2010 Annual Meeting & Expo
June 7-9, 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest Section of
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Doubletree Hotel
Standard Guidelines for Preparing Abstracts
An Abstract must be submitted for all papers and presentations. Abstracts should be
submitted by the deadlines specified and should adhere to the specific guidelines listed
below.
  • Abstracts are due to the session chair by April 16, 2010.          
(alternatively abstracts can be submitted to John Szpylka at John.Szpylka@genmills.com)
  • Include the title of the presentation.
  • Provide the primary author’s full name, title, affiliation, complete mailing address,
    phone number and email address.
  • Include the full name, affiliation, city, state, and country for all co-authors, if applicable.
Socrates Trujillo, Henry Njapau, Benjamin J. Canas, Douglas L. Park, U.S Food and Drug
Administration, College Park, MD, USA; Nicholas Fico, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD, USA

Single Laboratory Validation of Commercially Available Kits for the Detection of Aflatoxin
M1

(Abstract text – up to 150 words)

Socrates Trujillo, Interdisciplinary Scientist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration CFSAN,
HFS 345, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740-3835, USA, Phone: 301-
436-2037, Email: Socrates.trujillo@fda.hhs.gov

The primary author should submit the abstract directly to the appropriate
session chair.
Abstract Guidelines
Abstract body (excluding title and authors) should be no longer than 150 words. Text
should be provided in Times New Roman font. Graphs and charts will not be
accepted. The abstract should begin with the reason for the work and include as much
concrete information as possible. Emphasize novel features. Generalities such as
"...results will be discussed..." should be avoided. Commercial content is NOT
acceptable for abstracts or presentations, and logos and similar content should not be
included.
Sample Abstract Format
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