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State lab warns bill on baby-food metal testing would require ISO‑accredited chemistry labs the public lab lacks
Summary
Vermont’s public health lab director told a legislative committee that the lab lacks ISO/IEC 17025 chemistry accreditation required under the bill and warned that instrument detection limits, accreditation costs and method standardization could complicate implementation for manufacturers and regulators.
Cheryl Achilles, director of the Vermont Ag and Environmental Laboratory in Randolph Center, told the committee that proposed requirements for baby‑food metal testing and public posting of results would likely fall to ISO/IEC 17025‑accredited chemistry laboratories — a certification the state lab does not currently hold for food chemistries.
Achilles said ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation typically takes two to four years to obtain and is costly to maintain; she cited roughly $5,500 per year for certification maintenance under her prior…
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