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Proficiency Program

 
Program Description

 
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) offers a Proficiency Program to help organizations testing for biotechnology-derived grains and oilseeds improve testing capability and reliability. Through this program, GIPSA is improving the overall performance of testing for biotechnology-derived grains and oilseeds.

 
Program Specifics

 
  • Participation in this program is voluntary and available to organizations testing for the presence of biotechnology events in grains and oilseeds.
  • Participants receive corn and soybean samples for testing on a quarterly basis. The program will include new events as they are commercialized.
  • Each participant receives a summary report and a code to identify their organization.
  • The summary report will be posted on GIPSA's web site.

 
Participant Information

 
Participants in the GIPSA Proficiency Program must provide the following information by letter or e-mail to the GIPSA Biotechnology Program Manager listed below:

 
  • Participant name and address.
  • Participant contact person.
  • Contact telephone number.
  • Contact fax number.
  • Contact e-mail address.

 
Information Contact

 
For more information on this program or to participate, contact Ron Jenkins at 816-891-0442, or by e-mail at biotech-lab@usda.gov.

 
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