CATO Asia Laboratory Successfully Passed ISO 17034 Assessment

1.10 / 2020

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          Along with the development that more and more consumers come to be aware of the importance of healthcare around the world, consumers have gradually shifted their attitude from blindly follow suit to reasonable consumption, and meanwhile lock their focus and consideration of value on safety, quality and the capability of corresponding service. Safety is always and undoubtedly at the first position no matter in pharmaceutical, foodstuff, environment areas or industry area. 

          CATO, as a professional Reference Material Producer undertaking a mission being a guarder of global quality, always commits its expertise to supply governmental institutes, third party testing laboratories, pharmaceutical enterprises, food industries customers with excellent quality analytical Reference Materials of  pharmaceutical, foodstuff, environment, industry, pesticide residues, veterinary and natural extractives area, covering comprehensive aspects of consumers’ daily life. 


  Passed ANAD ISO 17034 Assessment  

         In the past few days, CATO’s Asia Laboratory has become one of the top Reference Materials Producers after obtaining the qualification certificate of ISO 17034 from ANAB. 



         During the assessment, audit experts from ANAB meticulously read all system documents of CATO and witnessed all subjects recognized by ANAB. The assessment works involve thorough evaluations of all employees, products scheming, productive procedures, homogeneity and stability as well as the determination of characteristics value and administrative processes of storage. In addition, ANAB experts also came up with a lot of professional suggestions. During assessment, experts completely recognized and highly appreciated the capabilities of education, training and practical operation of CATO technical team which meet ISO 17034 requirements.  

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        Approval of ISO 17034 assessment symbolizes the productive technology and system administration of CATO Asia laboratory have attained an advanced international level which will bring a better support for the development of inspection and testing industry.


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First and above, to choose a RMP with ISO 17034 



         ISO 17034 contains additional information on Reference Material Producers(RMPs). RMPs that meet the requirements of ISO 17034 are considered to be competent. RM from RMPs meeting the requirements of ISO 17034 are provided with a product information sheet/certificate that specifies, amongst other characteristics, homogeneity and stability for specified properties and, for certified RM, specified properties with certified values, their associated measurement uncertainty and metrological traceability. 


         In ISO 17025:2017 and CNAS CL01:2018, RM is defined as an equipment, besides, in chapter 6.4 and 6.5, it is also mentioned that : RMPs that meet the requirements of ISO 17034 are considered to be competent. So, for a laboratory to purchase RM, products provided by RMP meeting ISO 17034 should be preferentially considered. 


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About ANAB

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          (ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board(ANAB)is the largest multi-disciplinary certification body in North America. It is also a signatory to the multilateral accreditation arrangements of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). The ISO 17034 accreditation certificate issued by ANAB represents the international standard in the field of production of reference materials, obtaining ANAB ISO17034 recognition has also become an important basis for many large and medium-sized enterprises when selecting standards.