Our commitment to quality
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Marine Biotoxins (EURLMB), part of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN), operates under the accreditation of the National Accreditation Body (ENAC), in accordance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.”
The EURLMB has developed a Quality Management System in accordance with this Standard and, at the same time, based on a commitment from EURLMB management to good professional practices. The general objectives of this system are:
- To comply with the requirements of the European Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025, as required by REGULATION (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017.
- To establish and support the activities described in the Quality System documents, aimed at producing consistent and reliable results and continuously improving activities.
- To demonstrate the technical competence of the EURLMB, as required by ISO/IEC 17025, through the maintenance of accreditation by a recognized Accreditation Body.
