Accreditation Commission for Conformity Assessment Bodies (ACCAB), India, is now an Associate member of ILAC.

ACCAB originally joined ILAC as an Affiliate Member in 2011 and we are now pleased to welcome ACCAB as an Associate member of ILAC.

The brochure Why become an Accredited Reference Material Producer has been published and is available here.

This brochure outlines the need for reference materials and the importance and value in accreditation for reference material producers.

It should also be noted for users of reference materials that ILAC G9:2005 Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Reference Materials has been withdrawn as ISO Guide 33:2015 Reference materials – Good practice in using reference materials replaces ILAC G9 and is available from www.iso.org

The signatory status of Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has been extended to include medical testing.

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

Association of Indian Laboratories (AOIL), India,  is welcomed as a Stakeholder member of ILAC.

We welcome (AOIL) and look forward to working with our (AOIL) colleagues.

Association Congolaises des Laboratoires (ASCOLAB), Democratic Republic of Congo,  is welcomed as a Stakeholder member of ILAC.

We welcome (ASCOLAB) and look forward to working with our (ASCOLAB) colleagues.

International Organization for Laboratories (IOL) is welcomed as a Stakeholder member of ILAC.

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

The signatory status of Department of Standards Malaysia (Standards Malaysia) has been extended to include inspection.

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

The signatory status of the Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) has been extended to include calibration.

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

9 June 2015 will mark World Accreditation Day. The focus this year is on the role accreditation plays in supporting the delivery of health and social care.

The day will be celebrated across the world. A joint statement from the Chairs of ILAC and IAF, as well as promotional materials, are available from World Accreditation Day 2015.

The ILAC MRA 2014 Annual Report provides information on the activities carried out as part of the peer evaluation process in 2014 to ensure that regulators and consumers of laboratory and inspection data are able to maintain confidence in the results produced under the ILAC MRA.

The ILAC MRA 2014 Annual Report is available here.