---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1.1140"
title: "21"
number: "1.1140"
heading: "What must a LAAF-accredited laboratory do to voluntarily relinquish its LAAF-accreditation?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1.1140"
---

# §1.1140. What must a LAAF-accredited laboratory do to voluntarily relinquish its LAAF-accreditation?

- (a) **Notice to FDA and the recognized accreditation body of intent to relinquish.** A LAAF-accredited laboratory must notify FDA and its recognized accreditation body at least 60 calendar days before voluntarily relinquishing LAAF-accreditation or any method within the scope of LAAF-accreditation. The notice must include the date on which relinquishment will occur. If the laboratory will relinquish all methods within its scope of LAAF-accreditation, the notification must also include the name and contact information of the custodian who will maintain the records required by [§ 1.1154](/cfr/21/1.1154.md) after the date of relinquishment. The contact information for the records custodian must include an email address and the street address where the records required by [§ 1.1154](/cfr/21/1.1154.md) will be located.
- (b) **Public notice of voluntary relinquishment of accreditation.** FDA will provide notice on the website described in [§ 1.1109](/cfr/21/1.1109.md) of the voluntary relinquishment of LAAF-accreditation of a laboratory.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 86 FR 68817, Dec. 3, 2021; 87 FR 5660, Feb. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1333, 1453, 1454, 1455, 4402; 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1491; 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335a, 342, 343, 350c, 350d, 350j, 352, 355, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc-1, 360ccc-2, 362, 371, 374, 381, 382, 384a, 387, 387a, 387c, 393, and 2223; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 243, 262, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15553, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.