Transcript One Lab’s Journey to Accreditation

North Carolina Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services
Food & Drug Protection Division
NCDA&CS Food & Drug Lab
Who we are now
Prologue: Once Upon a Time…
Management Commitment
Speaker
Affiliation
Joe Reardon
NCDA&CS Food & Drug Protection Division Director
Chapter
1:
The Journey Begins
Steve Troxler NC Commissioner of Agriculture
Dr. Wells
NCDA Meat & Poultry Inspection Division Director
Dr. Jeff Engle NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, Division of Public
Health
Phil Mintz
NCSU IES, Manager ISO 9000 Products
Gary Dykstra FDA SE Region Food & Drug Director
Dr. Marion
Aller
Cathy Pentz
Director, Division of Food Safety, Florida Dept. of Agriculture
& Consumer Services
Chief – Microbiology QA Branch,
USDA/FSIS Laboratory QA Division
So, what do I have to do?
(You don’t know what you don’t know)
Digging In
• The gaps and questions raised helped focus efforts.
Challenges & Benefits
Challenges & Benefits
Challenges & Benefits
Chapter 2: Halfway There
Time to make a schedule
Take Advantage of Opportunities
Chapter 3: Application
Chapter 4: Assessment
Chapter 5: Praise & Party
Epilogue: Reflections
The Journey Continues…..
Thank you
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