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Program offers accreditation bodies help in giving approval to labs for food testing

By News Desk on February 18, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has opened an application portal for accreditation bodies interested in participating in the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program.

Under the LAAF program, the FDA will recognize…
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Local Health Departments Gain Accreditation From New Independent Board

By News Desk on March 21, 2014

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) awarded five-year accreditation status earlier this week to nine public health departments across the country. The national public health accrediting body is jointly funded by the U.S. Centers for…
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Investing in Quality Assurance: A Tea Industry Perspective

By Ronald Eng on December 19, 2013

When QTrade Teas & Herbs’ Level 2 SQF Institute food safety and quality system review is complete this month, a well-deserved holiday rest awaits. For now, QTrade is fully engaged in audit preparations while filling…
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FDA Extends Comment Deadlines on Two FSMA Rules

By News Desk on November 20, 2013

Those interested in commenting on two parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) – the foreign supplier verification program for importers and the accreditation of third-party auditors rule – will now have an additional…
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Food Testing: Accreditation a Growing Trend Among Food Labs

By James Andrews on October 14, 2013

Back in the 1980s, the pharmaceutical industry grappled with the prospect of requiring testing laboratories to receive accreditation, a certification of credibility according to a qualifying body. Some labs were following international standards, while others…
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