A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134June 9, 2017 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation.This
Summary of CASCO ISO/IEC 17025 WG44 Drafting Group Meeting 2
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director, Accreditation Services CASCO ISO/IEC 17025 WG44 held its second drafting group (DG) meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 1 - 3, 2017 at the NRC office. 18 delegates were in attendance. A2LA was
A2LA Attends Initial ASTM Organizational Meeting for Cannabis Committee
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 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
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.
ISO/IEC 17025 Identified as an Approved Forensic Standard by the OSAC
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133By Karin Athanas, Government and Regulatory Affairs ManagerThe 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