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
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 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
Revising ISO/IEC 17025 – A Summary of CASCO WG44 Meeting 5
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133By Trace McInturff, Senior Director of Accreditation ServicesCASCO Working Group (WG) 44 held its fifth meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 20-23 September 2016 at the ISO headquarters. Forty-One delegates and nineteen liaison members were in attendance plus