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A2LA Launches Cybersecurity Inspection Body Program
This third-party accreditation offers an independent review of an organization’s compliance to both ISO/IEC 17020 as well as technical program requirements for the desired scope of accreditation.
A2LA Issues First Accreditation to Newly Published ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Fischer Custom Communications is accredited to perform electrical – R/F microwave calibrations and has been accredited by A2LA, previously under the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard, for over 10 years.
A2LA Accredits First Recreational Marijuana Laboratory in Alaska to ISO/IEC 17025
A2LA Accredits First Recreational Marijuana Laboratory in Alaska to ISO/IEC 17025
A2LA Stakeholders Participate in Award-Winning AOAC Working Group on Cannabis
A2LA stakeholders on the working group include Mr. Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program Manager, Dr. Susan Audino, A2LA Assessor and Trainer, and Mr. Seth Wong of A2LA-accredited TEQ Laboratories.
ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 Update
A2LA Today l December 2017 l Number 137 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director, Accreditation Services
A2LA Recognized by U.S. Department of Energy to Provide Accreditation in Consolidated Audit Program (DOECAP)
A2LA has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Consolidated Audit Program (DOECAP) to provide accreditation to commercial analytical environmental laboratories.
First A2LA ISO 15189 Accreditation in South America
Guyana Laboratory is First South American Laboratory to Achieve A2LA ISO 15189:2012 Accreditation
A2LA Welcomes New Staff - September 2017
A2LA Today l September 2017 l Number 136 By Lauren Bisson, A2LA HR Generalist