FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Roger Brauninger Phone: 301.644.3233rbrauninger@A2LA.orgAugust 1, 2018, Frederick, MD – A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of Viridis Analytics DBA EVIO Labs Massachusetts to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for cannabis testing. EVIO Labs
A2LA Accredits First Recreational Marijuana Lab in AK to ISO/IEC 17025
April 20, 2018, Frederick, MD – A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of The New Frontier Research (TNFR) laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for cannabis testing. TNFR, based in Wasilla, which was earlier assessed by A2LA for competence and proficiency to perform the minimum required tests, as
A2LA Stakeholders Participate in AOAC Working Group on Cannabis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A2LA Staff Participates in Award-Winning AOAC Working Group on Cannabis October 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
A2LA Attends First ASTM Organizational Meeting for Cannabis Committee
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Adam Gouker, A2LA General Manager, Accreditation ServicesIn 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 ManagerAlthough 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 Alaska
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program ManagerA2LA 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 these
A2LA Accredits First Cannabis Testing Laboratory in Washington State
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Program ManagerOn May 3, 2017 A2LA was pleased to issue its first ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for cannabis testing in the State of Washington. This was a scope expansion recognizing the competence of the Washington State Department
AOAC and Industry to Set Voluntary Consensus Standards for Cannabis
A2LA Today l September 2016 l Number 132 By Susan Audino, S.A. Audino and Associates, LLC *reprinted from the May/June 2016 issue of AOAC Inside Laboratory Management AOAC and industry are partnering to develop Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) in an effort to find the best