Georgia Department of Agriculture - Laboratory AccreditationProject Summary / AbstractThe Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) establish a uniformfoundation for the design and management of state programs responsible for the regulation ofmanufactured food facilities, including laboratory analysis for chemical and microbiologicalcontaminants. Based on the Georgia Department of Agriculture 2011 Improvement PlanReport, needs were determined and established for the cooperative agreement applicationfunding which include: ' Fund and fill staff vacancies associated with key quality assurance personnel. ' Work toward laboratory accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025.2005). ' Develop, update, or revise quality assurance manuals in needed lab sections. ' Develop documentation system for lab personnel competencies by trainings, qualifications, or certifications.The funds necessary to achieve these goals will be used to accomplish and dedicateinfrastructure in order to strengthen the food protection mandate under the Food SafetyModernization Act. This integrated conformance will help develop and better direct state andfederal activities using a risk-based approach model. State laboratory accreditation to ISO17025 standards will assist in completion of Standard Ten of the MFRPS, thus positioning FDAability to utilize analytical work done by state labs toward support of an integrated national foodsafety system.
Georgia Department of Agriculture; Laboratory Support Improvement Plan
Objective
Investigators
Shell, Joseph Dana
Institution
Colorado State Department of Agriculture
Start date
2012
End date
2017
Funding Source
Project number
5U18FD004488-05