Quality Assurance
It is the general policy of Cefas to provide high quality science to meet customer requirements
and, where necessary, the requirements of accredited, and compliant, quality systems such as,
ISO/IEC 17025:2005, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations 1999, ISO/IEC 17020:1998, ISO
9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004. As such, the CRL and the wider Cefas laboratory operates under a
number of recognised accreditation systems.
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or
calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods,
non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods.
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is for use by laboratories in developing their management system for quality,
administrative and technical operations. Laboratory customers, regulatory authorities and accreditation
bodies may also use it in confirming or recognizing the competence of laboratories.
Further details are available on the Quality Management system ISO 17025
Standard (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories)
The CRL for Crustacean Diseases holds accredited laboratory status and compliance for Good Laboratory
Practice in the following areas:
Method for testing crustaceans for pathogens and notifiable diseases by histological analysis to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 at the Weymouth Laboratory.
The CRL for Crustacean Diseases is currently working towards accreditation in the following areas:
Molecular confirmation for WSD, YHD and TS to ISO/IEC 17025:2005