What does it mean for a laboratory to pass CNAS certification?

CNAS national laboratory accreditation indicates that the laboratory has the technical ability to test or calibrate, and has been recognized by more than 40 national and regional laboratory accreditation bodies that have obtained mutual recognition agreements. CNAS is a national laboratory qualification accreditation and can be used as a third-party testing agency. CNAS is a metrological certification certificate for laboratory equipment, and the test data issued is authoritative and credible. CNAS certification is conducive to eliminating non-tariff trade technical barriers; the biggest benefit is to increase visibility and economic benefits! Certification of corporate instruments can make testing standardized, systematized, and internationally recognized.

CNAS certification: the English abbreviation of the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment.

Meaning: It is a national accreditation body approved and authorized by the National Certification and Accreditation Administration, which is responsible for the accreditation of certification bodies, laboratories, inspection agencies and other related institutions. It was merged and reorganized on the basis of the former China National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (CNAB) and the China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (CNAL).

CNAS certification areas:

Quality management system certification body accreditation;

Environmental management system certification body accreditation;

Occupational health and safety management system certification body accreditation;

Food safety management system certification body accreditation;

Software process and capability maturity assessment body accreditation;

Product certification body accreditation;

Organic product certification body accreditation;

Personnel certification body accreditation;

Good agricultural practice certification body accreditation

China CNAS certification and international organizations mutual recognition:

1. International Accreditation Forum (IAF) mutual recognition

2. International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) laboratory cooperation organization mutual recognition

China CNAS certification and regional organizations mutual recognition:

1. Mutual recognition with Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC)

2. Mutual recognition with Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)