FSMA's Lab Accreditation Rule: What Food & Beverage Manufacturers & Importers Need to Know
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About This Session
Join us as we explore when LAAF-accredited labs are required, how the rule ties into outbreak investigations and import oversight, and what food and beverage manufacturers should do now to evaluate their readiness. Attendees will gain practical guidance on risk-based testing strategies, documentation expectations, and how to work effectively with internal and third-party labs under the FSMA framework.
What You’ll Learn
- When LAAF-accredited labs are required
- How FDA uses LAAF results in investigations and import oversight
- What the rule means for your current testing programs
- Key documentation and quality expectations
- How to assess lab partners for compliance
Meet the Speaker
Dan Rice , Senior Advisor of Food Safety at The Acheson Group
Dan Rice, DrPH in epidemiology, joined TAG in July 2025 as a Senior Advisor, bringing substantial experience leading and managing laboratory operations and foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Prior to joining TAG, Dan had led the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Testing and Surveillance (ORTS) since 2017. With its primary function being the regulatory and compliance testing of human and animal food and supporting foodborne illness outbreak investigations, ORTS is comprised of over 500 scientific professionals in 8 laboratories and a headquarters staff.
Dan Rice, DrPH in epidemiology, joined TAG in July 2025 as a Senior Advisor, bringing substantial experience leading and managing laboratory operations and foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Prior to joining TAG, Dan had led the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Testing and Surveillance (ORTS) since 2017. With its primary function being the regulatory and compliance testing of human and animal food and supporting foodborne illness outbreak investigations, ORTS is comprised of over 500 scientific professionals in 8 laboratories and a headquarters staff.
Dan was also a lab director for FDA for two years and the director of the New York State Food Laboratory for 11 years. In these positions, he developed and led comprehensive human and animal food safety laboratory programs and ensured accreditation to the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 17025:2017 quality standard. While in New York, he was instrumental in funding, designing and building a new state-of-the-art laboratory facility.
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