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The FSMA rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Human Food) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for human consumption.
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The 2016 annual international celebration for World Standards Day falls on October 14.
An initiative of the World Standards Cooperation (WSC), the members of the IEC, ISO and ITU celebrate World Standards Day as a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide who dedicate their time and expertise to the development of international standards. The theme for World Standards Day 2016 is “Standards Build Trust".
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The Rio 2016 Olympics will leave a positive legacy of sustainability after two weeks of intense sports events, with its achievement of ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management certification.
Following a thorough audit process conducted by SGS, work by the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee to deliver the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a sustainable manner was recognized with the award of ISO 20121 certification. SGS has strength of experience in certifying against the ISO 20121 standard for
The recent ISO/PC283, Project Committee meeting, June 6-10, in Toronto, Canada agreed to move forward with the publication of a second Draft International Standard (DIS) for the highly anticipated ISO 45001 standard.
The first DIS of ISO 45001 failed to gain approval by the committee following a round of balloting, from February 12 to May 12, that closed with a result of 71% in favor to 29% against. The DIS also raised over 3,000 comments during the ballot period that were further dis
SGS celebrates World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation.
This year’s theme, "Accreditation: A Global Tool to Support Public Policy", focuses on the use of accreditation as a tool for supporting all of the public sector – national and local governments and regulators.
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The first Draft International Standard (DIS) of ISO 45001 was made available for public consultation on January 14, 2016. Participating National Standards Bodies were balloted on the draft standard between February 12 and May 12 with the objective of approving the DIS.
71% of members voted in favor of the DIS, with 28% against and 1% abstaining. In order for the DIS to be passed, two-thirds had to be in favor with less than a quarter against, taking into account abstentions.
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The latest stage in the development process of the ISO 45001 standard was reached on January 14, 2016 with the issuance of ISO/DIS 45001. This draft international standard describes the potential requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS). It identifies the emerging changes expected to be in the final version of the standard, planned for publication in Q4 2016.
When it is finally issued, ISO 45001 will be the first ISO Standard for an OHSMS. ISO/DIS
Seasonal Pressure and Migrant Labor
The toys and gifts traditionally exchanged during the holiday season are produced year-round, often in countries where labor standards come under regular scrutiny. In developed countries, however, while not usually considered a high exploitation risk, production of seasonal items and, in particular, items with short shelf lives puts great pressure on suppliers. Temporary workers may be recruited to pluck turkeys, process vegetabl
The demand for Exemplar Global Certified Auditors in the fields of quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems has never been greater. The Exemplar Global Training Provider and Examiner Certification Scheme (TPECS) examinations helps auditors move towards achieving Exemplar Global Certification.
SGS is a certified TPECS Provider for Exemplar Global for the QM, EH, OH, AU and TL competency units. These competency units meet the knowledge competency r
SGS United Kingdom Ltd is one of the first organizations in the UK to become accredited (by UKAS) to provide certification to ISO 9001:2015 – the new Quality Management Systems Standard which was published on 23 September 2015.
ISO 9001:2015 is the most internationally recognized standard for quality management systems representing almost 72% of the total number of certificates issued globally. The standard helps organizations achieve, benchmark and monitor high q