1. (a) The laboratory shall develop, implement, and validate test methods for the analyses of samples as required under this division.

2. (b) To the extent practicable, the laboratory test methods shall comport with the following guidelines:

   1. (1) US Food and Drug Administration's Bacterial Analytical Manual, 2016;
   2. (2) AOAC International's Official Methods of Analysis for Contaminant Testing of AOAC International, 20th Edition, 2016; and
   3. (3) United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary's Methods of Analysis for Contaminant Testing, 2016.

Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26102, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section 5712 to new title 4, section 15712 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.