MADISON, WI USA

With recent approval in meeting the new ISO 18385 standard, Promega Corporation will be including a “Forensic Grade” classification on products used for human identity by crime labs, government agencies and paternity testing labs worldwide.

The new international standard was published on February 1, 2016. The guideline was developed to “minimize the risk of human DNA contamination in products used to collect, store and analyze biological material for forensic purposes.” These requirements seek to improve the quality of forensic DNA testing by minimizing the risk of human DNA contamination during the manufacturing process.

“ISO 18385 provides guidance to manufacturers on how to minimize the chance of a contamination event and sets pass/fail criteria so that manufacturers can, for the first time, test their products against the requirements of the forensic industry,” stated Dr. Linzi Wilson-Wilde, Director of the National Institute of Forensic Science, Australia/New Zeala