Selection criteria, process, and details on various Official Methods Awards
Eligibility, submissions, criteria, and selection of candidates for the Ines Cereijo AOAC INTERNATIONAL TDRM Student Award. Updated November 22, 2022.
Uploaded February 1, 2024 Guidance on how to plan and promote an AOAC INTERNATIONAL Section meeting.
Technical bulletins are designed to clarify or supplement existing method validation guidance. Upon the development or revision of validation guidelines, this information as relevant, will be incorporated accordingly. Technical bulletins are approved […]
AOAC SMPR® 2024.002 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Determination of Trace Elemental Contaminants in Food and Beverages
AOAC SMPR® 2024.001 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Selected Pesticides in Color Additives from Crop-Based Sources
AOAC SMPR® 2023.006 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs) for Vanillin, Ethyl Vanillin, Methyl Vanillin, and Coumarin in Infant Formulas and Their Ingredients
AOAC SMPR® 2023.005 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Determination of Heavy Metals in Cannabis-Containing Beverages
AOAC SMPR® 2023.004 Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Selected Residual Solvents in Color Additives from Crop-Based Sources
Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Produce, Beverages, Dairy Products, Eggs, Seafood, Meat Products, and Feed
Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs) for Determination of Pesticides in Cannabis-Containing Beverages
Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Teas, Herbal Infusions, Dried Herbs, Seed Spices, Honey, and Botanical Dietary Supplements and Ingredients
Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for Acrylamide in Potato Products, Baby Food, Bread, Other Cereal and Bakery Products, Cocoa Products, Coffee, Tea, Herbs and Spices (Including Their Extracts and Mixtures), […]
Contaminants, Food Colors, Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, Food General
A Standard Method Performance Requirement (SMPR®) has been published for Determination of Trace Elemental Contaminants in Food and Beverages (AOAC SMPR® 2024.002).
Botanicals, Methods & Standards
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
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
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 […]
