Single-Laboratory Validation to Extend the Scope of AOAC Official MethodSM 2015.06 to Indian Infant, Child, and Adult Nutritional Matrixes.

Background: AOAC Method 2015.06 is a Final Action Official MethodSM for the determination of 12 elements (Na, Mg, P, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, and Mo) in infant formula and adult nutritional products, based on inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-MS. Currently, its scope does not include certain kinds of formulations used in India.

Single-Laboratory Validation of AOAC Official Method 2011.10 for Vitamin B12 in 'Indian' Infant and Pediatric Formulas and Adult Nutritionals.

Background: Ensuring the quality of infant and pediatric formulas and adult nutritionals is of utmost importance for the health and safety of rapidly urbanizing Indian population. B12 is an important water-soluble vitamin, which is fortified externally in such nutritional formulations. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has a recommended microbiological assay-based method for determination of vitamin B12 that is not precise and accurate enough to meet the label claim requirements of infant, adult, and/or pediatric nutritionals.