 The name was changed again to the Association of Analytical Communities to reflect the growing international involvement, and then in 1991 it became AOAC International, with AOAC no longer having any legal meaning.Control of the organization remained with the FDA until 1979 when it became completely independent, although it still has close links to both the FDA and the USDA.Full membership was limited to government analytical chemists until 1987 when membership was extended to industrial scientists.