«In fact, ASCLD /
LAB could more
properly be described as a product service organization,» Schechter
wrote, «which sells for a fee a «seal of approval» covering diverse laboratory systems, which laboratories can utilize to bolster their credibility through in - court testimony by technicians, plus ancillary services such as protection from outside inquiry, shielding of internal activities and, where necessary, especially in the event of public condemnation, a spokesperson to buffer the laboratory from media inquiry.»