Texas Department of State Health Services

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What we do
The mission of the Laboratory Evaluation Officer is to secure the health and safety of citizens of the state of Texas who consume milk, milk products, and shellfish. This is accomplished by auditing quality control and testing procedures to assure compliance with the standards of the appropriate program in:
Milk industry laboratories Public health milk laboratories Shellfish laboratories

Responsibilities
The Laboratory Evaluation Officer's responsibilities:
Maintain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certification to audit milk, dairy, and shellfish laboratories Perform certification audits of milk and dairy laboratories according to the requirements of the National conference on Interstate Milk Shipments and the FDA 2400 Series Forms Train milk analysts in Texas Perform certification audits of shellfish laboratories according to the requirements of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC).

Resources
Note: External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). These sites may also not be accessible to people with disabilities.
DSHS Milk Group DSHS Seafood and Aquatic Life Group US FDA Milk Safety References IMS List: Sanitation Compliance and Enforcement Rating of Interstate Milk Shippers Texas Association for Food Protection (TAFP) International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) National Conference on International Milk Shipments (NCIMS) Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Forms (PDF)	Training (PowerPoint)
Appendix N	Presentations
Appendix N Pos Load Form 7/07 Appendix N Charm Example 10/04 Appendix N Snap Example Appendix N Screen Flowchart 6/08 Appendix N Confirmation Flowchart 5/08 Pos Load Instructions 6/06	Appendix N of the PMO Charm SL Tests Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count (DMSCC) Training Splits Packers: What to send back New Snap Training (Beta Lactam)
Aflatoxin
Charm 3 Line Aflatoxin Pos Load Form Three Line Afla Flowchart 6/07
Plating
Finished Product Scheme - Petrifilm Raw Milk Scheme - Petrifilm
Quality Control
Annual Microscope SSF Calibration New Kit Lot Form Pipetting Performing an Ice Point Determination Thermometer Calibration and Ice Point File Viewing Information / Información de visualización de archivos

Laboratory Certification