Food Testing and Method Selection
Selecting an appropriate test method for food products is never a one-size-fits-all proposition. Food products range from raw ingredients to processed foods and beverages in…
Do I Need a Reference Material or a Certified Reference Material?
Laboratories and laboratory-related organizations use reference materials (RMs) and certified reference materials (CRMs) for a variety of reasons, such as ensuring the validity of results,…
Overview of ISO/IEC 17011
ISO/IEC 17011 is an international standard that specifies the requirements for competence, consistent operation, and impartiality of accreditation bodies assessing and accrediting conformity assessment bodies….
What Is ISO 17034?
Laboratories often work with reference materials (RMs) for equipment calibration, method validation, general research, and quality control. Reliability in RMs is essential because any fault…
Uncertain Measurement
We depend on devices and equipment to improve the quality of our lives. These products and equipment are manufactured, assembled, and tested to meet exacting…
Fundamentals of Internal Auditing
Internal audits are required by many ISO certification and accreditation standards, such as ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025. This stresses the importance of a vast…
Remote Assessments for Laboratories
What Is a Remote Assessment? ISO/IEC 17011:2017 defines remote assessment as an assessment of the physical location or virtual site of a conformity assessment body…
IQ/OQ/PQ in Equipment Verification and Validation
Ensuring laboratory equipment operates as expected is critically important to the validity of results generated by the laboratory. As part of process validation through IQ/OQ/PQ,…
Why Do You Need a Management Review?
Why Do You Need a Management Review? Would you fly or sail over the oceans without instruments to navigate your way? A small error at…