Maintaining and enhancing accreditation at the Florida Bureau of Food Laboratorie

佛罗里达农业和消费者服务部（DACS），食品安全司， 食品实验室局于2007年获得认证，并保持A2 LA认证 A2 LA证书2534.01和2534.02中列出的特定测试符合ISO/IEC 17025：2005。 食品安全司负责向公众提供安全、卫生和 通过批准和检查食物场所，适当地代表食物供应， 检查食品，并对各种食品进行专门的实验室分析， 在国内销售或生产的食品。该司监测从农场大门到 加工和分销到零售购买点。 该科负责食物和禽蛋的管理和执法工作 此外，我们亦为其他食物安全法例的执行提供支援。除了 监管监督和执法，该司评估消费者投诉有关， 食物该司负责履行其职责或支助职能， 由以下佛罗里达法规章节指导：500，501，502，503，531，583，586和601。 作为佛罗里达的主要监管食品测试实验室，支持食品部 安全，并与我们的部门的食品和肉类检验局， 微生物和化学食品分析代表国家制造的 食品监管计划在我们的认证范围内进行。DACS局 食品实验室正在申请合作协议：ISO/IEC 17025：2005 国家食品检测实验室认证（U18），公告编号RFA-FD-12- 008，预计2012年至2017年将提供资金，用于维持认证和表演 加强，包括扩大认证范围。 DACS食品实验室局愿意并能够参与这一机会， 我们完全致力于提高我国食品检测监管的分析能力， 实验室通过认可，提高我们共享实验室成果的能力，以促进更早 对食品供应中掺假物的识别和监管反应， 全国一体化的食品安全体系，从而加强保护食品供应的努力 为保障公众健康而努力。

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), Division of Food Safety, Bureau of Food Laboratories achieved accreditation in 2007, and maintains A2LA accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for the specific tests listed in A2LA certificates 2534.01 and 2534.02. The Division of Food Safety is responsible for assuring the public of a safe, wholesome and properly represented food supply through permitting and inspection of food establishments, inspection of food products, and performance of specialized laboratory analyses on a variety of food products sold or produced in the State. The Division monitors food from farm gate through processing and distribution to the retail point of purchase. The Division is charged with administration and enforcement of the food and poultry and egg laws, and also provides support in the enforcement of other food safety laws. In addition to regulatory surveillance and enforcement, the Division evaluates consumer complaints related to food. The Division has the responsibility for carrying out its duties or support functions as directed by the following Florida Statutes Chapters: 500, 501, 502, 503, 531, 583, 586, and 601. As the primary regulatory food testing laboratory for Florida in support of the Division of Food Safety, and working for and with our Department's Bureau of Food and Meat Inspection, microbiological and chemical food analyses performed on behalf of the state's manufactured food regulatory programs is conducted within the scope of our accreditation. The DACS Bureau of Food Laboratories is applying for the cooperative agreement titled: ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation for State Food Testing Laboratories (U18), announcement number RFA-FD-12- 008, with anticipation of funding 2012 through 2017 for maintaining accreditation and performing enhancements, including expanding the scope of accreditation. The DACS Bureau of Food Laboratories is willing and able to participate in this opportunity, and is fully committed, to increase the analytical capacity of our nation's food testing regulatory laboratory under accreditation, increase our ability to share laboratory results to promote earlier identification and regulatory response to adulterants in the food supply, advancement of a nationally integrated food safety system, and thereby enhance efforts to protect the food supply and work toward ensuring the public's health.