Global ACI endorses Agraya certified schemes

The Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) is the international authority on the accreditation of laboratories, certification bodies, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers, validation/verification bodies, reference material producers and biobanks. Its membership includes accreditation bodies, regional cooperation bodies and stakeholder organizations from around the world.

Members are National accreditation bodies

Global ACI provides an internationally recognized accreditation framework that ensures competence, impartiality, and reliability in conformity assessment worldwide. Through this, it helps create safer societies, stronger economies, and a more sustainable world.

Merger of IAF and ILAC

Global ACI has assumed the former roles of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), which merged last January 2026. Agraya GmbH first signed a memorandum of understanding with IAF in 2006, joining IAF as an Association Member in 2010.

Global endorsement of Agraya schemes

Agraya GmbH and IAF have signed an agreement for the inclusion of the GlobalG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) and GlobalG.A.P. Produce Handling Assurance (PHA) certification schemes in the IAF MLA. The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) is an agreement for the mutual recognition of accredited certification between member signatories of Global ACI. Picture: Agraya.

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