Accreditation body
Definition
An independent national or international organisation that assesses laboratories against ISO 17025 or equivalent standards and grants formal accreditation. Examples include UKAS (United Kingdom), A2LA (USA), and DAkkS (Germany).
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- Reference collection
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- Quality Assurance, Reference Collections, and AccreditationAn independent national or international organisation that assesses laboratories against ISO 17025 or equivalent standards and grants formal accreditation. Exa...