A2LA Accreditation

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The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is a nationally recognized accreditation organization that accredits testing laboratories in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 (“General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories”).  In addition to national recognition, an A2LA accreditation is recognized by the European countries as well, and allows tests and test results to be accepted as a result a bilateral mutual recognition agreement with the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA).  A2LA is currently a signatory to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).  Accreditation bodies that are signatories to the APLAC MRA agree to recognize the technical equivalency of the test reports or calibration certificates issued by their accredited laboratories.  Additional information concerning other endorsements and agreements may be obtained from the A2LA web site at www.a2la.org.