Midwest Section of
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
2011 Annual Meeting & Expo
June 6 - 9, 2011
Lincoln, Nebraska
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
  • 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.
Abstract Guidelines
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.
SOCRATES TRUJILLO, HENRY NJAPAU, BENJAMIN J. CANAS, DOUGLAS L. PARK, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD, USA; NICHOLAS FICO,
University of Maryland, JIFSAN, College Park, MD, USA:

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

Aflatoxin M1 is a genotoxic hydroxylated metabolite of aflatoxin B1 that can occur in milk from lacting dairy
cows fed rations containing aflatoxin B1-contaminated corn and cottonseed meal. Aflatoxin M1 in milk may be
carried over in milk products....(continue text of abstract).

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.
Sample Abstract
DEADLINE
January 31,
2011
2011 Program Chair:
Lu Wetzler
Nebraska Dept. of
Agriculture
3703 South 14th Street
Lincoln, NE  68502
Phone:  402-471-2176
Fax:  402-471-0091
luann.wetzler@nebraska.gov
abstract directly to
the appropriate
session chair.