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NATA CEO Jennifer Evans speaking to 7 News Sydney about Covid-19 Accredited Labs
NATA has prioritised working with the Department of Health, relevant organisations and our members to fulfil the national accreditation needs for COVID-19 testing. In an unprecedented time frame and without compromising our technical rigour, we have accredited…
May 27, 2021
Webinar: Publication ISO 16140-3 ‘Method verification’
Validation and verification of test methods can be very challenging and getting it right first time is essential to the validity of results generated. Microbiological methods are especially challenging and ISO TC 34 SC9 Food Microbiology…
March 5, 2021
Scope of Accreditation extension requests
All requests to extend the scope of accreditation of a facility must be received in writing from the Authorised Representative. To facilitate the proposed extension the following supporting information should be provided with the request in…
July 29, 2020
Give your input to the survey on digitalisation in conformity assessment
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM, Germany), the Technische Universität Berlin, Fraunhofer ISI (Germany), and the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) are jointly undertaking a study to explore digitalisation in conformity assessment (CA)…
February 8, 2022
NATA 2023 Annual General Meeting
11th October, Sydney, Australia – The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) today held its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and provided updates on its Board of Directors. Prior to the meeting, a member vote confirmed…
October 11, 2023
IANZ celebrates its Golden Jubilee
Accreditation milestones continue as International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2022. Complementing NATA’s celebration of 75 years in operation, the New Zealand accreditation body is also recognising its 50th year since inception…
June 3, 2022
Life Sciences ISO IEC 17025 Annex – Aquatic Biology
Life Sciences ISO IEC 17025 Annex – Aquatic Biology has been recently published on the website. This document will be effective as of February 2021. As of this date, this document will replace Life Sciences ISO/IEC 17025…
November 9, 2020
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Accreditation
March 17, 2021
Australian Food Safety Week 2023. Why it’s important for everyone
The theme for this year’s Australian Food Safety Week is Food safety – dollars and sense. The 2023 campaign is focused on adapting to the increasing cost of living by making savings through reducing food waste…
November 9, 2023
Fighting breast cancer with precision: How NATA accredited labs are leading the way
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to raise awareness about the importance of prevention, early detection, and treatment of breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in Australia and the…
October 9, 2024

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Benefits of being a NATA accredited organisation

NATA accredits organisations to perform testing and inspection activities for their products and services. This gives consumers the assurance they need to make safe, healthy and reliable choices. When you choose to become NATA accredited, you can be sure of a number of competitive advantages for your business.

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NATA members receive a globally-recognised, peer-reviewed and government endorsed accreditation that provides a unique level of assurance to members, their clients and the community.

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