WU) AOAC INTERNATIONAL The Scientific Association Dedicated to Anolytco! Excelence® December 20, 2002 Philip Feldsine BioControl Systems Inc 12822 SE 32nd St Bellevue WA 98005-4318 Dear Philip Feldsine , We ate pleased to inform you that the Methods Committee on Microbiology and Extraneous Materials adopted with modifications the SimPlate Yeast and Mold Color Indicator (Y&M-CI): Detection and Quantification of Yeasts and Molds in Foods method as Official First Action during the December 19, 2002 conference call. The method was assigned an Official Methods number 2002.11 A notice of the adopted method will be published in the AOAC magazine, Inside Laboratory Management, and in “For Your Information’ in the AOAC Journal. AOAC staff editors will prepare the collaborative study manuscript for publication in the Journal. The method will be published as part of the collaborative study and will be included in the Official Methods of Analysis (2003) 17th edition, 2" revision. AOAC would like to take this opportunity to thank you forall your contributions in the development of this method. "Midd Robert Rathbone Director of Publications , Official MethodsSM and Peer-Verified MethodsSM programs AOAC International CC: Acting Co Chairs Douglas O. Abbott and Carlos Abeyta Jr, GR Wallace Andrews 481 North Frederik Avenue, Suite $00 Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417 USA Telephone; +1-301-924-1077 Fax: 1-301-924-7089 Internet mail: anacG@aoac. ong