A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Adam Gouker, A2LA General Manager, Accreditation Services In recognition of the need for international standards within the cannabis industry, ASTM International held an organization meeting at their headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA on Tuesday, February
A2LA Attends the 2017 “Emerald Conference” in Support of Quality in Cannabis Testing
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program Manager Although the name of the conference may imply otherwise, this was not a conference on gemstones. A2LA CEO, Lonnie Spires, and A2LA Biosafety Program Manager, Roger Brauninger, traveled to San Diego, California
A2LA Chosen to Credential Cannabis Testing Laboratories in the State of Alaska
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program Manager A2LA has been awarded a contract with the state of Alaska, under Alaska regulation AAC 306, to provide credentialing services for five marijuana testing facilities in the State. The contract requires that
A2LA Expands IAAC Scope of Recognition to Include Proficiency Testing Providers & Reference Materials Producers
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Kelsey Roberts, A2LA Marketing & Business Development Manager A2LA is proud to announce that its Scope of Recognition as an Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Multi-Lateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) signatory has been expanded to include
A2LA Recognized by The NELAC Institute (TNI) for Accrediting Environmental Laboratories
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Chris Gunning, A2LA Accreditation Manager A2LA is proud to announce that it has received recognition as a non-governmental accreditation body (NGAB) from The NELAC Institute (TNI) for accrediting environmental laboratories, using ISO/IEC 17025 and the TNI
A2LA Welcomes New Staff
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Lauren Bisson, A2LA HR Generalist Since the New Year began, A2LA is pleased to welcome Four new staff members to the A2LA team! Ms. Sunayna Johnson joined A2LA in January 2017, filling the newly-created position of Project Coordinator. Ms. Johnson earned her
A2LA Welcomes Newly Approved Lead Assessors
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 132 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director of Accreditation Services Since the previous issue of A2LA Today, the following individuals have achieved the status of “Staff Approved Lead Assessor” and have begun performing assessments for A2LA: Paul Matera – December
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – Forensic Q&A
A2LA Forensic accreditation program experts conducted a live Q&A for forensic laboratories to ask questions about the newly published standard.