Micom has become the only Quebec laboratory accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by the A2LA for transportation simulation testing!

Montreal, February 3, 2022

The year 2021 ended well for Micom Laboratories by becoming the first Quebec laboratory to be accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) for transportation simulation testing. A2LA is one of the largest American accreditation bodies in the world, independent and internationally recognized. This organization ensures compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, among others, for the ISTA and ASTM transport simulation standards. Micom has been ISTA accredited for more than 15 years, which satisfied most of its customers. The new accreditation will give even more value to our customers in general and especially to those who need to submit our test results to regulatory bodies such as Health Canada and the Food & Drug Administration.

Adding ASTM-D4169 to our scope of accreditation – A benefit to the packaging industry

« Many of our customers need to demonstrate that their packaging meets the requirements of one or more distribution cycles of ASTM D-4169 which are different from the ISTA test methods. There was a need in Quebec for test servic