The fourth and final 2025 issue of BDS Compass focuses on microbiology of the food chain, showing how standards support food safety by ensuring reliable testing from primary production to finished products.
The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) has adopted the national translation of ISO 37000:2021, making the international guidance on governance of organizations available in Serbian.
A new international certification scheme called Activity FoodOxys Quality (AFQ) has been launched in Greece to verify the antioxidant activity and bioactivity of food products and food raw materials,
The Croatian Standards Institute (HZN), Croatia’s national standards body, has marked its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of work to strengthen standardization across the country.
The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) has released the digital edition of the monograph “90 Years of Standardization in Serbia”, making the full publication freely available to the public for the first time.
The Food Experts Awards (FEA) 2025 ceremony, organized by Cibum, took place on November 15 in Thessaloniki, during the Food & Drinks by Detrop exhibition at TIF HELEXPO.
The Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) has introduced major changes as of December 1, 2025, driven by a wider digital shift that modernizes the accreditation system.
The Institute for Standardization of the Republic of North Macedonia (ISRSM) has begun the process to establish a new technical committee, ISRSM TC 50,
The European Commission (EC) has approved EN ISO 15223-1, the standard used for symbols on medical device and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) labeling, for use in demonstrating compliance with EU requirements for these products.
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has opened a public stakeholder consultation on the Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) application for recognition under GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024.
The International Automotive Task Force (IATF) has approved the addition of Chery Automobile, as a new member of IATF AISBL, making it the third Asian automotive group represented in the organization.
IFS will publish IFS Progress Logistics version 2 at the end of June, updating the program that helps companies prepare for IFS Logistics certification.
The third cohort of the ISO Environmental Management (ISO/TC 207) Youth Leadership Group (YLG 3.0) has held its kick-off meeting, bringing together more than 45 participants from around 30 countries.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is revising ISO 9606, the international standard for qualification testing of welders performing fusion welding.
The ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group (APG) has published new guidance on auditing quality management systems that use artificial intelligence, marking the group's first publication dedicated specifically to AI.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a revised edition of ISO 10993-6, expanding guidance for implantation studies used in the biological evaluation of medical devices.
The Consumer Goods Forum's Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has confirmed that all 12 previously recognized Certification Program Owners (CPOs) have applied for recognition against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024.
ISO 14002-3, a guidance standard for managing climate-related issues within ISO 14001 environmental management systems, has advanced to the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) stage.
The Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) has published a cross-reference tableshowing the status of former International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) publications.