ISO 17025

ISO 17025 and IEC 17025 Laboratory Accreditation is the criteria for laboratories to demonstrate the technical competence to carry out specific test methods; generate valid calibration data, test results, and operate an effective quality system. ISO 17025 applies to any organization that wants to assure its customers of its precision, accuracy and repeatability of results.
ISO 17025 certified manufacturers demonstrate to their customers that the product quality laboratories optimally perform specified tests on the products supplied; laboratory personnel are trained and qualified to conduct these tests; instruments utilized are calibrated and serviced, results are properly reported, and that all of these processes have been confirmed by an independent auditor.
Analytical tests and associated data generated by accredited supplier laboratories are typically not reproduced by the clients that purchase the products. With measurement and measurement related operations estimated to account for 3% to 6% of industrialized countries’ GDP, accredited laboratories are able to command higher prices than their non-accredited competitors.