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Senior Technical Director Amanda Brookhouser-Sisney has been accepted to the U.S. Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) TC 34/SC9 for Microbiology. The U.S. Technical Advisory group is a body that develops the United States position on activities conducted under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is a developer of international standards, and employees a "one country, one vote" delegate approach to standards development. As part of her involvement Amanda will work within the advisory group for microbiology providing recommendations for standards and help to develop uniformity across the group. The TAG group consists of individual participants from industry, technical and trade organizations, academia, and government agencies. Midwest Labs is proud to support Amanda Brookhouser-Sisney in this role. Amanda came to Midwest Labs in 2020 as Technical Director for Microbiology. She has been instrumental in the development of method verification and validations projects, operation and administration of the Food Safety Laboratory. Amanda serves as the scientific and technical expert for analytical testing of ingredients, food and food products, beverages, water, probiotics, and dietary supplements at Midwest Laboratories. For more information on the analytical service offerings at Midwest Labs contact us at 402-334-7770 or visit our website https://hubs.li/Q02DTVmY0.

Calling all IAFP Members - Amanda Brookhouser-Sisney has been nominated as the Vice Chair for the Applied Laboratory Methods (ALM) PDG. Please consider supporting our Senior Technical Director in this position by casting your vote https://lnkd.in/gci8SYN5 by April 10th. Amanda is honored to be nominated for the role of Applied Laboratory Methods (ALM) PDG Vice Chair. Amanda has actively participated in the ALM PDG leading the webinar subgroup for the past three years and serving as the PDG Secretary for the past two. In addition, she's recently taken on the role of Verification and Validation Interest Group Coordinator. Amanda has participated in a variety of ALM PDG initiatives, including the IAFP Annual Meetings, the Method Validation IAFP workshop, four Food Protection Trends publications, and three ALM PDG sponsored IAFP webinars. Amanda is the Sr. Technical Director of Food Safety at Midwest Laboratories an ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory in Omaha, NE. Here she oversees the operational and technical direction of the microbiology and food chemistry laboratories and ensures compliance of the analytical and microbiological testing activities with applicable regulatory guidance and food industry standards. In addition to routine testing, Amanda and the microbiology R&D team also provide custom projects to clients including method verifications and validations, matrix extension studies, microbial challenge studies, and process validations. She has her M.S. in Biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, with a research focus in molecular genetics and genome technology.

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Since 1975, Midwest Laboratories has been committed to providing accurate testing, reliable results, and top-tier customer service. We take pride in working alongside our clients to find the right solutions for their needs. If we’ve made a difference in your workflow or helped you get the data you need, we’d love to hear about it! Your feedback helps us grow and allows others to see the Midwest Labs difference. Drop us a review and let us know about your experience! https://hubs.li/Q03blGc00

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