March 9, 2026) - Fera Science Ltd ("Fera"), a leading provider of expert science services supporting food, agriculture and the environment, has today announced the acquisition of Qotho Minerals ...

The FDA reinstated the employees who run the proficiency testing program. After this story was published, Vianca N. Rodriguez Feliciano, Press Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health & Human ...

Four laboratories encountered issues during a proficiency test for Listeria monocytogenes whole genome assembly, according to a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report. The ...

Sponsored by: Diagnostica Stago, Inc. Laboratories are required to participate in proficiency testing (PT). PT is a powerful tool for laboratories to learn about their own testing performance and ...

New regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) introduced updated proficiency testing (PT) and PT referral rules that are now in effect. Although the regulations became ...

For the time being, it appears that the FDA will be suspending milk quality tests as a new lab gets built. First reported by Reuters, the Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control ...