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Lessons Learned – The perspective of a “Veteran” Accredited Food Laboratory New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Dan Rice Director – New York State Food Laboratory
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Lessons Learned – The perspective of a “Veteran”
Accredited Food Laboratory
New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
Dan RiceDirector – New York State Food Laboratory
The new “New York State Food Laboratory”
Major Testing Programs: Food and Dairy Microbiology
Food and Dairy Chemistry
Pesticide residues including the USDA Pesticide Data Program (PDP)
Animal feed and pet food including the FDA BSE Feed Safety program
Fertilizer
Pathogens Currently Tested For:
E. coli O157:H7 and other STEC Salmonella enterica Listeria monocytogenes Shigella spp. Vibrio spp. Campylobacter jejuni and coli Bacillus spp. Staphylococcus aureus and associated
enterotoxin
Chemical Hazards:
Antibiotic, pesticide and other chemical residues in food and water
Poison/toxin assays Food allergen testing Toxic elements Non-permitted food coloring Sulfites and other preservatives Histamine content of seafood Filth and foreign material
Perform genetic “fingerprinting” of pathogens - participate in PulseNet, an international program for tracking foodborne pathogens
PFGE strain typingthrough PulseNet
Other programs:
Participate in both FERN Microbiology and Chemistry programs
Newly funded FDA RRT stateMentoring 3 laboratories as part of FDA
accreditation cooperative agreement program
Lab staff matrix:
Lab DirectorAssistant DirectorQA Manager
- QA Officer for Microbiology- QA Officer for Chemistry
Lab staff matrix:
Section Managers Training CoordinatorRRT CoordinatorAnalytical/technical staffSupport StaffStudent Interns
The Path to Accreditation:
Began the quest in earnest for accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard in 2006
Initial incentive - pursuit of accreditation was a requirement for continued funding by USDA for the PDP
The Path to Accreditation:
Decided early on that all sections of the laboratory would be brought in line with the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard
Received accreditation in 2008Accredited to both Chemical and
Biological testing
Post-Accreditation:
Has been a transformative experience for our lab
Vastly improved laboratory performance and quality of work
Just underwent our second biennial A2LA assessment
Key Tools to Use for Continued Improvement:
Management ReviewCorrective Action Reports aka “CARS”Preventive Action Reports aka “PARS”Auditing
Issues That Became Prominent After Accreditation:
Document controlTracking historical revisions and
recordsSufficient numbers of trained internal
auditorsTraining new staff on quality systems,
accreditationSustainability
Expanding and Enhancing Impact of Accreditation:
Bringing new methods and/or technologies in scope
Often easier to bring a new method within scope than an existing method
Finding Suitable PT’s
Simple words of advice:
Don’t over-thinkKeep it simple!Develop and use a network of peers for
help and advice
Questions?
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