IFSS Human and Animal Food Laboratory NCS
Entry Core
Accreditation& Certification
Description: The process by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that an organization is competent to carry out specific task (accreditation); a process by which a third party gives written assurance that a service or person conforms to specified requirements (certification).
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Description: Foundational knowledge related to the accreditation and certification processes.
Terminal Competency:
Discuss the purpose of quality oversight programs.
Enabling Competencies:
Describe accreditation.
Describe certification.
Give examples of accreditation / certification programs applicable to food testing.
Describe the laboratory analyst’s role in accreditation / certification.
To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.
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