Thursday, January 8, 2009

Standards of Compliance

"ISO/IEC 17025 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods."
For a DNA testing lab, this means that ISO/IEC 17025 is a set of standards that has been internationally established to ensure high-quality and technically acceptable laboratory and business practices. Specifically, a lab that is in compliance with ISO 17025 is a lab that produces reliable reports and is overseen by qualified and competent staff, meeting all international standards.

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