Aoac International

PURPOSE: TO ESTABLISH AND CONVENE A WORKING GROUP AND DEVELOP CONSENSUS STANDARDS (STANDARD METHOD PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND VALIDATION PROTOCOLS) FOR FIELDABLE COLORIMETRIC TESTS USED TO DETECT ILLICIT DRUGS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: IN ORDER TO CREATE THE CONSENSUS STANDARDS, AOAC WILL ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY PANEL AND WORKING GROUP OF RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO DRAFT THE STANDARDS. AOAC WILL FACILITATE THE MEETINGS AND DRAFTING OF THE STANDARDS WHICH WILL BE POSTED FOR PUBLICATION COMMENT ONCE COMPLETED. AFTER PUBLISHING THE STANDARDS, AOAC WILL WORK WITH TEST KIT MANUFACTURERS TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROPOSED WORK WILL PRODUCE TWO CONSENSUS-BASED STANDARDS FOR FIELDABLE COLORIMETRIC DRUG TESTS - A STANDARD METHOD PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A VALIDATION PROTOCOL. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE DOCUMENTS WILL ENABLE TEST MANUFACTURERS TO SEEK CERTIFICATION BY AOAC VERIFYING THEIR TESTS MEET THE MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: GENERATION OF CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR FIELDABLE COLORIMETRIC DRUG TESTS WOULD DIRECT SUPPORT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AS WELL AS U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WHO REGULARLY PROCURE AND USE THESE TESTS. INDIRECTLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE STANDARDS WOULD SUPPORT THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY INCREASE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH TESTS WHEN USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SETTINGS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AND FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONSENSUS PERFORMANCE METRICS DOCUMENT AND VALIDATION PROTOCOL FOR DRUG TEST STRIPS USED IN DRUG PRODUCT TESTING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: AOAC IS PROPOSING IDENTIFY AND CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS WITH A VESTED INTEREST IN DRUG TEST STRIP PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPING STANDARD PROTOCOLS FOR VALIDATION. ONCE IDENTIFIED, AOAC WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD PERFORMANCE METRIC DOCUMENT AND VALIDATION PROTOCOL. ONCE DEVELOPED, AOAC WILL DISSEMINATE THESE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL PERFORMANCE METRICS AND VALIDATION PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH TEST STRIP VARIABILITY BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS AND ACROSS BATCHES. THESE DOCUMENTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE INDUSTRY WITH THE NECESSARY METRICS THAT NEED TO BE ACHIEVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEST STRIPS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDUSTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES, AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT USE TEST STRIPS FOR DRUG PRODUCT TESTING WILL ALL BE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

SUPPORT FOR SYMPOSIUM ON AUTHENTICATION OF BOTANICAL MATERIALS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL