ILAC News Published

The 47th edition of ILAC News has been published and is available here

Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB), Bangladesh, is now a Full Member of ILAC.

BAB has become a signatory to the ILAC MRA for testing (ISO/IEC 17025) via the APLAC MRA.  BAB originally joined ILAC as an Affiliate Member in 2010 and we are now pleased to welcome BAB as a Full Member of ILAC.

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

IAF/ILAC-A6:02/2015 has been published and is available Invalid download ID. .

This document describes the procedures to be followed in the development, approval and maintenance of IAF/ILAC A-Series documents.

An updated version of the ISO/IAF/ILAC communiqué on ISO 15189 accreditation is now available from here under the ISO – IAF – ILAC MoU section.  This communiqué has been updated to reflect the 2012 edition of ISO 15189 that is now in widespread use.  The associated press release has also been updated to reflect this change.

National Accreditation Office (ONA), Nicaragua, is welcomed as a Full Member of ILAC.

ONA has become a signatory to the ILAC MRA for testing via the IAAC MLA.  We welcome ONA as a Full Member and look forward to working with our ONA colleagues

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

ILAC and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) have renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was first established in July 2010. The MoU was established to inform and support cooperation between ILAC and IFCC in the area of medical laboratory accreditation. 

The MoU is available to download here.

Organismo Salvadoreño de Acreditación (OSA), El Salvador, is now a Full Member of ILAC.

OSA has become a signatory to the ILAC MRA for testing (ISO/IEC 17025) via the IAAC MLA.  OSA originally joined ILAC as an Affiliate in 2000 and we are now pleased to welcome OSA as a Full Member of ILAC.

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

ILAC R3:12/2014 and Supplement 1 to ILAC R3 have been published and are available here.

ILAC R3 presents the ILAC Strategic Plan for the period 2015 – 2020 inclusive.

Supplement 1 sets out the top-level actions to implement the Strategic Objectives.

The signatory status of the National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine (NAAU) has been extended to include inspection.

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available from  “here“

Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) is welcomed as an Affiliate member of ILAC.

We welcome MLSCN and look forward to working with our MLSCN colleagues.