Abstract
This General Referee (GR) topic was reinstated in response to recent scientific and regulatory developments involving potential health hazards associated with filth and extraneous materials (1). In response, the focus of this GR topic will shift towards the detection and evaluation of potentially hazardous filth and extraneous materials. This includes filth and extraneous materials that represent a potential physical, chemical, or biological hazard as well as filth from vectors such as flies, cockroaches, rodents, and other pests that are intimately associated with the transmission of microbial hazards (2–5). Initially, the GR will develop recommendations for minor revisions to definitions and other introductory material in the topic chapter of the Official Methods of Analysis that will reflect the recognized need for differentiating between hazardous and nonhazardous adulterants. There will be no changes to official analytical methods. Future areas of activity may include collaborative studies for analytical methods to detect hazardous foreign objects and a protocol for micromorphology studies on the evaluation of filth from vectors.
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