Maintenance & Enhancement of Iso/iec 17025 Accreditation For Ca State Food Testing Laboratory

Maintenance & Enhancement of ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation forCA State Food Testing LaboratoryProject Summary/AbstractThe California Department of Health, Food and Drug Laboratory Branch (FDLB) is theState food testing laboratory which serves as the primary servicing laboratory for theState of California's manufactured food regulatory program (MFRP) for microbiologicaland chemical analyses. FDLB is enrolled through the Food and Drug Branch in the foodsafety inspection contract with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the MFRP.The goal of this proposal is to allow California's manufactured food regulatory programsto maintain and enhance ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation so that laboratory testingcan achieve conformance with the FDA Manufactured Food Regulatory ProgramStandards. The specific aims include:A. Perform annual management review of quality management system assessment andgap analysis.B. Develop Action Plan to maintain compliance with ISO 17025 and improve qualitysystem.C. Implement Action plan to maintain ISO 17025:2005 accreditation and continuedcertification by accreditation bodyD. Enhancement of the scope of accreditation in consultation with the StateManufactured Food Regulatory ProgramD. Maintain Proficiency Testing Plan to support ISO 17025.F. Develop a Sample Collection and Analysis Project to increase the number of Statesurveillance samples collected in conjunction with the State Manufactured FoodRegulatory ProgramIncreased activity through this cooperative agreement would increase analyticalcapacity for the FDA and advance a nationally integrated food safety system whichenhances food safety and allow rapid response to food-related emergencies.