David Crucefix, IOAS Executive Director recently attended the annual meetings of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the global family of accreditation bodies. Taking place in Berlin over 10 days the meetings initially covered technical aspects brought by working groups including product certification, food (including organic certification) as well as wider

In accordance with recent recommendations from Certification Bodies, the management of Global Standard has made decisions regarding the imposition of certification bans on certain organizations, while some bans have expired. Consequently, the certification ban list required updating. Please find below a link to the revised version of the document, which

The consolidated version of Regulation EU 2021/1378, along with the published lists of recognized certification bodies against the Compliance regime has been published. This publication includes the two lists released so far via amending regulations. Click to view Regulation EU 2021/1378 Document Link to official page

Zenith Certifications Pvt Ltd, of India, successfully receives ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation from IOAS for Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products and relevant delegating and implementing acts.IOAS congratulates Zenith for their hard work and success in achieving their ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation for Regulation (EU) 2018/848 through

Transition period confirmedGFSI recognized IFA v6 GFS on 6 August 2024.To allow for an orderly transition period, IFA v5.4-1 audits may still be conducted until 31 December 2024. The issued certificates will be valid for the full lifecycle of the certificate. Certificates for IFA v5.4-1-GFS remain valid and GFSI-benchmarked for

Verifying organic products Anyone who suspects a violation of the Canada Organic Regime (COR) such as fraudulent organic claims or activities may contact the CFIA to submit a complaint. This year, the CFIA’s COR team received 26 complaints: 24 were against operators holding certification under the COR scope 1 was

FairWild is delighted to present a report that carefully examines the use of wild-harvested ingredients in the cosmetics industry and the increasing popularity of wild ingredients and FairWild certification in the beauty sector. As the beauty industry shifts towards sustainability, FairWild certification has become essential for brands that want to

SAVE THE DATE ISO Webinar: Building trust in conformity assessment of sustainability matters – good practices and the path forward Wednesday, 11 December 2024 – 13:00-14:30 (CET) Join  ISO/CASCO for a webinar focused on sustainability: Building trust in conformity assessment of sustainability matters – good practices and the path forward.

The IOAS Impartiality Committee (IC) met in Bristol, England in mid-September 2024.  Complaint, assessment, and surveillance files were carefully reviewed for any indication of bias.  The IC concluded that IOAS acted fairly and impartially in all cases.  The IOAS Impartiality Matrix was also updated and reviewed with several additional mitigating

Certisys srl, of Belgium, has recently applied to the IOAS for accreditation under the NATRUE accreditation program. The IOAS publicizes these applications to increase accreditation transparency. If you would like to comment on the performance of Certisys srl on issues related to their application, please contact the IOAS at enquiry@ioas.org.