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National Institute for Food Control (NIFC) was Initial Assessment for the Certified Reference Materials and Reference Materials production from April 18-22, 2022 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

 

NIFC has implemented the production of certified reference materials and reference materials in accordance with ISO 17034:2016. On April 18-22, 2022 the initial assessment has been caried out by A2LA.

NIFC as the national reference laboratories under the Vietnam Ministry of Health, is responsible for organizing scientific and technological activities, linear directing in terms of technical expertise and training. Providing reference materials and proficiency testing schemes in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17043, being assessed and accredited by A2LA organization for two management systems according to international standards is an affirmation of the role and quality in the performance of assigned tasks.

After 5 days of working hard, A2LA's experts highly appreciated the good research designing and production of reference materials in compliance with the requirements of ISO 17034:2016. During the assessment, the experts made a some of recommendations, we respectfully and appreciate these recommendations to improve the quality management system of NIFC, as well as the production of reference materials in our Institute.

NIFC’s production of certified reference materials are based on diverse sample matrices and parameters. A2LA is going to submit to the Accreditation Council and will issue the certificate and scope of accreditation to NIFC soon. NIFC becomes the first Vietnamese reference materials producer in the food sector to be officially recognized to comply with the requirements of the ISO 17034:2016 - General requirements for the competence of reference material producers.