Inorganic Ventures' Certified Reference Materials

Is your standard as good as you think?

Concerned with the accuracy of your analyses? Remember, the quality of your standard will directly affect your results. But how can you gauge a standard's quality before you use it?

The International Standard Organization (ISO) provides worldwide guidelines for quality. Manufacturers can choose to apply for accreditations that are specific to their industry. After passing a series of rigorous audits, they'll receive the appropriate ISO accreditation. These accreditations help prove the validity of their "quality" claims to you, the consumer. But which ISO credentials are important?

Ideally, manufacturers of chemical standards (also known as certified reference materials or CRMs) should be accredited to three:
1) GOOD: ISO 9001:2000 Certifies that a manufacturer is running a business with quality-conscious procedures in place. However, this accreditation says nothing about laboratory proficiency or CRM production.
2) BETTER: ISO 17025:1999 To be ISO 17025 certified, a manufacturer must be proficient in laboratory testing as well as testing the quality of their products. Still, this guide does not require competency specific to CRM manufacturing.
3) BEST: ISO Guide 34:2000 This is the only accreditation that deals directly with the production of CRMs. All methods that the manufacturer uses to certify their standards must be validated and proven to be accurate. Surprisingly, very few CRM producers carry this key accreditation.

So the next time you're facing a decisive analysis, consider using a standard made by an ISO-accredited manufacturer. The more accreditations they hold, the more confident you can be in their product.

Inorganic Ventures is one of the only standard manufacturers to carry all three of these ISO accreditations. Visit Inorganic Ventures for more information.

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