Accreditations
CURRENT ACCREDITATION / APPROVALS
UKAS
UKAS (formally NAMAS) accreditation was granted in 1991 and ILS were one of the first laboratories to gain accreditation to ISO 17025:2005. for food testing.
Accreditation Certificate
Current Scope of Accreditation
Marks & Spencer (M&S) ISA
Following a successful M & S Independent Supplementary Audit (ISA) ILS Food Division has been awarded compliance for a range of Marks & Spencer plc food testing parameters.
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TESCO Laboratory Approval Scheme (TLAS)
ILS are now approved to undertake food testing under this scheme
Food testing laboratories joining the scheme will need to be UK based, undertaking work on products manufactured for Tesco, holds UKAS or other specified accreditation and carries out food testing for Salmonella, Listeria, Listeria Enumeration, Campylobacter or E. coli O157
The link below will take you to the home page for the TLAS and the ILS TLAS accreditation letter.
www.tlascheme.com
ILS Food Testing Accreditation and Scope

DEFRA/VLA Approval
ILS Food Division also has approval from DEFRA/VLA under the Animal By Products Regulations for the testing of Salmonella and Enterobactericeae.
MHRA Approval
ILS are currently named on well in excess of 100 product licences therefore ILS Pharma Division is regularly audited by the MHRA for compliance with GMP regulations (2003/94/EC as they relate to QC laboratories).
FDA Approval
ILS Pharma Division is also inspected by the FDA and we are proud to state that no ‘483’ observations have ever been raised in our 27 year inspection history.
SAFEcontractor

ILS are SAFEcontractor approved and accredited
SEDEX

ILS is member of SEDEX ethical data supply base.
http://www.sedex.org.uk/sedex/go.asp?u=/WebSite/Home&pm=6&location=Home

South East Health Technologies Alliance Ltd
http://www.sehta.co.uk/
ILS are members of SOFHT The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology


