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October 17, 2022

A2LA First Accreditation Body to Include ISO 20387 in APAC Mutual Recognition Agreement

June 28, 2022 – Frederick, MD – The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), one of the largest conformity assessment accreditation bodies in the world, is proud to announce that ISO 20387 has been added to its Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with The Asia Pacific Accreditation

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September 2, 2022

New Semiconductor Chip Bills & The Value of Accreditation & Testing

Semiconductors have regularly made headlines this summer as congress deliberated on several bills in efforts to bolster the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry. Congress passed HB 4346, referred to as the “Chips-plus” and the “chips and science” bill, volleying it to the Executive Branch for

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July 14, 2022

A2LA First to Receive Official FDA LAAF Recognition: How to Get Your Application Started

A2LA received recognition by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an FDA LAAF Accrediting Body. The Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) became official on February 1, 2022, and A2LA is very proud to be the first to be approved and ready to offer A2LA

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June 28, 2022

A2LA’s Cyber Security Program Expands to Include ISASecure™ Certification Schemes for Automation Controls

June 28, 2022 - Frederick, MD – The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is proud to announce its cooperation with The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ICSI) on ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation of third-party product certification bodies operating ISASecure™ certification schemes

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June 9, 2022

World Accreditation Day 2022

June 9, 2022 is World Accreditation Day, celebrated globally since 2007. The 2022 World Accreditation Day (WAD) theme is Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment. How can accreditation support two visions: economic growth and a healthy environment, two objectives that

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May 23, 2022

A2LA is a Recognized Accreditation Body for the FDA FSMA LAAF Program

Effective May 23, 2022, A2LA is recognized to accredit laboratories under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program. Under the LAAF program, LAAF-recognized Accrediting Bodies (AB) may accredit testing laboratories to the

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May 20, 2022

World Metrology Day: Metrology in the Digital Era

World Metrology Day is observed on May 20th and commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875 by representatives from seventeen nations. The convention aimed to establish ‘worldwide uniformity of measurement.’ The theme this year is "Metrology in the Digital Era."

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April 8, 2022

A2LA 2021 Annual Report

At the end of 2021, A2LA had over 4,000 actively accredited certificates representing all 50 US states and a variety of foreign countries, and 272 contracted assessors. Download the 2021 Annual Report

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