(Reflects new standards and methods activities as of May 1, 2024.)
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Changes to AOAC standards and Official MethodsSM are documented. Notice of standards activities and changes in Official MethodsSM status are listed.
[Working groups formed or under formation to draft standards, such as Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) and/or guidance documents.]
Working Group on Nonculturable Organisms
Working Group on Legionella
Working Group on Botanical Identity Verification
Working Group on Microbial Contaminants
Working Group on Ethylene Oxide Residues
Working Group on Food Allergens
Working Group on Gluten
Working Group on Heavy Metals in Foods
Working Group on Trace Elements in Food
Working Group on Color Additives from Natural Sources
Working Group on Microbial Contaminants in Color Additives from Natural Sources
Working Group on NGS Detection Method Standards
Working Group on Metagenomic Sequencing Methodology
Working Group on Milk Fat Globule Membrane (MFGM)
[Voluntary consensus standards developed and approved by AOAC stakeholders. Standards are published by AOAC INTERNATIONAL in the Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) online and print products.]
AOAC SMPR® 2024.001 Selected Pesticides in Color Additives from Crop-Based Sources (Color Additives from Natural Sources, Pesticide Residues Subgroup)
AOAC SMPR® 2024.002 Determination of Trace Elemental Contaminants in Food and Beverages (Heavy Metals)
(Visit the AOAC website for issued Calls for Methods and Experts.)
[First Action Official MethodsSM recommended by an AOAC expert review panel (ERP) and approved by the Official Methods Board (OMB) for Final Action Official MethodsSM status. AOAC Final Action Official MethodsSM are published in the OMA online and print products.]
2021.01 β-Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) in Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (approved in February 2024)
2021.07 Bovine Lactoferrin in Infant Formula and Adult Nutritional Products (approved in February 2024)
022401 Xi’an Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Biolum Portable ATP Hygiene Monitoring System
032401 ImagoAI Galaxy by ImagoAI for Mycotoxins
032402 Romer AgraStrip Pro Total Aflatoxin WATEX
032403 Meizheng AnticFast Beta-lactams & Tetracyclines Combo Test Kit
042401 Alden S1 for E. coli O157
121803 bioMérieux GENE-UP Listeria species (LIS)
021401 Kikkoman Easy Plate CC
031601 Kikkoman Easy Plate EC
041302 Kikkoman Easy Plate AC
111703 Kikkoman Easy Plate SA