Before you select a laboratory

Standards Spotlight | S3 Collective
November 11, 2026 by
Before you select a laboratory
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Testing problems can delay sales and tie up money in inventory. ASTM D8282-26 Standard Practice for Laboratory Test Method Validation and Method Development provides laboratories with guidelines for developing, characterizing, validating, and transferring testing methods. These guidelines help ensure your lab is only using suitable, validated methods, and that your products won’t be tied up due to unnecessary delays. All laboratories should be able to provide documentation of their test method validation, alongside proficiency testing and other measures of the labs’ quality and accuracy.

Infographic: Standards Spotlight, ASTM D8282-26. Before you select a laboratory. Method: What method will be used? Suitability: Is it validated or verified, as applicable, for your product type and required measurements? Evidence: What documentation supports that validation or verification? Consider validation or verification evidence, as applicable, alongside price and turnaround time. Brought to you by The S3 Collective. Sources: ASTM D8282-26; California DCC sections 15712.1 to 15713. Illustrative images.

Sources

  1. ASTM D8282-26
  2. California testing regulations, Sections 15712.1–15713