospective methods must utilize inductively coupled plasma-based mass […]

Contaminants, Food General, New Initiatives, Methods & Standards

Heavy Metals New Initiative: Trace Elements

May 15, 2024

AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a working group to develop a voluntary consensus standard for trace essential and non-essential elements in foods. This is an […]

General, Membership

Manager of Early-Career Employees Survey

May 14, 2024

AOAC is interested in hearing feedback from managers of early-career employees. If you manage anyone early in their career, AOAC would like to hear from you on how we can […]

Membership, General

Early Career Researchers Survey

May 14, 2024

AOAC is interested in hearing feedback from early career researchers.  If you are new in your position, AOAC would like to hear from you on how we can better meet […]

Contaminants, Emerging Issues, Food General, New Initiatives

AOAC New Initiative: PFAS in Food Packaging

May 8, 2024

In case you missed it, AOAC held a free webinar on May 6 that highlighted the EU and US regulatory landscape and analytical challenges to solutions regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl […]

Contaminants, Food Colors, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Food General

AOAC SMPR® 2024.002 Published

May 2, 2024

A Standard Method Performance Requirement (SMPR®) has been published for Determination of Trace Elemental Contaminants in Food and Beverages (AOAC SMPR® 2024.002). Photo by Peter Hermes Furian – stock.adobe.com

Botanicals, Methods & Standards

Call for Working Group Members: Botanical Identity Verification

May 1, 2024

AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a multifaceted working group focused on botanical identity testing under the umbrella of the Botanical Ingredient and Dietary Supplement Integrity […]

Microbiology

Call for Draft SMPR® Consensus: Cyclospora cayetanensis

May 1, 2024

AOAC AIMS recently completed its review and revision of the Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Detection, Identification, and Characterization of Cyclospora cayetanensis; and is now open for voting. Review […]

Cannabis

CASP Pesticide Think Tank WG: Volunteers Needed

April 24, 2024

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

Call for Posters Abstracts

April 24, 2024

The 2024 AOAC Call for Poster Abstracts is open until Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM ET. Late submissions will not be accepted. Poster presenters MUST attend the AOAC Annual Meeting to […]

Food General, Journal of AOAC, Contaminants

Call for Papers

April 22, 2024

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

In Remembrance: George Webster Latimer, Jr.

April 17, 2024

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 […]

General, Membership

AOAC Launches New Career Center/Job Bank

April 17, 2024

AOAC INTERNATIONAL is proud to announce the launch of its new AOAC Career Center/Job Bank. Explore the benefits of our new career center by logging in or creating a new […]

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    Contaminants, Methods & Standards, Agricultural Materials

    Color Additives from Natural Sources Call for Methods: DEADLINE EXTENDED

    May 15, 2024

    The method submission for consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsSM program for selected residual solvents from crop-based sources and selected pesticides in natural color additives manufactured from […]

    Contaminants, Food General, Methods & Standards, Current

    Call for Methods: Trace Elemental Contaminants in Foods and Beverages

    May 15, 2024

    AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) invites method developers to submit methods for First Action consideration and possible evaluation through the AOAC Official MethodsSM program. Prospective methods must utilize inductively coupled plasma-based mass […]

    Contaminants, Food General, New Initiatives, Methods & Standards

    Heavy Metals New Initiative: Trace Elements

    May 15, 2024

    AOAC is seeking volunteer subject matter experts to serve on a working group to develop a voluntary consensus standard for trace essential and non-essential elements in foods. This is an […]

    General, Membership

    Manager of Early-Career Employees Survey

    May 14, 2024

    AOAC is interested in hearing feedback from managers of early-career employees. If you manage anyone early in their career, AOAC would like to hear from you on how we can […]