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APHIS-ASTA . APHIS- ASTA Meeting Washington DC 10 NOVEMBER 2004. 18 JULY 2001. Accreditations. 9 Entities accredited 4 Crop Improvement Associations Idaho CIA Field Inspection Indiana CIA Field Inspection Nebraska CIA Field Inspection Illinois CIA Field Inspection
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APHIS-ASTA APHIS- ASTA Meeting Washington DC 10 NOVEMBER 2004
Accreditations • 9 Entities accredited • 4 Crop Improvement Associations • Idaho CIA Field Inspection • Indiana CIA Field Inspection • Nebraska CIA Field Inspection • Illinois CIA Field Inspection • 2 Private Seed Testing Entities • Prifessional Seed Research Seed Health Testing • California Seed And Plant Laboratory Seed Health Testing
Accreditations Con’t • 2 Seed Companies • Pioneer Seed Company Seed Health Testing, Field Inspection, Sampling, Visual Inspection • Seminis Inc, Seed Testing • 1 Public Laboratory • Iowa State University Laboratory Seed Health Testing
Pending Accreditations • Syngenta Seed Co.
New Initiatives • Amend 7 CFR353.8 • Require all Seed Health Testing Laboratories to be accredited • Work plan is being written up. • 18-24 months to complete.
Treatment Monitoring Initiative • Allow private verification of export treatments of seed • Standards are still being worked out • 36 months to completion