Chattanooga Environmental Laboratory, LLC (CEL) was instituted in 2014 with one mission – to help those in the pharmaceutical compounding industry understand and incorporate recommendations made by USP 797. Founded by a compounding pharmacist, CEL staff combines over 43 years of experience in sterile compounding with state of the art microbiology techniques. At CEL, we believe customers are the center of our universe, and strive to make every interaction, meeting, and conversation an incredible experience.  

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We strive for excellence, and our lab covers techniques and processes necessary to culture and identify viable microorganisms from air and surfaces samples, as well as the quality management criteria of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.