The following resources have been collected by the ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Training Steering Committee for food and feed testing laboratories seeking initial or expanded ISO accreditation. These resources are neither endorsed nor recommended by APHL or its partners at AFDO or AAFCO.

Available Training Documents

Links to ISO training, May 2016
ISO Reference-Resource, May 2016
ISO Other Available, May 2016

Webinars

Document and Record Control
(Released April 21, 2016)

GOODSamples: Guidance on Obtaining Defensible Samples
(Released March 24, 2016)

A Discussion of Measurement of Uncertainty for Life Science Laboratories
(Released December 7, 2015)

FDA/ORA Laboratory Accreditation Program and Overview of Requirements for ISO 17025 Accreditation
(Released October 21, 2015)

2015 AOAC ALACC Guidelines; Revision Summary
(Released September 16, 2015)

Lean Curriculum Webinars-Four Part Series
(Released June 2015)

Control Charts and Trend Analysis for ISO 17025
(Released May 29, 2015)

ISO/IEC 17025 Section 4.3 Document Control ‘One Lab’s Journey’
(Released November 20, 2014)

Managing Change Rather than Change Managing You, Part 2
(Released October 30, 2014)

Managing Change Rather than Change Managing You, Part 1
(Released October 23, 2014)

Mentoring Basics – Collaborative Approach to Achieving ISO/ICE 17025:2005 Accreditation, Part 2
(Released June 20, 2014)  

Mentoring Basics – Collaborative Approach to Achieving ISO/ICE 17025:2005 Accreditation, Part 1
(Released June 19, 2014)

Key Elements of a Laboratory Quality Manual for US Food and Feed Laboratories
(Released June 12, 2014) 

ISO/IEC 17025 Road to Accreditation: The Journey Continues…
(Released April 3, 2014)

​ISO/IEC 17025 Road to Accreditation: Where to Start and What to Consider 
(Released August 30, 2013)

Recorded Presentations from the Governmental Food and Feed Laboratories Accreditation Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2015

Method Validation and Verification: An Overview

  • Patricia Hanson, Biological Administrator I, Microbiology, Division of Food Safety, Bureau of Food Laboratories, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Heidi Hickes, Bureau Chief, Montana Department of Agriculture, Analytical Laboratory

Training and Competency Program at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa; One Laboratory's Perspective

  • Marcia A. Valbracht, MHA, QA Coordinator-Ankeny & Lakeside, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

Root Cause Analysis

  • Rita D'Angelo, D'Angelo Advantage Quality Consulting, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer

Internal Auditing

  • Rita D'Angelo, D'Angelo Advantage Quality Consulting, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer

Do you Know What Your State is Sampling and Why?

  • Guy F. Delius, Office of Partnerships, Standards Implementation Staff, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Nancy Hall, Public Health Microbiologist, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
  • Steve Mandernach, Bureau Chief for Food and Consumer Affairs, Iowa Department of Inspection & Appeals
  • Maria Ishida, Bureau Chief, Food Laboratories, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  • Matt Colson, Environmental Administrator, Division of Food Safety, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  • Susie Dai, Ph.D., Research Assistant, Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas A&M University

Topics of Interest for Laboratories on the Journey to Accreditation and Those Who are Working to Maintain Accreditation

  • Rita D'Angelo, D'Angelo Advantage Quality Consulting, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer
  • Linda Paige, eLEXNET Program Director, Information Innovators Inc. (Triple-i)
  • Eyal Rand, Senior Systems Analyst, Information Innovators Inc. (Triple-i)

Best Practices for Laboratory Accreditation – Idea Sharing

  • Brenda Jackson, Quality Systems Manager, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  • Cynthia Mangione, Microbiology QA Officer, New York Department of Agriculture & Markets

Measurement of Uncertainty – A Workshop for Food and Feed Laboratories

  • Patricia Hanson, Biological Administrator I, Microbiology, Division of Food Safety, Bureau of Food Laboratories, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Heidi Hickes, Bureau Chief, Montana Department of Agriculture, Analytical Laboratory
  • Susan Humphries, Biological Scientist IV, Bureau of Food Laboratories, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

“Let’s Go ISO” 2014 APHL Annual Meeting Pre-Conference Workshop Presentations

Let’s Go, ISO! How your Colleagues Began their Path to ISO Accreditation
Moderator - Yvonne Salfinger, MS, APHL Consultant 

Where will you begin your Pathway to ISO?
- Shari Shea, Director, Food Safety Program, APHL

Applicable Standards and Improvement Efforts
- Michael Wichman, MS, PhD, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

Scope of ISO Accreditation
- Audrey Pilkington, BS, North Carolina Department of Agriculture

Experience from the Field (New York)
- Cynthia Mangione, BS, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

Experience from the Field (Colorado)
- Laurie Peterson-Wright, MS, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Experience from the Field (Arizona)
- Kathryn Wangsness, MHA, Arizona State Public Health Laboratory

For more information contact, Josh Rowland, Senior Specialist, Seminars, 240.485.3826, josh.rowland@aphl.org