Voting Draft Standard for NELAP Available for Review and Vote - Quality Systems for Microbiological Testing

Date Posted: 5-20-2015

The TNI Microbiology Expert Committee has voted to approve a Voting Draft Standard (VDS) that would affect Module 5 of Volume 1 of the TNI laboratory accreditation standard. A copy of the VDS can be found below (clean and track changes versions). Click the link below to download.
 
In accordance with SOP 2-100 (Procedures Governing Standards Development), this standard is open to a membership vote on June 4, 2015 (beginning 15 days after the VDS is posted).  Early voting will be permitted; i.e., all votes cast from the date of publication of the electronic ballot form up to forty-five (45) days after the date of its publication will be accepted. The vote will conclude on July 4, 2015.  Any votes cast on or before July 4, 2015 (closing date) will be reviewed and considered by the Microbiology Expert Committee.
 
TNI urges all members to vote on this standard before July 4, 2015 (closing date).  You may choose to vote any time between the posting of this announcement and July 4, 2015.  In order to vote, you must log in to the Members Only area of the website and then click on TNI NELAP Voting Draft Standard BALLOT. 

TNI NELAP Voting Draft Standard on NELAP Standard
Volume 1, Module 5, Quality Systems for Microbiological Testing:
   Clean   Track Changes
Clicking on Clean or Track Changes, above, will open a PDF of the Voting Draft Standard.

When voting you will have the following options:
• Affirmative
• Affirmative with comment
• Negative with comment
• Abstain