Scope of Accreditation

ISO Accreditation

LSD&FC is the only ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory in Nigeria.

To be “accredited” means that LSD&FC has been recognized as an agency that conforms to a body of standards related to forensic science. This means that LSD&FC has objectively demonstrated, after on-site evaluation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), an external accrediting body, that it meets (or exceeds) the specific standards required for forensic laboratories. LSD&FC’s current scope of accreditation is shown below:

Test:	Test Method(s):
Biology/DNA
Blood Screening	LSDFC – Serology – Reduced Phenolphthalein for the presence of Hemoglobin
Human Blood Identification	LSDFC – Serology – ABAcard® Hematrace for the Presence of Human Blood
Seminal Fluid Screening	LSDFC – Serology – Acid Phosphatase Test
Seminal Fluid Identification	LSDFC – Serology – ABAcard® p30 for the Presence of Semen
Spermatozoa Identification	LSDFC – Serology – Microscopic Examination of Seminal Fluid Stains with Christmas Tree Stain LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Chelex-100 Extraction Manual
DNA Casework Analyses – Nuclear STR	LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Organic Extraction Manual LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Preparation of Buccal swabs with SwabSolution LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Preparation of NonFTA punches with PunchSolution LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Purification and Concentration of DNA Extracts. LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Normalization of DNA Extracts. LSDFC – DNA- Quantitation- Quantitation of Human and Male DNA with the Investigator® Quantiplex PRO Kit on the RotorGene Q. LSDFC – DNA – Amplification – Amplification with PowerPlex® Fusion 6C. LSDFC – DNA – CE of PowerPlex® Fusion 6C Product on the 3500. LSDFC – DNA – GeneMapper® ID-X Analysis of STR Data.
DNA Relationship Analyses – Nuclear STR	LSDFC – DNA – GeneMarker® – HID Statistical Analysis of STR Data
DNA Database Analyses – Nuclear STR	LSDFC – DNA – Extraction – Organic Extraction Manual. SmallPond Database DNA Profiling Matching System.