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Section 30Sec./Art. 30
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Food Testing Laboratories. The following shall guide the management and operation of food testing laboratories:
(a) Food testing shall be carried out by laboratories accredited in accordance with international standards. Those that are not currently accredited shall apply for accreditation within a specified period of time;
(b) Testing shall be carried out using the internationally approved procedures or methods of analysis that have been validated;
(c) Laboratories shall be organized and managed to prevent conflict of interest in the conduct of testing;
(d) Laboratories shall be staffed with analysts with the required expertise and professional competence, and
(e) FSRAs may recognize private testing laboratories accredited by the Philippine Accreditation Office (PAO) of the DTI to support their testing needs.
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