Iso/iec 17025:2005 Accreditation For State Food Testing Laboratories

Project Summary/AbstractRFA-FD-15-023Incorporating the five-year project goals the Colorado Department of Public Healthand Environment (CDPHE) laboratory will achieve ISO/IEC17025:2005 accreditation ofkey microbiological and chemical methods of analysis in support of Standard 10 of theManufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPs). Accreditation will evolveover the five-year grant period through additional staffing, staff training, processimprovement, consulting, FDA ORS assessments, external and internal auditing andactive participation in FERN. Accreditation will be achieved through consistentcompletion of deliverables as define in the cooperative agreement.In conjunction with our existing FERN microbiological and chemical food surveillanceactivities an effective sampling plan will be developed in partnership with our StateManufactured Food Regulatory Program conducted by the CDPHE Division ofEnvironmental Health and Sustainability. The routine reporting of State analyticalresults via eLEXNET will allow the FDA to identify potential food contamination issuesmore rapidly on a regional and national level. The utilization of CDPHE food analysisdata will additionally expand the analytical capabilities of the FDA and help toadvance a nationally integrated food safety system and assist CDPHE in conforming toStandard Ten of the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards.1|