AOCS Technical Service: Official Methods and Methods Sustaining Partnership

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AOCS Technical Service Official Methods and
Methods Sustaining Partnership

• Richard Cantrill
• AOCS Technical Director
• Richard.Cantrill_at_aocs.org
• www.aocs.org

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AOCS Mission

• a forum for the exchange of ideas, information
  and experience
• professional interest in the science and
  technology of fats oils and related substances
• promote excellence and provide high standards of
  quality

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AOCS Structure
Membership
Meetings and Exhibits
AOCS Press
Technical Services
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Global Trends

• E-communication information technology
• Growth in 3rd world markets
• Changing of traditional political and economic
  borders

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AOCS Geographic Trends
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AOCS Geographic Trends
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Official Methods and Recommended Practices of the
AOCS

• 5 th Edition (1998), 2nd printing 2004
• 400 methods for the oils and fats industry
• Peer reviewed and globally tested methods
• Regular revision by associate editors
• Additions and Revisions coordinated through
  Technical Working Committees (1999 - 2004
  available and included in the 2nd printing)
• Additions and Revisions 2007

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Adoption Process
Adoption by Majority Vote
Uniform Methods Committee
International Study
Industry Needs
Collaborative Studies
Technical Working Committee
JAOCS Article
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Adoption Process

• Request for method
• Appointment of subcommittee/project leader
• Consideration of results of mini-collaborative
• Proceed with full collaborative study
• Consideration of results (publication)
• Vote by UMC
• Publication as Official Method/Recommended
  Practice/Standard Procedure

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Methods Products
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Methods Products

• Additions Revisions sales track with the number
  of years a volume has been in production
• Single method sales are increasing rapidly but
  not affecting Books of Methods sales
• Site licenses could be a large proportion of
  sales in the future

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AOCS Laboratory Proficiency Program

• Participation has been constant for several years
• Consolidation has been offset by increases in
  laboratory certification needs and new series
  such as nutritional labeling and trans fatty
  acids
• Two new series for biodiesel feedstocks and FAME
  quality are planned for early 2008
• Approved Chemist and Certified Laboratory
  participation remains constant

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Physical Chemical Properties of Oils, Fats and
Waxes

• Formerly Section I of the Book of Methods now
  in its 3rd version since 1996
• Second edition of the stand-alone version
  launched in 2006
• Printed version contains a searchable CD
  current version in .pdf format
• A valuable reference tool for nutrition, food
  formulators and for alternative biodiesel
  feedstock

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Major Technical Projects

• USB SQT Project
• 6th year funding recently approved till Sept 30,
  2008
• Major activities include soybean wet chemistry
  analysis and proficiency testing
• Library of soybean samples from commercial and
  USDA Germplasm Collection
• Validation of different NIR platforms
• Proficiency testing for soybean and soybean meal
  by NIR

• Certified Reference Materials
• GMO CRMs for 4 of 6 major life science companies
  (soy, corn, potato, Canola, rice) the other 2
  are in discussion
• There has been a steady pipeline while the EC
  require reference materials and methods prior to
  registration
• Generated through liaison with AEIC and ILSI

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Special Outreach

• Collaborative studies to improve GC fatty acid
  methodology for marine, dairy fats and foods by
  direct methylation
• Consultation with California Olive Oil Council,
  growers and USDA on laboratory needs to meet new
  US standard for olive oil
• Regular contact with AFOA/NIOP/ ISEO/NOPA
• Methods Sustaining Partnership

• Support for Biodiesel at ISO (JWG TC 34/SC 11TC
  28 convenorship) with NBB and ASTM via the AOCS
  Expert Panel US/EU/Brazil tripartite Agreement
• US ISO Groups for Food Products active in oils
  and fats, oilseeds, agricultural management, GMO
  and wider biotech issues, including sampling
• Codex issues
• CCFO - oils and fats olive oil and previous
  cargoes
• CCMAS - measurement and sampling IAM, method
  precision and measurement uncertainty (together
  with ICC)

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AOCS Liaison with National Organizations
AFOA
Dept Commerce
USDA
FDA
AOCS Technical Services
NOPA
AOAC I
NIOP
AACC I
NCPA
ASABE
ISEO
AEIC
ANSI
ISO
USB/SQT
ILSI
COOC
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AOCS Liaison with International organizations
ISO/TC34 SC11 Oils and Fats
Codex Alimentarius CCFO - Fats/Oils
ISO/TC34 SC2 Oilseeds
AOCS Technical Services
CCMAS Measurement and Sampling
ISO/TC34 Working Groups WG 7 GMO WG 8/JWG 11 -
HACCP WG 9 Traceability WG 10 Food
Irradiation WG 12 QMS for Agric. Dumas
Nitrogen/Protein
IUPAC Chemistry and the Environment Food
Commission Fats and Oils
CEN/TC 275/WG 6/ TAG 3 CEN/TC 275/WG 11 CEN/TC
307 ISO Mirror Groups
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AOCS Liaison with Other Organizations
ICC Intl. Cereal Chemists
FOSFA International
IOC Olive Oil
AOCS Technical Services
WHO/FAO JECFA Joint Expert Committee on Food
Additives
EU Framework 6 Projects
JRC EU labs
CSL Food Standards Agency (UK)
SCC Canadian Grain Commission
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You can help
CODEX
AFOA
JECFA
ISEO
IUPAC
AOCS Technical Services
NOPA
SCC/CGC
NIOP
FOSFA
NCPA
ICC/MoniQA
AACCI
IOC
ISO/TC34 WG 7-12, SC 2, SC 11 CEN Mirror Groups
AOACI
JRC
ASABE
CSL/FSA
ANSI
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Methods Sustaining Partners

• Who Members of trade organizations quoting AOCS
  methods in their trading rules
• Why To demonstrate support for a leader in
  standards development for the US fats and oils
  industry
• How By giving an annual donation and becoming a
  Methods Sustaining Partner

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Methods Sustaining Partners

• When Donate annually
• How much Donations above 3500 receive annual
  access to Methods Online (company-wide site
  license)
• Please consider this annual donation to ensure
  AOCS methods remain relevant for oils and fats
  trading in the future

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Advantages of being a Methods Sustaining Partner

• Their generosity allows AOCS Methods to be
• Constantly evolving to meet the needs of global
  trade
• In line with the activities of WTO and Codex
  Alimentarius
• Quoted in national trading rules and
  international standards
• Harmonized with the activities of other leading
  standards developers
• Used by enforcement agencies to meet
  specifications and regulatory limits

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Future Trends

• Meet industry needs with agility
• Biodiesel methods, international representation,
  proficiency testing
• Formal representation at ISO and Codex (and
  elsewhere) to further AOCS goals of global
  recognition as an information/expertise provider