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14 09, 2016

New Quality Standard: BSI certification to ISO 9001:2015

NEW Quality Standard – BSI Accreditation to ISO 9001:2015

Following a two day audit in August 2016, E&O’s quality assurance department is very proud to announce to be the first media manufacturer in the UK to meet this new standard.

Eddie Scott (Quality Director) said, “E&O’s Quality Management System has

26 04, 2016

UKAS Accreditation Success

UKAS Accreditation Success

NEWS – Continually improving quality standards…………….ISO 17025

UKAS extension of scope – four new methods to add to E&O Diagnostic’s current scope of Accreditation:

ED/SOP/70 – Performance of X&V Testing for QC Testing of Media

ED/SOP/64 –The Dnase reaction in Prepared Culture Media

ED/SOP/66 – Performance of the Nitrate Reduction

26 04, 2016

Evaluation of mSuperCARBA™ chromogenic media

Evaluation of mSuperCARBA™ chromogenic media

Download EVersion of report.

A recent PHE study was conducted by the Department of Microbiology in Leeds General Infirmary in order to identify the most sensitive chromogenic media for detection of CPE. An evaluation of the three following medias was performed: ColorexTM mSuperCARBATM (E&O

26 04, 2016

MEDIA for MYCOBACTERIA

MEDIA for MYCOBACTERIA

MEDIA for MYCOBACTERIA closes after 20 years manufacturing and supplying clinical and veterinary microbiology laboratories throughout the UK. With UKAS accreditation being implemented across the clinical sector, it was not economically viable for MFM to invest is modern equipment and quality standards on such a specialised but

26 04, 2016

E&O collaborates with Stirling University

E&O collaborates with Stirling University

E&O promote working closely with customers, suppliers and academia to improve product quality and manufacturing processes as well as designing innovative service enhancements. This spring we are delighted to announce a new collaboration with Stirling University for a 5 week industrial work placement with