IAS: News

IAS Offices will be closed for Labor Day, Monday, September 3,

Aug

The IAS offices will be open again on Tuesday, September 4.

ISO Appoints Dimitrios Katsieris to Expert Panel for Food Safety

Aug

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has appointed IAS Manager Dimitrios Katsieris to serve on the TC34 SC17 Expert panel for food safety for the next 2 years. In this position, Mr. Katsieris will be one of 6 Food…

Proposed Revisions to the Rules of Procedure for Accreditation Committee Meetings – Aug 2018

Aug

IAS is proposing revisions to the current rules of procedure for accreditation committee. The proposed revisions to the rules are being posted on the IAS website for a 30 day period, ending September 25, 2018.

The proposed rules can be viewed…

FDA Recognizes IAS as Accreditation Body Under FSMA Program

Aug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has recognized International Accreditation Services, Inc. (IAS) of Brea, California, as an accreditation body under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for a period of five years. This organization is being recognized because it…

Transitioning Your Laboratory To The New ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 Standard

Jun

Learn about the most current version of the ISO standard used to accredit calibration and testing laboratories. Read “Transitioning Your Laboratory to the New ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard” written by Helga A. Alexander, IAS Calibration Program Manager, and Dr. George Anastasopoulos, IAS Director…

World Accreditation Day is June 9

Jun

IAS is celebrating World Accreditation Day on June 9. This day marks a global initiative, jointly established by IAF and ILAC, to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. The theme of World Accreditation Day 2018 focuses on how accreditation delivers a safer…

IAS Attends 5th APLAC/PAC Joint Annual Meetings

Jun

IAS participated in the 5th APLAC/PAC Joint Annual Meetings held June 1-9, 2018 at the Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto), located at Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0001 Japan. The event was hosted by IAJapan, ISMS-AC, JAB and VLAC. On behalf…

World Metrology Day is May 20

May

World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on May 20, 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations. This treaty provides the basis for a coherent measurement system worldwide that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial…

Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co. (YASREF) Ltd. First Accredited to New ISO/IEC 17025:2017

May

Congratulations Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co. (YASREF) Ltd. for becoming the first laboratory to achieve accreditation by International Accreditation Service, in compliance to the new standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Recognized for IAS Building Department Accreditation

May

May 2, 2018–IAS recognized the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for achieving IAS Building Department Accreditation. View Certificate of Accreditation BDA-153

Raj Nathan, IAS President, presents plaque to Rashad Young, City Administrator, Government of District…