As the "Association of Analytical Communities," AOAC INTERNATIONAL is committed to be a proactive, worldwide provider and facilitator in the development, use, and harmonization of validated analytical methods and laboratory quality assurance programs and services. AOAC also serves as the primary resource for timely knowledge exchange, networking, and high-quality laboratory information for its members

To meet these goals, AOAC has three methods validation programs, the AOAC^® Official Methods^SM Program^® Peer-Verified Methods^SM Program, and the AOAC^® Performance Tested Methods^SM Program. AOAC is focusing very closely on streamlining its methods review process and providing new methods in areas of increasing international interest, such as nutraceuticals and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

International laboratory accreditation as a requirement for participation in the global marketplace has given AOAC INTERNATIONAL an opportunity to undertake a leadership role in developing criteria for laboratory accreditation. Members of the AOAC Laboratory Accreditation Criteria Committee (ALACC) have provided laboratory managers with the guidance they need to meet ISO 17025 requirements. The AOAC^® Laboratory Proficiency Testing^SM Program is also playing a key role by providing laboratories with a means for proving the accuracy and reliability of their test results to both their customers and accrediting bodies. Laboratories must depend on the results from a proficiency-testing program to maintain their business. The AOAC^® Laboratory Proficiency Testing^SM Program has earned the confidence of its customers by being among the first accredited proficiency testing programs.

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