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The members of ALACC are dedicated volunteers who give of their time, knowledge and expertise to ensure the ALACC Guidelines clearly identify the requirements to ensure labs are producing data that is suitable for use. The members work in or with the labs, so they also ensure the requirements are practical and can be implemented effectively. As a result of their work, the ALACC guidelines are useful, practical requirements that help labs become accredited and produce analytical results in which the world can have confidence.


ALACC Committee

Chair: M.L. Jane Weitzel, Quality Analysis Consultants
Past Chair : John Szpylka, General Mills
Chair of Chemistry Subcommittee: Suzanne M. Lee, Land O'Lakes
Chair of Microbiology Subcommittee: Michele Smoot, Silliker Laboratories Group
Chair of Pharmaceutical Subcommittee: Nubia Viafara, Cangene Corp.
Cathy Burns, FDA/DHS/PHS
Joseph Chen, USDA, FSIS
Louise R. Ogden, MN Dept. of Agriculture
Gail Parker, Florida Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Sumit Sen, FDA
Lorens P. Sibbesen, Lab Quality


ALACC Subcommittees

Microbiology Subcommittee

Chair: Michele Smoot, Silliker Laboratories Group
Belisario Acevedo, ASINAL LTDA
James R. Agin, Q Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. Joseph Chen, USDA, FSIS
Abhay U. Ekbote, Doctors, Analytical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
David J. Evanson, Silliker Laboratories Group
Amanda A. Gordon, PMP(r), EG&G, Inc
Terence Lau, HaiKang Life Corporation Limited
Brian Lane, Booz, Allen, Hamilton Inc
Dawn Mettler, Rockbridge Laboratory Services
Molly F. Mills, Rtech Laboratories
Yvonne M. Salfinger, Florida Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Tracy W. Smith, Oceana Technologies, Inc.
Mark A. Stenske, Michigan Department Of Agriculture
Socrates Trujillo, U.S. FDA-CFSAN


Chemistry Subcommittee

Chair: Suzanne M. Lee, Land O'Lakes
Belisario Acevedo, ASINAL LTDA
Phindile Lynette Bhembe, Coca-Cola Swaziland
Roger Brauninger, A2LA
Maria Sarita Cardozo, Alcohol And Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau
Abhay U. Ekbote, Doctors, Analytical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
Reena Kiriyanthan, NBTY Inc.
Valerie K. Martz, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
John A Mathis Global Laboratory Services
Donna C. Montague, Covance Labs
Dove E. Mullins, Hormel Foods, LLC
Shang-Jing Pan, Abbott Nutrition Research & Development
Manish Manohar Paradkar, ITC Limited - R & D Center
Gail Parker, Florida Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Heidi Phillips, Colorado Department of Agriculture
Tom Phillips, Maryland Department Of Agriculture
Teresita R. Portugal, Food and Nutrition Research Institute
Kenneth Powell, US Dept of Commerce
Juan E. Romero, Wisconsin Center For Dairy Research
Paul C. Sadek, Nestle Nutrition - Gerber
Jim H. Scott, Scott Consulting Service
Mark A. Stenske, Michigan Department Of Agriculture
Ken P. Stoub, Group Seven Laboratory Services
Joerg Stroka, European Commission - Institute For Reference Materials & Measurements
Sidney Sudberg, Alkemists Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Daniel J. Sullivan, Koch Nitrogen Company
Andrew S K Tang, Herbal Drugs Research Centre Ltd
Franz Ulberth, European Commission - Institute For Reference Materials & Measurements
Calvin C. Walker, National Seafood Inspection Laboratory
Dale F. Wiley, Certified Laboratories, Inc-last
Dipl.-Inj. Selyahtin A. Yusein, M.Sc.
Forouzan (Betty) A. Zakeri, Kerry Proteins & Nutritionals Ingredients Inc.


Pharmaceutical Subcommittee

Chair: Nubia Viafara, Cangene Corp.
Steve J. Bannister, Hightower Pharmaceutical Services
Jan Cordonnier, CHEMIPHAR
Dave Goins, Q Laboratories, Inc
Sumit Sen, FDA
Donald C. Singer, GlaxoSmithKline
Aniko Soloyom, GAAS Corporation






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