American Council of Independant Labs

ACIL - NACLA Sign New Agreement on Accreditation Standards

The press release regarding an agreement signed between the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) and the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA) can be found at the following link: http://www.acil.org/associations/1304/files/ACILNACLAPressRelease.pdf.

ACIL is the trade association representing independent, commercial scientific and engineering firms. Its members are professional services firms engaged in testing, product certification, consulting, and research and development. Affiliated membership is available to manufacturers laboratories, consultants, and suppliers to the industry.

The association was founded in 1937 as the American Council of Commercial Laboratories. It was later incorporated in the State of New York as the American Council of Independent Laboratories.

ACIL defines independent scientific and engineering services firms as commercial entities engaged in analysis, testing, inspection, materials engineering, sampling, product certification, research and development and related consulting services for the public. They are not affiliated with any institution, company, or trade group that might affect their ability to conduct investigations, render reports, or give professional, objective, and unbiased counsel.