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Headquartered in Southern California, IAS is a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation that has been providing accreditation services since 1975. IAS accredits testing laboratories to ISO/IEC Standard 17025 and industry specific standards. This accreditation demonstrates to the marketplace and to regulators that the laboratories havemet the accreditation requirements and are periodically monitored for compliance. IAS accredits a wide range of companies and organizations including governmental entities, commercial businesses, and professional associations. IAS accreditation programs are based on recognized national and international standards that ensure domestic and/or global acceptance of its accreditations. IAS is in compliance with ISO/IEC Standard 17011, General Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies (CABs). IAS is also a signatory to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), both international organizations that form a unified system for evaluating and recognizing competent accreditation bodies worldwide.