{"id":1492,"date":"2022-12-30T17:45:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T17:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2022-12-30T17:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T17:45:42","slug":"usda-presents-certificate-of-appreciation-to-tiffany-tu-retiring-center-for-analytical-chemistry-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/30\/usda-presents-certificate-of-appreciation-to-tiffany-tu-retiring-center-for-analytical-chemistry-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA presents certificate of appreciation to Tiffany Tu, retiring Center for Analytical Chemistry manager"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has presented a certificate of appreciation to retiring CDFA Analytical Chemistry (CAC) Food Safety Program Environmental Program Manager Tiffany Tu. The award reads, in part, \u201cThis certificate of appreciation is presented to you with gratitude and admiration for your many years of public service and your dedication to the Pesticide Data Program. We thank you for your leadership and expertise you have shared with the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tu is retiring after 33 years of public service, all with Center for Analytical Chemistry. Through her work, Tu partnered with the USDA Pesticide Data Program (USDA-PDP), a national pesticide residue monitoring program comprised of seven state laboratories that sample, test and report pesticide residues on agricultural commodities in the U.S. food supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA-PDP data is primarily used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the essential dietary exposure component of risk assessment that is part of the pesticide registration review and tolerance reassessment process mandated by the Food Quality Protection Act. The data also is used for worldwide marketing of U.S-grown produce.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing a part of the USDA-PDP team gave me the opportunity to connect to policymakers, enforcement agencies, and national and international lab partners,\u201d Tu said. \u201cThe knowledge and experience helped shape the CAC Food Safety Program\u2019s quality system framework \u2013 one that generates the highest quality data for food surveillance and monitoring \u2013 and created a culture of innovation and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA total of 126 commodities, fresh and processed, have been tested by PDP lab participants since USDA-PDP began,\u201d Tu said. \u201cPDP data are well regarded as the gold standard and used by many food safety organizations worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe USDA certificate of appreciation is an affirmation of the entire CAC Food Safety team\u2019s important contribution toward the USDA-PDP over the years,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s always been the workforce behind the program that truly made it a transformative success. This significant award recognizes our valuable input to the USDA-PDP and it encourages the team to maintain a culture with an innovative mindset that enables our team to grow. I am so proud of the team and our achievement. It has been such a privilege to work alongside a smart and talented group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Center for Analytical Chemistry<\/a>\u00a0is a branch of CDFA\u2019s\u00a0Division of Inspection Services<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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