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CLO Value – Clothing Insulation Testing and Research

With many of us in the Northern Hemisphere experiencing frost, snow, and ice, people are reaching for insulated jackets, gloves, and boots for warmth. Hence, the terms CLO Value, TOG, and the GSM may be really important. Today, ContractLaboratory.com received a...

CLO Value – Clothing Insulation Testing

Shoe and Footwear Testing | Heels, Work Boots, Sneakers

Passion might lead you to design, sell or purchase beautiful shoes, but industry standards and shoe and footwear testing make them safe to wear! Water-proof hiking boots, strappy stiletto heels, high-performance sneakers, cute children's sandals, steel toe safety...

Shoe Testing

Biocompatibility Testing for Medical Devices

Biocompatibility testing is commonly done for medical devices with testing ranging from screening of new materials to safety evaluations. The term "biocompatibility" refers to the compatibility of materials with living tissue. Biocompatibility testing is required...

Medical Device Biocompatiability Testing

Food Recalls

The FDA has issued more than 13 food recalls in the last 7 days. The recalls were related to undeclared ingredients like soy, milk, and eggs, Listeria and E. coli, and products not being manufactured in compliance with cGMPs. The FDA posts all food recalls on their...

Food Recalls Testing

Electromagnetic Interference EMI Testing

Electromagnetic interference, or EMI, is a test done to determine the amount of energy an electric product produces. If the amount of energy emitted is too high it can interfere with other energy-emitting electric products, for example, a microwave may disrupt the...

Electromagnetic Interference EMI Testing

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...

Genetics and Genomics Testing

Genetics and genomics testing are tests that involve genetic material. Though similar, genetics and genomics are actually quite different. Genetics is the study of single genes and how they affect a person, while genomics is the study of all an organism's genes....

10 Reasons to Outsource Laboratory Testing

Are you a company trying to make the decision on whether to outsource testing or perform your testing in-house? Here's an infographic that might help you with your decision. Find laboratories to outsource laboratory testing to by visiting contractlaboratory.com or...

Halloween Costume Flammability Testing

The Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that in 2011, more than 3,500 Halloween-related injuries occurred in October and November. Injuries due to costumes included falls, collisions, and burns. Halloween costume flammability testing ensures the costume...

7 Carcinogens Added to 14th Report on Carcinogens

On November 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its 14th Report on Carcinogens, or RoC. This report includes 248 chemicals, agents, substances, viruses, etc, that are known to, or have reason to believe, cause cancer in humans. Five...

Medical Device Testing | Cleaning & Validation

Medical device testing is of major importance to companies and manufacturers as a device failure can cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. Medical device testing helps to ensure kinks or vulnerabilities are worked out before the device reaches the...

Laboratory Outsourcing FAQs

Contract Laboratory knows laboratory outsourcing and scientific sourcing! As the first and largest web-based platform for facilitating and centralizing laboratory outsourcing and scientific sourcing, Contract Laboratory has helped facilitate over 80,000 laboratory...

Laboratory Outsourcing FAQs

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