| laboratory
certifications, accreditations, registrations, licenses, methodologies,
and standards |
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A2LA
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Established
in 1978 as a non-profit, public service, membership society,
A2LA accredits testing and calibration laboratories, inspection
bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference material
producers. |
| AAALAC |
AAALAC
is a private nonprofit organization that promotes the humane
treatment of animals in science through a voluntary accreditation
program. AAALAC stands for the "Association for Assessment
and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care." |
| AAMI |
Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Standards
for Medical Instrumentation. |
| AIHA |
American
Industrial Hygiene Association ( AIHA ) Laboratory accreditation
programs based on international standards administered by
the American Industrial Hygiene Association |
| ANSI |
The
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is an organization
that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization
and conformity assessment system |
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AOAC
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AOAC
is an international not-for-profit scientific association
that provides accreditation, proficiency testing, assessment
of methods and certification. AOAC “Official Methods of Analysis”
have been defined as “official” by regulations promulgated
for enforcement of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 CFR
2.19), recognized in Title 9 of USDA-FSIS Code of Federal
Regulations, and in some cases by the US environmental Protection
Agency |
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ASTM
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American
Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM )International is
a voluntary standards development organization for technical
standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
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BP
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British
Pharmacopoeia ( BP )is standards for medicinal substances
and pharmaceutical products in the UK. |
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CAB
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Conformity
Assessment Body (CAB) in accordance with the US-EU mutual
recognition agreement. |
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CLIA
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The
U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS )regulates
all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans
in the U.S. through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
(CLIA). In total CLIA covers approximately 175,000 laboratory
entities. The Division of Laboratory Services, within the
Survey and Certification Group, under the Center for Medicaid
and State Operations has the responsibility for implementing
the CLIA Program. |
| Codex
Alimentarius |
The
Codex Alimentarius are International standards for foods and
agriculture |
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DAR
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Deutscher
Akkreditierungs Rat ( DAR ) Germany Standards and Accreditation
System |
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DEA
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US
Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ). |
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DIN
V 55394-1/2:2000
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European
Standards for laboratories providing for Proficiency testing
by interlaboratory comparisons |
| DIN
EN 45003:1995 |
Calibration
and testing laboratory accreditation systems - General requirements
for operation and recognition |
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EP
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European
Pharmacopoeia ( EP )is standards for medicinal substances
and pharmaceutical products in the EU |
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EPA
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US
environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) . EPA's drinking water
standards program has established health based standards for
more than 80 contaminants. Laboratories in the US analyzing
drinking water compliance samples must be certified by EPA
or the State. |
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FDA
|
US
Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) |
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FHSA
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US
Federal Hazardous Substances Act ( FHSA ) |
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GLP
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Good
Laboratory Practices ( GLP ) are US Food and Drug Administration
regulations for Bioresearch Monitoring. |
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GMP
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Good
Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are US Food and Drug Administration
regulations for manufacturing and testing pharmaceuticals
and food products. |
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IEEE
|
Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. ( IEEE ) is
a non-profit, technical professional association with consensus-based
standards in the computer engineering, biomedical technology
and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer
electronics areas. |
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ISO
9000
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ISO
is a network of national standards institutes from 156 countries
working in partnership with international organizations, governments,
industry, business and consumer representatives. The ISO 9000
family is primarily concerned with "quality management". |
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ISO
17025
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ISO
is a network of national standards institutes from 156 countries
working in partnership with international organizations,
governments, industry, business and consumer representatives.
The ISO 17025 are the General requirements for the competence
of testing and calibration laboratories
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NATA
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NATA
is the Australia's Government-endorsed provider of accreditation
for laboratories and similar testing facilities. NATA is also
Australia's GLP compliance monitoring authority for Good Laboratory
Practice (GLP) and represents Australia on the OECD GLP Working
Group; |
| NCCLS |
NCCLS
is a global, nonprofit, standards-developing organization
that promotes the development and use of voluntary consensus
standards and guidelines within the healthcare community. |
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NELAC
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National
environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference ( NELAC
) is a US voluntary association of State and Federal agencies.
NELAC's purpose is to establish and promote mutually acceptable
performance standards for the operation of environmental laboratories. |
| NELAP |
The
US EPA's National environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NELAP) office provides support to NELAC and evaluation of
the accrediting authority programs. |
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NVLAP
|
National
Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) NVLAP is
part of the Standards Services Division within the US NIST
(National Institute of Standards and Technology ) Technology
Services. Fields of Accreditation include Calibration Laboratories,
Chemical Calibration, Dosimetry, Electromagnetic Compatibility
and Telecommunications, environmental, Fasteners and Metals
Information Technology Security Testing, Product Testing |
| SCC |
Standards
Council of Canada ( SCC )
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UKAS
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The
United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national
accreditation body recognised by the UK government to assess,
against internationally agreed standards, organisations that
provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration
services. Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence,
impartiality and performance capability of these evaluators.
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USDA
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US
Department of Agriculture |
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USP
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US
Pharmacopeia are standards established by the The United States
Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. to ensure the quality of medicines
for human and veterinary use |
