- (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.
Author: William H. Webster
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§20-2A-22, as amended.
History: New Rule: Published August 31, 2022; effective October 15, 2022.