About IFQAL

The Idaho Food Quality Assurance Laboratory is a pesticide residue laboratory. We opened in October of 1997 under the direction of the Idaho Food Quality Assurance Institute to support Idaho and national agriculture.

Good Laboratory Practices

IFQAL conducts regulatory grade science in compliance with the Federal EPA standards of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).

Funding

The Idaho Food Quality Assurance Laboratory is operated by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture with funding provided by many sponsors.

IFQAL Mission Statement

The Idaho Food Quality Assurance Laboratory’s mission is to support Idaho agriculture:

  • The laboratory offers formal, third party food quality and environmental testing to Idaho producers, government agencies, agricultural groups, processors, and consumers.
  • All reported data is fully auditable, of the highest quality possible, and suitable for regulatory and legal use.
  • The advanced laboratory facilities will be staffed with experienced professionals and modern equipment and information technology.
  • To protect Idaho agriculture, all data is confidential and exempt from disclosure by an act of the Idaho legislature.
  • The laboratory will train students in laboratory skills and procedures as utilized in a modern analytical laboratory.