International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
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The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation or ILAC started as a conference in 1977 with the aim of developing international cooperation for facilitating trade by promotion of the acceptance of accredited test and calibration results. In 1996, ILAC became a formal cooperation with a charter to establish a network of mutual recognition agreements among accreditation bodies that would fulfil this aim.
The ultimate aim of the ILAC is increased use and acceptance by industry as well as government of the results from accredited laboratories, including results from laboratories in other countries. In this way, the free-trade goal of a 'product tested once and accepted everywhere' can be realised.
The ultimate aim of the ILAC is increased use and acceptance by industry as well as government of the results from accredited laboratories, including results from laboratories in other countries. In this way, the free-trade goal of a 'product tested once and accepted everywhere' can be realised.
See also
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- International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory MedicineInternational Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory MedicineThe International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine or IFCC was founded in 1952 to promote a global vision of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine worldwide and to be the leading organization in the field...
- Institute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsInstitute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsThe Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements , located in Geel, Belgium, is one of the seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre , a Directorate-General of the European Commission ....
(IRMM) - Reference rangeReference rangeIn health-related fields, a reference range or reference interval usually describes the variations of a measurement or value in healthy individuals...
- Reference values
- ISO 17025