ISO/IEC 17025 is the most common and globally recognized standard for ensuring the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. ISO/IEC 17025 specifies the general requirements for competence, impartiality, and consistent operation of laboratories. It is designed for and applicable to all organizations performing laboratory activities. ISO/IEC 17025 provides a pathway for laboratories to implement a robust and sound quality system, demonstrate competence, produce valid and reliable results, as well as facilitate wider cooperation between laboratories and other bodies by creating wider acceptance of results between countries.