Certified facility. The treatment fa- cility must be certified by APHIS. Re- certification is required annually, or as often as APHIS directs, depending upon treatments performed, commodities handled, and operations conducted at the facility. In order to be certified, a heat treatment facility must:
Certified facility. The irradiation treatment facility must be certified by APHIS. Recertification is required in the event of an increase in the amount of radioisotope, a decrease in the amount of radioisotope for a reason other than natural decay, a major modification to equipment that affects the delivered dose, or a change in the owner or managing entity of the facil- ity. Recertification also may be re- quired in cases where a significant variance in dose delivery has been measured by the dosimetry system. In order to be certified, a facility must:
