In This Issue... 2018 Marks A2LA’s 40th Anniversary in the Laboratory Accreditation Industry Highlights from the 2018 A2LA Technical Forum & Annual Meeting A2LA Reapproved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as an Accreditation Organization Under the CLIA 88 A2LA Accredits First
A2LA 2018 Annual Report
A2LA is a non-profit, non-governmental, public service, membership society dedicated to the formal recognition of competent laboratories and related activities. During 2018, A2LA maintained a membership of 641 individuals and organizations. Download the 2018 Annual Report
A2LA Stakeholders Participate in Award-Winning AOAC Working Group on Cannabis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A2LA Staff Participates in Award-Winning AOAC Working Group on CannabisOctober 6, 2017, Frederick, MD – Members of the Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods (SPSFAM) “Cannabis Potency” Working Group were awarded the Official Methods Board (OMB) Award for
ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 Update
A2LA Today l December 2017 l Number 137 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director, Accreditation ServicesISO/IEC 17025:2017 was approved and released on November 29, 2017. As previously determined, ILAC (as well as the regional bodies APLAC and IAAC) have mandated a 3-year implementation for all
ISO/IEC 17025 Identified as an Approved Forensic Standard by the OSAC
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Karin Athanas, Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), a forensic organization administered by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has recently completed its review of the ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 Update
A2LA Today l December 2017 l Number 137 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director, Accreditation Services ISO/IEC 17025:2017 was approved and released on November 29, 2017. As previously determined, ILAC (as well as the regional bodies APLAC and IAAC) have mandated a 3-year implementation for all
New & Updated Documents December 2017
A2LA Today l December 2017 l Number 137 By Pam Wright, A2LA Quality Manager The following documents have been updated within the controlled A2LA management system. The following documents are available on the A2LA website or on your customized portal (as appropriate) unless otherwise
Responding to the Assessor Deficiency Report
Instructions to Responding to the Assessor Deficiency Report - Medical Download Resource