Official Listing of USDA Almond Aflatoxin Laboratory Approval Program 

Participants 

(Revised List Effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017) 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Agricultural Marketing Service Science 

and Technology Program 

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Room 3533‐S

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The participants listed below have been evaluated by the United States Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Marketing Service, and have been found to be in conformance with the requirements of

USDA, AMS Aflatoxin Laboratory Approval Program (Aflatoxin LAP). This Aflatoxin LAP is to assure 

participant laboratories perform validated confirmatory analysis of aflatoxins in almonds, pistachios

and peanuts. Annual approval is valid through December 31, 2017. 

Web Site: http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/lab-testing/aflatoxin

Company Approval Details List of Signatories

ADVANCE MYCOTOXIN LABORATORY

16070 Wildwood Road

Wasco, CA 93280

Tiffany Weldin

Quality Systems Director

Phone: 661 758 7790 Ext. 807

Fax: 661 758 7797

e-mail: aflalab@primexfarms.com

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Christina VanWorth

Elizabeth Sanchez

Tiffany Weldin

Steven Dominguez

BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS

1802 C Street

Sacramento, CA 95812

Donna Dean-Zavala

QA Lab Manager

Phone: 916 329 3361

Fax: 916 446 8697

e-mail: ddeanzavala@bdgrowers.com

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Donna Dean-Zavala

Uriel Guevara

Adriana Moyo

Jeremy Scheeler 

Maridette Feniquito 

Marcela Venegas 

Johanna Contreras 

CERTIFIED LABORATORIES, INC.

3241 Liberty Square Parkway

Turlock, CA 95380

Gurjit K. Dhaul, 

Chemistry Supervisor

Phone: 209 664 1100

Fax: 209 664 1101 

e-mail: GDhaul@certfied-laboratories.com

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Scott Foster

Melanie Byrne

Steven Mitchell

Richard Villegas

Gurjit Dhaul

Amber Williams

Gurjit Dhaul

Denise Melendez

Jaspreet Singh

Chris Sese

Brenda Hayes

Lisa Davis
Official Listing of USDA Almond Aflatoxin Laboratory Approval Program 

Participants 

(Revised List Effective January 01 , 2017 through December 31, 2017) 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Agricultural Marketing Service Science 

and Technology Program 

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Room 3533‐S

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Safe Food Alliance dba DFA OF 

CALIFORNIA / FRESNO 1855 

South Van Ness Avenue

Fresno, CA 93721

Pam Cooper: 

QA Manager 

Phone: 559 233 0604

Fax: 559 266 2199

e-mail: pamc@dafaofca.com

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Thomas Jones

Pam Cooper

Joni Bunnell

Melissa Medina

Margo Toyota

Mai Blia Lee

Safe Food Alliance dba DFA OF 

CALIFORNIA / KERMAN ALMOND

LABORATORIES 

1221 South Madera Avenue

Kerman, CA 93630

Pam Cooper: Quality 

Assurance Manager

Phone: 559 842 8803

Fax: 559 842 8803

e-mail: pamc@dfaofca.com

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Thomas Jones

Pam Cooper

Joni Bunnell

Melissa Medina

Margo Toyota

Mai Blia Lee

Safe Food Alliance dba DFA OF 

CALIFORNIA / Modesto 1220 

Reno Ave 

Suite E 

Modesto, CA 95351 

Pam Cooper QA 

Manager

Phone: 209 544 1414

Fax: 209 544 0906

e-mail: pamc@dfaofca.com

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Jon Kimble

Pam Cooper

Safe Food Alliance dba DFA OF 

CALIFORNIA/ YUBA CITY 770 

Stafford Way

Yuba City, CA 95991

Kraig Kunde

Operation/Business 

Development Manager

Phone: 530 673 6417

Fax: 530 673 6484

e-mail: kkunde@dafofca.com

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Jeremiah Szabo

Kraig Kunde

Pam Cooper
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Participants 

(Revised List Effective January 01, 2017 through December 31, 2017) 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Agricultural Marketing Service Science 

and Technology Program 

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Room 3533‐S

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FOOD SAFETY ANALYTICS

9341 E. Childs Avenue

Planada, CA 95365

Naga Lakshmanan, Ph. D.

Laboratory Director

Phone: 209 346 6292

Fax: 800 779 8430

e-mail: naga@fsa-lab.com

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Naga Lakshmanan,

Ph.D.

Huan Yan, Ph.D

Chada Gilbert Gois

FOOD SAFETY NET SERVICES (FSNS)

186 South West Avenue, Suite 104

Fresno, CA 93706

David Bosco

Regional Laboratory Manager - West

Phone: 559 443 1046

Fax: 559 443 2176

e-mail: David.Bosco@FSNS.com

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David Bosco

Elizabeth Ashley Perry

Grizelda Trevino 

Arthur Mkoian

Mai Her Yang

HORIZON NUT COMPANY, LLC

26487 North Highway 99

Tulare, CA 93274

Hien Tran

Quality Assurance Manager

Phone: 559 685 3663 Ext. 218

Fax: 559 685 9188

e-mail: htran@horizonnut.com

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Hien Tran

Asifa Baig

Andrew Howe

Julia Mireles

IEH - FRESNO

2602 North Sunnyside Avenue

Fresno, CA 93727

Ramon Aboytes

Laboratory Director

Phone: 559 277 6960

Fax: 559 277 6969

e-mail: Ramon.Aboytes@iehinc.com

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Ramon Aboytes

Priscila Buitimea

Michael Wolf

Merle Jacobs

Mariela Cardenas

Juan Garcia

Mauricio Salcedo

Edgar Santana

Omar Sernas
Official Listing of USDA Almond Aflatoxin Laboratory Approval Program 

Participants 

(Revised List Effective January 01, 2017 through December 31, 2017) 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Agricultural Marketing Service Science 

and Technology Program 

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Room 3533‐S

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IEH - JL ANALYTICAL

217 Primo Way

Modesto, CA 95358

Emesto Madueno/Michael Wolf

Vice President of Operations/Laboratory

Director

Phone: 209 538 8111

Fax: 209 538 3966

e-mail: emadueno@jlanalytical.com

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Michael Wolf

Pete Mostoufi

Ernesto Madueno

Tony Betschart

Amos Snider

Amber Fair

Tuan Nguyen

Frederick Ernest

Demseen Danielson

Obdulio Villalpando

JLA ARBUCKLE/NTEGRA

1795 Cortina School Road

Arbuckle, CA 95912

Saul A. Aguilar

Regional Laboratory Manager

Phone: 530 473 2446

Fax: 530 473 2331

e-mail: saulaguilar@jlaglobal.com

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Mike Jackson

Pam Cochran

Saul Aguilar

Guadalupe Ibarra

JLA LOST HILLS/IEH LABORATORIES

& CONSULTING GROUP

10429 King Road

Lost Hills, CA 93249

Amit Lachhwani/Michael Wolf

Laboratory Director

Phone: 206 920 4904

Fax: 661 787 6542

e-mail: amit.lachhwani@iehinc.com

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Michael Wolf

Edgar Santana

Ramon Aboytes

Nora Enriquez 

Norma Carreno

Juan Garcia

Ernesto Madueno

Veronica Perez 

Omar Sernas 

Priscila Buitimea

Mariela Cardenas

Merle Jacobs

SILLIKER, INC., NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

LABORATORIES

5262 Pirrone Court

Salida, CA 95368

Mike Erickson

Laboratory Director

Phone: 209 549 7508

Fax: 209 545 0245

e-mail: mike.erickson@silliker.com

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Mike Erickson

Heather Fullmer

Brian Oliveira

Miguel Pino

Caly Zmijewski