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Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. [ edit ] Johnson is the founder and owner of Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc., a private accrediting body that "validates the competency of testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, reference material producers and sampling organizations through the use of international and ...
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard for which most labs must hold accreditation in order to be deemed technically competent.
(The Certificate of Accreditation and testing scope is linked to from CTC’s Quality Commitment webpage.) It is a testament to the high standards upheld by the laboratory in delivering accurate and reliable testing services. "We are extremely proud of achieving the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation," said Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC President and CEO.
Only laboratories applying for a certificate of compliance or a certificate of accreditation will receive a certificate of registration. CoC: Certificate of Compliance: Issued to a laboratory once the State Agency or CMS surveyors conduct a survey (inspection) and determine that the laboratory is compliant with the applicable CLIA requirements.
A certified reference material is a particular form of measurement standard. Reference materials are particularly important for analytical chemistry and clinical analysis. [ 2 ] Since most analytical instrumentation is comparative, it requires a sample of known composition (reference material) for accurate calibration.
A certificate of analysis (COA) is a formal laboratory-prepared document that details the results of (and sometimes the specifications and analytical methods for) one or more laboratory analyses, signed—manually or electronically—by an authorized representative of the entity conducting the analyses. This document gives assurances to the ...
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) is an agreement for the mutual recognition of accredited certification between IAF Accreditation Body (AB) Member signatories. This agreement allows for the acceptance of accredited certification in many markets based on one accreditation.
This developing system of international mutual recognition agreements between accreditation bodies has enabled accredited laboratories to achieve a form of international recognition, and allowed test data accompanying exported goods to be readily accepted on overseas markets amongst the countries which have already qualified as significant to ...