Save the date and conference agenda
What is in Your Food?
March 23-25, 2026
School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Gladys Valley Hall, 1 Garrod Dr., Davis CA 95616
The 2026 Pacific Section of AOAC Annual Meeting takes place at
School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Gladys Valley Hall, 1 Garrod Dr., Davis CA 95616. The meeting will include important
discussions on the current and future of food safety.
Transportation and lodging info coming soon.
Last meeting
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This is the official website of the Pacific Section of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. We serve analytical professionals in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming; as well as the Canadian provinces Alberta and British Columbia.
Sponsors (2026)
platinum: Waters
Waters provides integrated chromatography and mass spectrometry workflows that help food labs quickly identify and quantify chemical compounds, maintain compliance, reduce costs, improve productivity, and support public safety.
platinum: CEM Corporation
CEM's applied market solutions for food analysis deliver fast, accurate, and reliable results that improve daily laboratory efficiency. From sample preparation for elemental analysis and persistent organic pollutants to routine moisture/solids, fat, and protein testing, CEM systems reduce analysis time, enhance reproducibility, and increase throughput while maintaining high-quality results. Microwave-based technologies and automation ensure rapid, consistent preparation of simple and complex food matrices, minimizing variability, while direct analysis eliminates delivers accurate results in minutes. Together, these solutions enable faster turnaround times, reduced rework, regulatory compliance, and efficient, data-driven decision-making for food manufacturers and contract laboratories.
gold: Pickering Laboratories
basic: Sciex
basic: Restek
basic: Agilent Technologies
2026 Conference Organizing Committee
Charles Yang, Agilent TechnologiesPramod Pandey, PhD, University of California, Davis
Joyce Yip, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Rebecca Griffin
Ed George, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Scott Krepich, Sciex
Hayden Maccagno, Restek
Michael Driscoll, Shimadzu
Zack Eisenberg, ANRESCO Laboratories
Shalini Varghese, Sciex
Gregory Nieckarz, Bruker
Tom Sidebottom, US Food and Drug Administration (Retired)
Seth Wong, TEQ Analytical Laboratories