FDA Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA)
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced recognized accreditation bodies (ABs), including ANAB, for the Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) Pilot program. […]
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What Are Soft Skills?
To be an effective auditor or assessor, it takes a variety of soft skills. But what exactly are they and how can you acquire them? […]
The Benefits of Training
Effective training can enhance personnel competence in a variety of areas, such as internal auditing, data validation, risk analysis, method validation and method performance. It […]
Benefits of Addressing Nonconformities in the Laboratory
It’s important for laboratories to plan and take action to avoid or eliminate nonconformities to reduce waste and rework, improve efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction. […]
What is Root Cause Analysis?
Root cause is a set of circumstances that leads to failure. In the context of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, failure can be considered a nonconformance within the […]
The Importance of Internal Audits and Management Review
Internal audits and management review are required elements within any management system, and both are important to maintaining the health of your organization. While internal […]
Benefits of ILC/PT (Inter-Laboratory Comparisons/Proficiency Testing)
This post deals with the benefits of inter-laboratory comparisons/proficiency test participation and other uses of inter-laboratory comparisons/proficiency test data. Inter-laboratory comparisons (ILC) require organization, performance, […]
Tips for Transitioning to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
A new ANAB webcast can help you prepare your laboratory for its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 assessment in 2019. As 2018 winds down, laboratories accredited by ANAB […]
Approaches to Risk-based Thinking in Labs
ANAB’s new web-based training course provides an introduction to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 concept of risk-based thinking and a basic process to identify, analyze, and mitigate […]
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 […]