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7 U.S.C. § 138a

National Laboratory Accreditation Program

United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective

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7 U.S.C. § 138a, National Laboratory Accreditation Program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428602
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The Secretary shall administer a National Laboratory Accreditation Program under which laboratories that request accreditation and conduct residue testing of agricultural products, or that make claims to the public or buyers of agricultural products concerning chemical residue levels on agricultural products, shall be determined to meet certain minimum quality and reliability standards. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, after consultation with the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish, through regulations, standards for the National Laboratory Accreditation program 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. that shall include— The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall approve State agencies or private, nonprofit entities as accrediting bodies to act on behalf of such Secretary in implementing the certification and quality assurance programs in accordance with the requirements of this section. In making such approvals the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— To be accredited under this chapter, a laboratory shall— This chapter shall not apply to—

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