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1 (A2LA Cert. No. ) 06/01/2017 Page 1 of 1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND consumer SERVICES DIVISION OF FOOD SAFETY BUREAU OF FOOD LABORATORIES 3125 Conner Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650 Stacie Hammack Phone: 850 617 7550 BIOLOGICAL Valid To: March 31, 2019 Certificate Number: In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process (including an assessment of the laboratory's compliance with the A2LA Food Testing Program Requirements, containing the 2015 AOAC International Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Microbiological and Chemical Analyses of Food, Dietary Supplements, and Pharmaceuticals) , accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following tests: MICROBIOLOGY FL Method No. Test Method Name 620 Aerobic Plate Count at 35 C and 30 C 650 Coliforms and Escherichia coli Most Probable Number (MPN) 651 Total/Fecal Coliforms - Membrane Filtration Methods 654 E.
2 Coli Enumeration using the TEMPO System 655 Total/Fecal Coliforms - Most Probable Number Method 673 E. coli O157:H7 Cultural Method 690 Detection of Listeria monocytogenes using Modified FSIS Method 710 Salmonella Species Cultural Method 711 Salmonella Species VIDAS Method 720 Detection of Shiga-toxin Carrying E. coli (STEC), Serotype O157 and Non-O157 in Fresh Produce and Food by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt-PCR) using the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Instrument 730 Staphylococcus aureus Most Probable Number (MPN) 731 Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Food Using the VIDAS 732 Enumeration of Staphylococci in Foods using Petrifilm Staph Express Count Plate Method 750 Enumeration of Yeasts and Molds Dilution Plating Technique 754 E.
3 Coli in Fresh Squeezed Citrus Juices - Modified ColiComplete Method (FDACS-CC) 806 Recovery of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli 905 Title redacted For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory s Biological Scope of Accreditation. Accredited Laboratory A2LA has accredited FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND consumer SERVICES Tallahassee, FL for technical competence in the field of Biological Testing This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This laboratory also meets the requirements of A2LA R204 - Specific Requirements - Food and Pharmaceutical Testing Laboratory Accreditation Program. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system (refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqu dated 8 January 2009).
4 Presented this 1st day of June 2017. _____ President and CEO For the Accreditation Council Certificate Number Valid to March 31, 2019
