Impartiality Committee of IOAS Meets in Bristol, England in September 2024

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

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NATRUE accreditation application accepted from Certisys srl

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.

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GLOBALG.A.P. has received GFSI recognition for its updated Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standards (version 6 GFS, published in 2022).

About the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI): The Global Food Safety Initiative (the Coalition) is a CEO-led Coalition of Action from The Consumer Goods Forum, bringing together 34 retailers and manufacturers and an extended food safety community to help oversee food safety standards for businesses and help provide access to

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ISO/IEC 17065 – EU reg. 2018/848 (EU Compliance) accreditation application accepted from Century Environment Testing & Certification (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Century Environment Testing & Certification (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (CETC), of China, has recently applied to the IOAS for accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17065 – EU reg. 2018/848 accreditation program. The IOAS publicizes these applications to increase accreditation transparency. If you would like to comment on the performance of CETC on

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The Content Claim Standard is open for public feedback

In July 2024, Textile Exchange launched a revision of the CCS through a request for public feedback as the initial step. Drafting of criteria will include input through an International Working Group (IWG), and a draft standard public consultation. Dates for the phases of development are being reviewed but will

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ISO/IEC 17065 – EU reg. 2018/848 (EU Compliance) accreditation application accepted from FangYuan Organic Food Certification Center

FangYuan Organic Food Certification Center (FOFCC), of China, has recently applied to the IOAS for accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17065 – EU reg. 2018/848 (EU Compliance) accreditation program. FOFCC is already accredited by IOAS for COR. The IOAS publicizes these applications to increase accreditation transparency. If you would like to

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