Maintaining and enhancing accreditation at the Florida Bureau of Food Laboratorie

佛罗里达州农业和消费者服务部食品安全局， 食品检验局于2007年通过认证，并保持A2LA认证 符合国际标准化组织/国际电工委员会17025：2005A2LA证书2534.01和2534.02中列出的具体测试。 食品安全部负责确保公众获得安全、卫生和 通过许可和检查食品机构，适当地代表食品供应； 食品检验和对各种食品的专业实验室分析的表现 在该州销售或生产的食品。该司从农场大门到农场监测食物 加工并分发到零售采购点。 该科负责食物、家禽和鸡蛋的管理和执法。 法律，并在其他食品安全法律的执行方面提供支持。除了……之外 监管监督和执法，该司评估与以下方面有关的消费者投诉 食物。该司有责任履行以下职责或支助职能： 由以下佛罗里达州法规章节指导：500、501、502、503、531、583、586和601。 作为佛罗里达州的主要监管食品检测实验室，支持食品部 安全，为我司食品肉类检验局工作， 代表国家制造的食品进行微生物和化学分析 食品监管项目是在我们的认证范围内进行的。DACS局 食品实验室正在申请一项名为：ISO/IEC 17025：2005的合作协议 国家食品检测实验室(U18)认可，公告号RFA-FD-12- 008，预计2012至2017年为维持认证和业绩提供资金 加强，包括扩大认证范围。 DACS食品实验室局愿意也有能力参与这一机会，并 完全致力于提高我国食品检测监管的分析能力 实验室认可下，提高我们分享实验室成果的能力，及早推广 对食品供应中掺假者的识别和监管反应，推进 国家一体化的食品安全系统，从而加强保护粮食供应的努力 并致力于确保公众的健康。

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.