Quality Assurance

Quality assurance is an important aspect of all studies conducted by SRD, Inc. A trained professional independent of SRD, Inc. provides quality assurance audits for most in-phase portions of SRD studies. The QA auditor’s function is to monitor the quality and integrity of SRD studies involving agricultural chemicals and agriculturally produced products.

Independent QA auditors are responsible for monitoring individual studies to assure SRD management that the facilities, equipment, personnel, methods, practices, records and controls are in conformance with the Environmental Protection Agency regulations as outlined in 40 CFR, Section 160.35 “Quality Assurance Unit” of the EPA Good Laboratory Practice Standards. The QA auditor maintains a copy of the master study schedule of the protocols being audited and maintains a copy of each audited protocol.

Protocols, along with all associated inspection reports and all documentation pertaining to a study, are filed separately each year in the archives of SRD, Inc.