Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-10-.07

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 538-X-10-.07 - Accreditation

(1) A licensee operating as a State Testing Laboratory must be accredited (or, for new licensees, have at a minimum a plan to achieve accreditation within one year) by an impartial organization that operates in conformance with standard ISO/IEC 17011 of the International Organization for Standardization and is a signatory to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation.

(2) The licensee's scope of accreditation shall demonstrate testing capabilities in the categories of cannabinoids, pesticides, toxins, metals, microbiological bacteria and/or other microbials, including pathogenic microbials.

(3) A State Testing Laboratory is expected to achieve accreditation as set forth in this Rule within one year from the date of licensing by the Commission. The license of a State Testing Laboratory that fails to become accredited within two years from the date of licensing by the Commission shall be non-renewed or revoked.

(4) A State Testing Laboratory that loses accreditation, as set forth in this Rule, must be re-accredited within one year or its license shall be non-renewed or revoked.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-10-.07

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Author: William H. Webster

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.

The amended version of this section by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, filed September 12, 2024 is not yet available.