Section 110490 Of Article 2. Registration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
110490
. (a) A laboratory that performs analyses of foods for
pesticide chemical residues for other persons shall be accredited
pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4
of Part 1 of Division 101. This subdivision shall not apply to any of
the following:
(1) A laboratory operated by a government agency.
(2) A laboratory not operated for commercial purposes that
performs pesticide chemical residue analysis on foods for research or
quality control for the internal use of the person initiating the
analysis. For purposes of this section, "commercial purposes" means
that the laboratory performs pesticide chemical residue analysis on
the foods primarily for the purpose of making a profit.
(b) A laboratory accredited pursuant to Section 12591 of the Food
and Agricultural Code shall not be required to be accredited under
this section until January 1, 1992.
(c) A laboratory that performs analyses of foods for pesticide
chemical residues, but that is not required by subdivision (a) to be
accredited may apply for accreditation pursuant to Article 3
(commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division
101.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1991, or 60
days after the initial set of regulations adopted pursuant to
Sections 100830 and 100835 becomes effective, whichever is later.