Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An
approved laboratory shall enter into the electronic tracking system the
following information for each sample collected under §
1171a.28(c)(1) and (2)
(relating to selection protocols for
samples) and each test conducted:
(1) The
unique sample identification number the approved laboratory assigns to the
sample.
(2) The name of the
grower/processor that supplied the sample.
(3) The employee identification number of the
employee of the approved laboratory who identified and collected the sample at
the request of the grower/processor.
(4) The date and time the sample was
collected from the grower/processor.
(5) The date and time the sample was received
by the approved laboratory.
(6) The
date the test was completed.
(7)
The condition of the sample when it was received by the approved
laboratory.
(8) A description of
each test performed.
(9) The
results from the certificate of analysis issued under §
1171a.31 (relating to test results
and reporting).
(10) The date the
testing results were provided to the grower/processor under §
1171a.31 or the Department under
§
1171a.34 (relating to Department
request for testing).
(b) An approved laboratory shall keep for 4
years a paper or electronic copy of the certificate of analysis performed on
samples submitted by a grower/processor or test samples submitted by the
Department including test results not required to be entered into the
electronic tracking system under §
1171a.29 (relating to testing
requirements). The following apply:
(1)
Regarding tests results not entered into the electronic tracking system, the
approved laboratory shall immediately provide to the Department by e-mail an
electronic copy of the certificate of analysis.
(2) Regarding test results entered into the
electronic tracking system, the approved laboratory shall provide a copy of a
certificate of analysis to the Department within 2 days of a request made by
the Department.
(c) The
Department may conduct an investigation based on the results shown on any
certificate of analysis.
