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MBL Is Accredited To ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Mold & Bacteria Consulting Laboratories is accredited by the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) to the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard. 

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Standard

When a laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the laboratory and its clients are assured that the lab has met defined standards for performance based on examination of a variety of criteria.  CALA assess participating laboratories to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17011 standard. Granting of CALA accreditation requires a laboratory to successfully complete an initial site assessment and to maintain accreditation the laboratory must successfully complete a site visit a year following the initial visit and every two years thereafter.

Scope of Accreditation

MBL is accredited for specific analyses of fungi and bacteria in culturable and non-culturable air samples, water samples, surface samples, and bulk samples. We’re also accredited for Legionella testing. 

Canadian Accrediting Bodies

There are two Canadian based accrediting bodies, the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc.(CALA) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). Both of these accrediting bodies are recognized by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) as equally competent accreditors of testing and/or calibration laboratories.

Salmonella food poisoning and symptoms

Salmonella food poisoning has been a growing concern in recent news. It has frequently lead to recalls of beef, salads and organic products and, even peanut butter products. Salmonella food poisoning occurs when one eats raw or undercooked foods such meat, poultry, eggs or egg products. Properly cooked food can get contaminated with Salmonella if […]

Legionella pneumophila – Guidelines for Laboratory Interpretation

Legionella pneumophila is a Gram negative, aerobic bacteria that is characterized as an opportunistic pathogen. It is the cause of Legionnaires’ Disease, a severe form of pneumonia and, it is the cause of Pontiac fever, a non-pneumonic form of L. pneumophila infection. Legionella spp.’s mode of transmission is through aerosols or aspiration of contaminated water. The Public Health […]

The Indoor Mold Is An Early Warning Device

The mold (or mould, in the Queen’s English) has been the victim of a bad press. Mention the word and it conjures up an image of something rotting or in the process of decomposition. And yet, were it not for the mold that inspired the discovery of penicillin millions of lives would have been lost. […]