Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade World Accreditation Day 2023 enables the International Accreditation Forum (www.iaf.nu) which include IOAS and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (www.ilac.org) and their members, to highlight how accreditation is delivering sustainability in economic development and the environment. Below is the joint statement released by

We are happy to announce that we have two new assessors Burak Baykaldı and Adhi Kurnia Tama and a quality assistant Despoina Markopoulou starting with us at the IOAS. Adhi Kurnia Tama lives in Indonesia and has a degree in Agriculture from Brawijaya University. He began his career firstly as

COSMOS have updated the transitional measures in preparation to the move to a new  COSMOS-standard V4.0  which shall apply from the 1st of June 2023. The new transitional measures are applicable from June 1st, 2023 and supersede the measures initially published on January 1st, 2023. They will be formally updated

On May 22, 2023 IOAS withdrew AsureQuality Ltd ‘s Textile Exchange Responsible Animal Fiber Standards accreditation for scope “Groups” and AsureQuality Ltd. voluntarily withdrew from the scope “Farms”. AsureqQuality remain COR and IFOAM accredited. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note.

May 17th 2023 – IOAS suspension of CU Inspections & Certifications India Pvt. Ltd. for GOTS, Textile Exchange and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation lifted. Please see CU Inspections & Certifications India Pvt. Ltd.’s accreditation page on the IOAS website for details of all accreditations and recommendations in full. CU Inspections &

IOAS is seeking Accreditation Committee Members with Organic Cosmetics and/or Textiles Industry Expertise. This is an ideal opportunity to: Contribute to the promotion of integrity and fairness. Gain valuable experience in evaluating decision-making processes. Work alongside passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference. At IOAS we believe in upholding integrity

IOAS congratulate Eurofins Textile Testing Spain, S.L.U. for their hard work and success in achieving their Textile Exchange accreditation through IOAS.Eurofins Textile Testing Spain, S.L.U. in addition to their existing GOTs accreditation are now accredited for Textile Exchange for   Content Claim Standard 3.1 (2022) Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (2017)

ACA and IOIA are seeking proposals from experienced Organic Inspectors to serve as mentors for newly trained inspectors and to track tasks completed during the job of mentoring. The mentors will be responsible for providing guidance, support, and training to new inspectors as they gain experience in the field and

IOAS is looking to appoint a new position of Executive Assistant. The Executive Assistant will support the Executive Director, David Crucefix in a wide range of tasks relating to leadership and management of the IOAS team and implementation of its strategic plan. Day to day tasks will vary from providing

IOAS is inviting applications for an HR Administrator. The HR Administrator reports to the Business Director and is responsible for IOAS’s HR Policies, documents and procedures, recruitment and on-boarding, performance management, personnel development and training and general HR administration and reporting. Requirements A Degree/Diploma in Human Resources is essential At