Page Content APHL is collaborating with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide documents, best practice guidance, and accreditation strategies and resources to laboratories conducting regulatory food and animal feed testing. The goal of this webpage is to address the needs of food and feed regulatory laboratories seeking initial, or expanding current, scope of accreditation in order to improve quality management systems and optimize testing capabilities. Please see a list of available resources below: Public Resources (click to expand) Why Accreditation Success from the Field: NE Department of Agriculture, Jeni's Ice Cream Listeria Case Success from the Field: NY and MA Form Raw Milk CollaborationBuilding an integrated Laboratory System to Advance the Safety of Food and Animal FeedAccreditation: Supporting Safe Food and Clean Drinking Water Why Become an Accredited Laboratory? Why Use an Accredited Laboratory? Regulatory and Governmental Entities: Benefits of Using an Accredited Laboratory Laboratories: Advantages of Accreditation How to Select an Accreditation Body Trends in Lab Accreditation and Training and Tips for Success Proficiency Testing Proficiency Testing--Compliance with the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard List of Proficiency Test Providers AAFCO Check Sample Program Brochure 2016 Method Validation/Verification How to Meet ISO 17025 Requirements for Method Validation Guidelines for the Validation of Analytical Methods for the Detection of Microbial Pathogens in Foods and Feeds, 2nd Edition (2015) Guidelines for the Validation of Chemical Methods for the FDA FVM Program, 2nd Edition (2015) Partnership for Food Protection Food/Feed Testing Laboratories Best Practices Manual--Draft Sampling Journal of AOAC International (JAOAC) Special Issue on Representative Sampling for Food and Feed Materials: A Critical Need for Food/Feed Safety (March/April 2015) GOODSamples(2015)--Guidance On Obtaining Defensible Samples Curriculum Framework Developing a Competency Framework for U.S. State Food and Feed Testing Laboratory Personnel IFPTI's State Feed and Food Laboratory Curriculum Framework APHL Annual Meeting-The Road to ISO/IEC Accreditation: The Race to Improve Quality is On: How Do We Fuel Up for the Future and Drive Towards Integration? ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation--A Key Building Block of the Nation's Integrated Food/Feed Safety System Navigating Speed Bumps in Implementing and Attaining an Accredited Processed Food Program in Iowa Laboratory Accreditation: A Key Building Block of an Integrated Food/Feed Safety System presented at the AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition, Sept. 10, 2014 FDA's Efforts to Promote ISO Accreditation for the Nation's Food/Feed Laboratories Resources, Strategies, and Tools from APHL, AFDO, and AAFCO A State Perspective and Lessons Learned AAFCO 2015 Midyear Meeting--San Antonio Internal Auditing--Teresa Grant and Brenda Jackson Root Cause--Louise Ogden Proficiency Test (PT) and Check Samples--Louise Ogden Reporting--Jason S. Kong AAFCO 2014 Annual Meeting--Sacramento ISO 17025 Accreditation/Quality Management Systems Panel Discussion Including: ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Accreditation Overview--Brenda Snodgrass Management Review--Teresa Grant Validation and Verification of Analytical Methods--Kristi McCallum Reference Materials, Reference Standards, Measurement Traceability--Louise Ogden Uncertainty of Measurement--Estimation & Reporting--Aaron Price Training Competency--Documentation & Assessment--Yvonne Salfinger Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs Standards (MFRPS) Sampling Agreement Information MFRPS Call December 2013 Sampling 2014 MFRPS-ISO Sampling Initiative Protocols NY Draft Sampling Overview NYS Scheduled Sampling Strategy Sample Agreement Example Sampling Resources, December 4, 2013 MFRPS Broadcast Transcript MFRPA Meeting March 10, 2014--Sampling Presentations MFRPA Meeting March 9-15, 2015 Presentations Governmental Food and Feed Laboratories Accreditation Meeting February 2-4, 2016 -- Louisville, KY Presentations Resources for Governmental Food and Animal Feed Laboratories login required (If you are from a governmental food or animal feed laboratory and are unable to login with the above link, please contact the Food Safety Department at foodsafety@aphl.org) At the link, find resources pertaining to: 4.1 Ethics4.3 Document Control4.4 Contract Review4.5 Subcontracting4.6 Purchasing Services and Supplies4.7 Customer Service4.8 Customer Complaints4.9 Quality Event Management4.10 Improvement 4.11 Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action4.12 Preventive Action4.13 Record Control4.14 Internal Audits4.15 Management Review 5.2 Training and Competency5.3 Accommodations & Environmental Conditions5.4 Validation-Verification5.4.1 Method Deviations5.4.6 Measurement of Uncertainty5.5 Equipment5.6 Traceability5.8 Test Item Receipt/Handling5.9 Control Charting5.9 Proficiency Testing5.10 Review and Approval of DataFDA ISO CAP In-Person Meeting, May 2014FDA ORA DocumentsMaster ListsQuality Manuals It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. 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