---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1.1150"
title: "21"
number: "1.1150"
heading: "What are the requirements for analysis of samples by a LAAF-accredited laboratory?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1.1150"
---

# §1.1150. What are the requirements for analysis of samples by a LAAF-accredited laboratory?


In addition to the sample analysis requirements of [§ 1.1138(a)](/cfr/21/1.1138.md?p=a):

- (a) The analysis must be conducted on either the sample received from the sampling firm or, if appropriate, on a representative sample of the sample received from the sampling firm.
- (b) **The analyst must—**
  - (1) Be qualified by appropriate education, training, and/or experience to conduct the analysis;
  - (2) Have appropriately demonstrated their ability to perform the method properly in the specific context of the food testing to be conducted; and
  - (3) Be in compliance with the conflict of interest requirements of §§ [1.1138(a)](/cfr/21/1.1138.md?p=a) and [1.1147](/cfr/21/1.1147.md).
- (c) The method used to conduct the food testing must meet the requirements of [§ 1.1151](/cfr/21/1.1151.md).
- (d) The LAAF-accredited laboratory must document the testing information and test results to the extent necessary to account for all information that is required to be included in a full analytical report (see [§ 1.1152(d)](/cfr/21/1.1152.md?p=d)).

## 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.