Sy AOAC INTERNATIONAL The Scientife Association Dedicated to Analytical Excellence® ‘November 20, 2002 Philip Feldsine BioControl Systems Inc 12822 SE 32nd St Bellevue WA 98005-4318 Dear Philip Feldsine , ‘We are pleased to inform you that the Methods Committee on Microbiology and Extraneous Meterials adopted with modifications the SimPlate Total Plate Count Color Indicator (TPC-C1): Detection and Quantification of Total Aerobic Microorganisms method as Official First Action during the November 6, 2002 conference call. The method was assigned an Official Methods number 2002.07 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 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 for all your contributions in the development of this method. Med Ve 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 Frederick Avenue, Suite $00 Galthersburg, MD 20877-2417 USA Telephone: 41-301-924-7077 Fay: +1-301-924-7089 Internet e-mail: aoac@a0ac.org World Wide Web Site: hepewwwaoae.org