Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 77 - Laboratory Certification
Subchapter I - General Requirements
Section ATCP 77.12 - Laboratory administrator
Current through August 26, 2024
The laboratory administrator or a designated agent of the administrator shall be present at every certified laboratory during daytime business hours. The laboratory administrator shall do all of the following on behalf of the laboratory operator:
(1) Supervise the laboratory and its compliance with this chapter.
(2) Review and approve, for submission to the department, every certification application which the operator submits for that laboratory under s. ATCP 77.04.
(3) Supervise the procurement and maintenance of laboratory facilities, equipment and supplies, and notify the department of material changes under s. ATCP 77.10(3).
(4) Facilitate department inspections of the laboratory. At the request of the department, the administrator shall grant the department access to laboratory facilities, equipment and records, and shall arrange for analysts to demonstrate their testing proficiency.
(5) Notify the department of changes in laboratory analysts under s. ATCP 77.22(10).
(6) Notify all laboratory customers if the department suspends or revokes all or part of the laboratory's certification.
(7) Report test results to the appropriate regulatory agency, if required by law.
(8) Supervise laboratory recordkeeping under s. ATCP 77.16.
