About this role
Who is USP
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's top experts in health and science to develop quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. USP's fundamental belief that Equity = Excellence manifests in our core value of Passion for Quality through our more than 1,100 talented professionals across five global locations to deliver the mission to strengthen the supply of safe, quality medicines and supplements worldwide.
Who are our Expert Volunteers?
A hallmark of USP's standards is that they are determined by independent scientific experts. USP Expert Volunteers are selected based on their individual expertise and experience and use their best personal, professional, and scientific judgment to work collaboratively on setting standards. USP Expert Volunteers must agree to disclose conflicts of interest and to uphold standards of conduct that preserve the integrity of the standard setting process.
2025-2030 Focus Area:
The purpose of this Expert Panel is to develop, validate, and recommend specifications, analytical tests and related scientific documents relevant to USP for high value food oils. This work will support the development of new, and modernization of current, FCC monograph(s), FCC identity standard(s), and/or General Test(s) and Assay(s). This EP may also support the development of USP reference standards (RS) and other analytical materials that will be designed to help users determine the authenticity (including purity) and quality of high value food oils sold internationally for use in foods.
2025-2030 KEY ISSUES
• Authenticity and adulteration: Address mislabeling, substitution, and quality risks in high-value oils.
• Analytical method gaps: Identify, develop, and validate fit-for-purpose methods for oil identity, purity, quality, and authenticity testing.
• Reference materials needs: Assess needs for USP reference standards and other analytical materials to support reliable testing and implementation.
• FCC standards modernization: Develop or update FCC monographs, identity standards, and General Tests and Assays for priority high-value food oils.
• External alignment: Review other standards and regulatory landscapes to identify synergies and support globally relevant FCC standards.
• Stakeholder adoption: Support outreach, publications, and implementation tools to promote use of proposed standards.
Required Expertise:
Food oil chemistry, processing, quality, and authenticity; OR Analytical method development, validation, and reference materials; OR Food oil standards, specifications, and regulatory/scientific evaluation.
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How will YOU create impact here at USP?
In this role as a USP Volunteer, you contribute to USP's public health mission of increasing equitable access to high-quality, safe medicine and improving global health through public standards and related programs.