ISO 50001 Gets a Boost
ISO 50001 was recently revised, making it even more effective to tackle the world’s energy challenges and address climate change concerns. First published in 2011, ISO 50001, Energy management […]
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The ANAB Blog: timely information about accreditation. The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANSI.
The largest multi-disciplinary accreditation body in North America, ANAB accredits management systems, product, and personnel certification bodies, calibration and testing labs, forensic service providers, inspection bodies, police crime units, reference material producers, and proficiency test providers.
ANAB offers accreditation to numerous standards, including ISO/IEC 17021-1, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17043, ISO 17034, ISO 14065, and ISO/IEC 17020.
ANAB Accreditation for FCC Testing Laboratories
ANAB provides accreditation for several programs related to electromagnetic compatibility, radio, and telecommunications. ANAB is both NIST-listed and FCC-recognized, with programs for FCC testing laboratories […]
AAFCO and ISO/IEC 17025
The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA) encourages feed testing laboratories to become accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 demonstrates the technical […]
Accreditation for Certification of Pharmaceutical Packaging
ANAB is about to launch an accreditation program for certification bodies that wish to offer certification for ISO 15378, Primary packaging materials for medicinal products […]
FSMA, Foreign Suppliers, and Third-Party
Foodborne illness strikes 48 million Americans annually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requiring hospitalization for more than 120,000 people and […]
ANAB Forensic Team in Malaysia
An ANAB team of 32 forensic scientists from 24 organizations located in three different countries is conducting an assessment of the Department of Chemistry Malaysia. […]
ISO/IEC 17025 and the Automotive Industry
Improvements in quality and performance in the automotive industry make headlines regularly. This is being accomplished while teams become familiar with the third edition of […]
AOAC Add-on Accreditation with ISO/IEC 17025
ANAB offers AOAC accreditation as an add-on to ISO/IEC 17025 and will soon offer an online training module covering AOAC requirements. The Association of Official […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 5
This is the fifth in a series of posts about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 4
This the fourth post about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the global standard for calibration […]