ABSTRACT
Every product that is manufactured by food, cosmetic, pharma ceutical, medical device, or biotechnology firms has characteristics that need to be quantified or qualified by laboratory testing. Every sample of body tissue or fluid submitted by or to a physician, veterinarian, clinic or hospital for diagnosis requires laboratory test ing. Diagnostic test kits for use at home by the public are batch sampled and tested by the manufacturers’ laboratories prior to their release for sale to the public. Just about anything that is used to improve, prevent deterioration of, maintain, or diagnose health in humans or animals is subjected to testing in a laboratory.
