AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods

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AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods
(SPSFAM)

Meeting Minutes
Sunday, September 7, 2014, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT

Attendees (Present during all or part of the meeting):

Stakeholder Panel Members:

Arti Arora, The Coca-Cola Company (Co-Chair) David Kennedy, Phenomenex
Erik Konings, Nestle (Co-Chair) Bert Klarenbeek, FrieslandCampina Domo
Martin Alewijn, RIKILT Stephen Lock, AB SCIEX
Stan Bacler, Health Canada Katerina Mastovska, Covance
Brad Barrett, AB SCIEX Josh Messerly, Eurofins
Sneh Bhandari, Silliker Deepali Mohindra, Thermo Scientific
Justin Bickford, ELISA Technologies Cory Murphy, CFIA
Christopher Blake, Nestec Ltd. Maria Ofitserova, Pickering Labs
David Boaz, Caravan Ingredients Lawrence Paquette, Abbott
Joe Boison, CFIA Shang-Jing Pan, Abbott
Michelle Briscoe, Brooks Rand Labs Melissa Phillips, NIST
Michael Brodsky, Brodsky Consultants Shay Phillips, Mead Johnson Nutrition
Amy Brown, FL. Dept. of Agriculture Tom Phillips, MD Dept of Agriculture
Nick Cellar, Abbott Eric Poitevin, Nestle
Marti Cenky, Abbott Lars Reimann, Eurofins
Robert Clifford, Shimadzu John Reuther, Eurofins
Mark Collison, Archer Daniels Midland Joe Romano, Waters
Jeffery Cottenet, Nestle Steve Royce, Agilent
Jo Marie Cook, FL Dept. of Agriculture Brian Schaneberg, Starbucks
Jonathan DeVries, Medallion Labs/General Mills Charles Schneider, PerkinElmer
Aurelie Dubois, International Dairy Federation Brooke Schwartz, Brooke Schwartz Consulting
Milda Embuscado, McCormick Tom Seipelt, Abbott
John Finley, Louisiana State University Jeffery Shippar, Covance
Pamela Gilliland, Nestle USA, Inc. Olga Shimelis, SUPELCO
Jasmine Hagan, ELISA Technologies Christopher Smith, The Coca-Cola Company
Michael Hauer, Thermo Scientific Darryl Sullivan, Covance
Norma Hill, US Treasury Laszlo Torma, Pickering Laboratories
Melissa Holskey, Abbott Wayne Wargo, Abbott
Gregory Hostetler, Perrigo / PBM Nutritionals Paul Wehling, General Mills
Harvey Indyk, Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. Petra Wissenberg, Danone Asia / GFSI
Greg Jaudzems, Nestle USA, Inc. Laura Wood, NIST
George Joseph, AsureQuality Joyce Zhu, Jamieson Laboratories
Richard Zywicki, Covanca

AOAC Staff:

Jim Bradford Alicia Meiklejohn
Christopher Dent Anita Mishra
Dawn Frazier Tien Milor
Nora Marshall Deborah McKenzie
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Meeting Minutes

I. Welcome and Introductions

Arora opened the meeting and all attendees were introduced. Konings reviewed the AOAC Policies
and Procedures in the meeting book and also the meeting minutes from the SPSFAM session on
March 20, 2014.

• MOTION to approve the meeting minutes from the March 20, 2014 SPSFAM Meeting.
(Konings/Bhandari)
21 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstain. The motion carried.
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II. Panel Discussion on Food Safety

Arora introduced guest speakers David Acheson, Robert Brackett and Samuel Godefroy. Acheson
took the floor to begin the panel discussion on food safety.

Acheson gave a presentation1 on food safety challenges, the intersection of food and health, and
approaches to managing risks. Brackett gave a presentation2 on microbiological issues with food
safety, including trends in regulatory philosophy, trends in views on food borne pathogens, and
trends in analysis and testing. Godefroy concluded with a presentation3 on the complexity of the
food supply chain, globalization and its consequences, emerging food chemical safety challenges,
allergen management and nutrition safety.

Acheson moderated a discussion between Panel members and SPSFAM participants on the several
areas presented.

III. Global Food Safety Initiative

Wissenberg took the floor to provide a presentation4 on the Global Food Safety Initiative and the
efforts of its Food Fraud Think Tank in particular. A stakeholder asked if the guidelines being
developed cover validation methods for the processes and Wissenberg noted that this would be the
next step. Sullivan highlighted that the challenge will be how to validate these types of methods.
Stakeholders agreed that this field presents opportunities and challenges.

IV. Working Group Launch: Heavy Metals Speciation

Smith took the floor to give a presentation5 on the launch of a new SPSFAM Heavy Metals
Speciation Working Group as requested by the SPSFAM Advisory Panel. Smith updated the panel on
the progress of the previous Heavy Metals Working Group and advised that an ERP will be held for
the final methods in review before the end of 2014.

Smith then proposed a fitness for purpose statement to support the development a Heavy Metals
Speciation SMPR. During the discussion, Gilliland made the following motion:

1 Attachment 1 - Acheson Presentation
2 Attachment 2 – Brackett Presentation
3 Attachment 3 –Godefroy Presentation
4 Attachment 4 – Wissenberg Presentation
5 Attachment 5 – Smith Presentation
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• MOTION to ensure that the Heavy Metals Working Group will start off with Arsenic as a
target. (Gilliland/Murphy) 19 in favor, 3 against, 0 abstain. The motion carried.

Discussion continued on the fitness for purpose statement. The fitness for purpose statement
proposed read as follows:

A method for the determination of the major chemical species present in selected food matrices of
any of the following elements: Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium or Lead.

After further discussion this was modified to the following:

Methods for the determination of the major toxic chemical species present in selected food and
beverage matrices of any of the following elements: Arsenic, Mercury, or Chromium.

• MOTION to accept the Fitness for Purpose Statement for Heavy Metals Speciation as
revised. (Smith/Briscoe) 21 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstain. The motion carried.

V. Proposal for Working Group on Meat Species Authenticity

Konings introduced Delatour, who took the floor and gave a presentation6 on the need for a working
group on Meat Species Authenticity. Delatour reviewed the history of food fraud, the motivations
for food fraud, its prevalence, and the challenges faced in preventing it. Konings asked for a straw
poll to gauge interest in approaching this topic within SPSFAM and a significant number of attendees
signaled support for this effort. Konings advised that the final decision will rest with the SPSFAM
Advisory Panel.

VI. Recommendation on Future Priorities

Konings led a discussion on SPSFAM priorities for recommendation to the SPSFAM Advisory Panel.
Using the concepts developed at the March 2014 SPSFAM meeting as a starting point, the panel
agreed to recommend the following topics to the Advisory Panel:

• Food Fraud: Meat/Fish Species
• Microbiology: Fast methods for pathogens; fast methods for quantification
• General: Validation guidelines for non-targeted analysis; Guidelines for Laboratory Sample
Preparation

Schwartz, as Chair of the AOAC ISPAM/FP panel, recommended that a joint group be convened to
discuss overlap between the two stakeholder panels, in particular with regards to rapid
microbiological methods.

VII. Adjourn

Konings announced that the next meeting of the SPSFAM will be during the week of March 16 in
Gaithersburg, Maryland and that all presentations from this session will be made available online.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:00 p.m. EDT.

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Attachments:

Attachment 1: Acheson Presentation
Attachment 2: Brackett Presentation
Attachment 3: Godefroy Presentation
Attachment 4: Wissenberg Presentation
Attachment 5: Smith Presentation
Attachment 6: Detalour Abstract and Presentation

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Global Trends Impacting Food
Safety

David Acheson
September 7, 2014
Outline
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Constant challenges
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The intersection of food and health
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Approaches to managing risks
Today’s Challenges
Complex supply chains
Consumer drivers
Emerging threats
Improving epidemiology
Influence of media and litigation
Drive toward lowering health care costs
New regulations
Inconsistent standards globally
Major Drivers
 Intersection of food, nutrition and health
 The reality of economics
Feeding people
Health care costs
Food production
 Developing safe products that meet all the needs at a
reasonable cost
Political Drivers
 Need to have safe food
 to drive down health care costs
 Obesity
 Chronic disease
 Incentives for preventive health strategy
 Weight control
 Foods associated with lowering the risk of cancer and diabetes
 Penalties for selling food that is perceived to increase health risk
 Soda tax
 Sugar tax
The Reality of Producing Food Today
 Narrow margins
 Drive to minimize procurement costs
 Risk of going out of business if there is a food safety
problem
 Risk of going out of business if consumers decide they don’t
like you
 Dealing with consumer demands
 High quality
 Low price
 Innovative products with global ingredients
 Zero risk