Technical Committees Organize Workshops on Proficiency Data, Nutritional Labeling
Paul Wehling, Tom McKamey, Jonathan DeVries and other active technical committee members will hold two workshops at the AACCI Centennial Meeting in Minneapolis this October. The first, titled “How to be a ‘Savvy Consumer’ of Proficiency Data in the Next Generation,” covers the various aspects of a quality management system, including use of AACCI Check Sample Series, calibration, measurement uncertainty, statistical approaches, and more. The second workshop, “Trends in Nutritional Labeling,” discusses nutritional labeling regulation updates; the latest food health claims, such as high protein, gluten free, good source of fiber; substantiating nutrient content, and more. View the workshop schedule, share with your colleagues and make plans to attend.
350-plus Method Abstracts Undergoing Review and Revision
To enhance clarity and ensure you can more easily find the right methods easily within AACCI’s Approved Methods of Analysis, the Approved Methods technical committees are drafting, undergoing reviews and, in some cases, employing revisions of more than 350 abstracts associated with each method.
Chemical Leavening Committee Developing New Guidebook
The Chemical Leavening Committee is completing an outline for a technical guidebook on chemical leavening agents, including various bicarbonates, phosphates, acids, and others. For each leavening agent, the book will discuss manufacturing processes, specifications and grades, factors influencing rate of reaction, CO2 release mechanisms, storage and handling, regulatory considerations, and other key items of interest to food scientists.
Get Involved with a Technical Committee at the AACCI Annual Meeting
The AACCI Centennial Meeting in Minneapolis is fast approaching, and it’s the perfect time to get involved with the Approved Methods Technical Committees. Join the hundreds of individuals who have served on these committees. Anne Bridges, AMTC Chair, and all 23 technical committee chairs sincerely thank the many individuals who spent their valuable time during the past year ensuring that we produce high-quality, accurate methods of analysis. Technical committee meetings take place on Monday, October 19th, Tuesday, October 20th, and Wednesday, October 21 between 7:00 and 8:30 a.m. Join us if you would like to participate in a technical committee. Or contact Anne Bridges, AMTC Chair to inquire about committee openings. GMO Detection Methods Workshop
 Members of the AACCI Molecular Biomarkers for Grain Technical Committee provided a training workshop in Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the University of the West Indies and United Nations Development Programme and Global Environment Fund (UNEP/GEF). The goal of the workshop was to train the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regulatory agencies in sampling and test methods used for the detection of agricultural and biotechnology traits (GMOs) in the food chain, focusing primarily on grain. A report of this workshop can be found in the May- June CFW. Sampling Seed
In the May/June issue of CFW, the same Biomarkers committee published "Sampling of Grain and Seed to Estimate the Adventitious Presence of Biotechnology-Derived Seeds in a Lot" which was prepared by several committee members as a technical resource for managing feed and food supply chains with respect to adventitious presence. Learn the Latest DON Recommendations in CFW
The Food Safety Committee, working with the North American Millers Association, brought together leading experts in the field to deliver an internationally significant report on the prevalence of Deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin). They discussed the recommendations of maximum limits in cereal grains and provided information to the Codex Alimentarius committee on contaminants in foods. Read the report “DON Occurrence in Grains: A North American Perspective” published in the January/February issue of Cereal Foods World. An update on the issues will be discussed at the AACCI Annual Meeting, in a Hot Topic Session Monday October 19th.
- New AACCI Approved Method 32-24.01 currently in vote:
Viscosity Measurement of beta glucan Containing Cereal Products Using the Rapid Visco Analyzer
- AACCI members attended the Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council symposium presenting survey data and consumption trends and attitudes related to grains and legumes. The meeting, organized by new GLNC managing director Michelle Broom, was held in Sydney, Australia on April 30, 2015.
- AMTC members encourage you to participate in a leading-edge forum held outside North America for the first time: “Sustainability, Genetics, and New Technologies,” a symposium to be held in Melbourne, Australia, on July 28, 2015. The meeting is being organized in partnership with ILSI’s Southeast Asia/Australia Region.
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