ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations. It is for use by laboratories in developing their management system for quality, administrative and technical operations.

The European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group requires that labs performing EHEDG testing be certified by their national accreditation bodies to this standard.

The Center for Integrated Food Manufacturing is the sole laboratory at Purdue University that has received this accrediation and has been certified since Feburary, 2008.