Is there any agency that will certify a lab facility?

No, there is no outside certifying agency, but the facility must meet all criteria described in the "Laboratory Biosafety Manual" published by the World Health Organization www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety and in the"Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories" published by CDC-NIH www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/biosfty.htm

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