(IAS: Washington) -- International Accreditation Service (IAS) has been accepted as an accreditation body member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). IAS membership in the IAF will increase recognition and facilitate acceptance of IAS-accredited product certification agencies’ reports in more than 50 countries.

“In becoming a member of IAF, IAS is signaling a continuation of its ongoing commitment to the highest standards of conformity assessment that meet the changing needs of the global marketplace,” says Chuck Ramani, president of IAS. “The value that IAF membership brings to the market is important for IAS and the organizations that we accredit. Increasingly regulatory agencies, specifiers, and manufacturers recognize the value of IAF membership as a key indicator of an accreditation body’s commitment to highest levels of professionalism and credibility.”

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