The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation or ILAC started as a conference in 1977 with the aim of developing international cooperation for facilitating trade by promotion of the acceptance of accredited test and calibration results. In 1996, ILAC became a formal cooperation with a charter to establish a network of mutual recognition agreements among accreditation bodies that would fulfil this aim.
The ultimate aim of the ILAC is increased use and acceptance by industry as well as government of the results from accredited laboratories, including results from laboratories in other countries. In this way, the free-trade goal of a 'product tested once and accepted everywhere' can be realised.
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Accreditation
Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...
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Good laboratory practice (GLP)
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Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)
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International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
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ISO/IEC 17025
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main ISO/IEC standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard for which most labs must h ...
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Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine
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External links
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation(ILAC)
ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA)ISO/IEC 17025 Resource Center
Standards organisations in Australia
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