Saudi Arabia will hold the secretariat of the newly created International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee ISO/TC 357, which will develop international standards for wound dressings and compresses.
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) announced that its chemical and petroleum products laboratory branch in the Makkah region earned ‘My Green Lab’ Certification, with the laboratory achieving a score of 93%.
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has released an infographic outlining its 2026 activities in standards, product safety, and inspection programs across the Kingdom.
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has become the first organization in Saudi Arabia to achieve ISO/IEC 42001 certification for its artificial intelligence management system (AIMS),
The Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO) has released a draft of GSO 2055-1:2026, setting general requirements for Halal food across all stages of the food supply chain.
Saudi Arabia unveiled the Golden Halal logo at the Makkah Halal Forum 2026, introducing a national halal accreditation mark for Saudi-certified products entering international markets.
The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) received international recognition from the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for its accreditation activities under ISO/IEC 17065:2012, which covers the certification of products, processes, and services.
The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) has received new international recognition from the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for accrediting certification bodies under ISO 17065 and ISO 27001,
The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) has granted an accreditation certificate in the field of inspection to the National Center for Environmental Compliance Control.
Saudi Arabia hosted the annual meeting of the General Assembly of the Islamic Forum for Halal Accreditation Bodies (IFHAB) on December 18, 2024, in Makkah.
Key ISO and IEC digital identity standards, including the ISO/IEC 18013 and ISO/IEC 23220 series, are now freely accessible worldwide through a new sponsorship model set up by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF).
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has opened a public consultation on the recently updated FSSC 22000 Version 7 as part of its assessment against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024.
Accreditation bodies are putting the ISO 14001:2026 transition timetable into practice, with Norwegian Accreditation (NA) among the latest to publish detailed arrangements for certification bodies moving to the revised environmental management systems standard.
Three tourism standardization proposals are now under consideration at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), covering restaurant evaluation, professional tourist guide services and the use of artificial intelligence with tourism destination data.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released ISO 14002-3:2026, new guidance to help organizations using ISO 14001 address climate change through their environmental management systems.
The Artificial Intelligence Quality Infrastructure (AIQI) Consortium has published a new use case examining how AI could support management system certification decisions, including the risks, limitations and controls that conformity assessment bodies may need to consider.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 11462-1:2026, updating guidance on statistical process control (SPC) to help organizations improve the stability and capability of their processes.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted new requirements for foods sold in multipacks or grouped together in one outer package, clarifying what information must appear on the packaging consumers see when buying the product.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) published Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard on June 11, introducing new requirements for how companies set climate targets, plan their transition to net zero, report progress and deal with emissions that remain.
Kiwa and CSA Group have agreed on a deal worth around $1.5 billion for Kiwa to acquire CSA Group’s testing, inspection and certification business, significantly expanding the Dutch company’s presence in North America.
ISO/IEC 25005-1:2026, published in July, provides a common international framework for how smart cities can make better use of data across urban governance and services.