The FDA is establishing a pilot accreditation scheme for conformity assessment (ASCA) whereby testing laboratories may be accredited by accreditation bodies to assess the conformance of a device with certain FDA-recognized standards.

The agency is proposing to accept in-house testing laboratories as participants in the ASCA pilot.

An accredited testing lab may conduct testing to determine conformance of a device with at least one of the standards eligible for inclusion in the ASCA pilot.