Robin E. Stombler is President of Auburn Health Strategies LLC, a strategic and business development firm representing health and science organizations. She serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and also established and directed the Food Laboratory Alliance.
Today's food laboratories remain largely free of regulatory oversight. That is about to change with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) issuance of a final rule establishing a program for the testing of food, in certain circumstances, by accredited laboratories. Not only does this final rule provide specific quality standards and assurances to a segment of food testing, but it also opens the door for all laboratories to adhere to these essential elements.
