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Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Canadian General Standards Board CAN/CGSB Testing

Why is Canadian General Standards Board CAN/CGSB testing important Contract Laboratory received a request to facilitate the outsourcing of Canadian General Standards Board CAN/CGSB Testing for textiles. CAN/CGSB is an abbreviation for the Canadian General Standards...

What are USP Standards?

The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is a nonprofit organization aimed at helping to improve human health worldwide through the creation of standards that ensure the "quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and foods." Additionally, the USP publishes drug product and...

Medical Device Sterilization Validation Testing

Medical Device Sterilization Validation is imperative for invasive sterile medical products such as implants and reusable surgical instruments. ContractLaboratory.com routinely helps manufacturers, distributors, and healthcare facilities with their sterilization...

Medical Device Sterilization

What is DIN Testing?

A German standardization body, DIN stands for Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. in German.  Translated into English, it means German Institute for Standardization. Founded in Berlin in 1917, DIN has developed about  30,000 standards. Interestingly enough,  it has...

Salmonella Testing and Analysis in Food

Need testing for salmonella done? A golden brown turkey, fragrant cornbread stuffing with sage and smooth creamy gravy. A classic traditional favorite at Thanksgiving. While families are finding their heirloom roasting pans and gravy bowls, manufacturers' and...

Adhesive Testing

To test their bonding strength, adhesive testing is performed on tapes, glues, gels, paint, and other substances. Testing is performed at different temperatures and is also done to determine the strength and failure point of the adhesive. Bonding failure can occur...

Pathogen Testing in the Food Industry

Pathogen testing is of major importance to the food industry as there are 31 known bacteria and virus-causing pathogens, and more unidentified agents, that cause foodborne illnesses. The elimination of these disease-causing pathogens is a desire for the entire food...

Why Does Laboratory Proficiency Testing Matter?

Laboratory Proficiency Testing, sometimes referred to as inter-laboratory comparison, is used to assess the performance of laboratories by having them perform specific tests or measurements. Laboratory Proficiency Testing is performed by sending a specific item for...

Laboratory Proficiency Testing

Outsourcing Antibody Research Studies

Contract Laboratory frequently works with Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Healthcare companies in the outsourcing of their Antibody Research Studies. Below are some examples of Antibody Research Studies projects that we have worked with. France University...

Outsourcing Antibody Research Studies

Antibiotics in Food – 3rd Annual Report Released

In the third annual "Chain Reaction" report, the most popular US fast food chains are graded on their use of antibiotics in food, specifically meat,  as well as their policies and meat sourcing practices. Historically, antibiotics have been given to animals that...

Quality Control Testing and Why it Matters

The Importance of Quality Control Testing Quality control is defined as having a set of quality criteria or meeting the requirements of the client or customer. In a regulated environment, the integrity of your products needs to have a Quality System which performs...

Technical Standards Explained |ASTM Standards

ASTM Standards are technical standards developed by ASTM International.  These technical standards apply  a broad range of products, systems, and even services. Having established more than 12,575 standards globally, ASTM International is one of the largest...

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