MOVING FORWARD WITH AOAC’s NOVEL FOODS PROGRAM
AOAC INTERNATIONAL is seeking financial support to launch the Novel Foods program. Based on AOAC’s 140 years of analytical support and accomplishments in the food and agricultural sectors this program will:
- Develop Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) for high-priority analytes (nutrients, contaminants etc.) and matrices;
- Foster development and adoption of Official Methods of AnalysisSM that are fit-for-purpose and based on appropriate, consensus-driven method performance standards to meet industry needs and regulatory review requirements;
- Instill confidence in test data reliability for all stakeholders, including manufacturers, testing laboratories, researchers, retailers, and regulators.
As explained above, this new program has been already seeded with a project designed to establish a standard for amino acid analysis to address the total protein determination and protein quality evaluation needs.
Seeking Support
The Novel Foods Program will be guided by an Advisory Panel comprised of funding organizations from government, industry and academia to confirm priorities and working group objectives. This panel will meet quarterly to review progress and consider additional objectives. To launch this multi-year effort, AOAC INTERNATIONAL is asking organizations to join this important program with an annual contribution of $10,000. Other levels of contributions will be considered as well. Funding will support the following for each workstream:
- Project management support for convening the Advisory Panel and subsequent technical working groups,
- Processes for drafting documents and consensus building,
- Publication of approved consensus documents,
- External outreach and training events to publicize the work of the group as well as to attract additional scientists.
Advisory Panel Member Benefits
- Leadership in establishing consumer confidence by driving the development of internationally recognized performance standards that will foster the development of Official Methods of Analysis,
- Engagement with a select group that will set benchmarks for product safety and integrity,
- Steer the revision and updating of globally accepted method validation criteria and method verification criteria to ensure proper method implementation,
- Lead the development of needed laboratory end-user guidance and quality testing program components for the novel foods community.
Current Supporters
