As a results of ISO/IEC’s recent update of Standard 17025:1999 to 17025:2005, ALACC is reforming its sub-committees that will focus on interpreting the standard for laboratories performing chemical, microbiological, and pharmaceutical testing. These three sub-committees are charged with updating the current ALACC Interpretive Guide to be consistent with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standards. The planned release of the updated document is September 2006.

The three sub-committees will complete their task through a series of conference calls and email discussions. Currently enrollment is open to all members of the TDLM division, however, a committee’s size may become limited by its chair if the committee becomes too large to be effective.

If you are interested in participating on any of the sub-committees, please contact Arlene Fox at AOAC headquarters (e-mail afox@aoac.org, telephone number: 301-924-7077 x143). Please note that participation is limited to members of the TDLM division of AOAC Int’l.

Regards,

John Szpylka
Technical Division on Laboratory Management (chair)
john.szpylka@genmills.com