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Croatia Promotes Voluntary Food Labels to Support Domestic Agriculture and Guide Consumers
Croatia Promotes Voluntary Food Labels to Support Domestic Agriculture and Guide Consumers
Croatia’s Agriculture and Food Agency (HAPIH) oversees a voluntary labeling system for agricultural and food products aimed at strengthening domestic production.
CEN and CENELEC Accept EU Request for Machinery Regulation Standards
CEN and CENELEC Accept EU Request for Machinery Regulation Standards
The European Commission’s standardization request to support the new EU Machinery Regulation has been formally accepted by CEN and CENELEC, launching a critical new phase in European standardization that runs through 2035.
KOTO Reaffirms Commitment to Ethical and Sustainable Practices With SMETA Certification
KOTO Reaffirms Commitment to Ethical and Sustainable Practices With SMETA Certification
KOTO, a Slovenian food processing firm, has once again passed the SMETA (Sedex Membership Ethical Trade Audit), one of the most widely used ethical audit formats globally.
New RvA Document Clarifies Rules for Flexible Accreditation Scopes in Netherlands
New RvA Document Clarifies Rules for Flexible Accreditation Scopes in Netherlands
The Accreditation Council of the Netherlands (RvA) has published a new document, RvA-T054, that explains how flexible scopes of accreditation should be handled.
NEN Seeks Dutch Experts to Explore National Standards for Ayurveda and Yoga
NEN Seeks Dutch Experts to Explore National Standards for Ayurveda and Yoga
The Netherlands is exploring whether there is enough interest to develop national standards for Ayurveda and yoga.
Latest Issue of PKN News Explores Application of Standards in New and Emerging Fields
Latest Issue of PKN News Explores Application of Standards in New and Emerging Fields
Standardization is becoming a critical driver of progress in fast-growing areas, according to the third 2025 issue of PKN News, published by the Polish Committee for Standardization.
UNE and UNDP Session Examines Global Standards to Accelerate Sustainable Development Goals
UNE and UNDP Session Examines Global Standards to Accelerate Sustainable Development Goals
The Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) hosted a session on March 24 to present new global standards that help organizations contribute to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sweden Steps Up Support for Ukraine’s Quality Infrastructure and EU Goals
Sweden Steps Up Support for Ukraine’s Quality Infrastructure and EU Goals
Sweden is deepening its cooperation with Ukraine to help build the country’s quality infrastructure and support its EU accession process.
Free Danish Standards Webinar Explains EU Rules Backing Greener Construction
Free Danish Standards Webinar Explains EU Rules Backing Greener Construction
A free webinar hosted by Danish Standards explains how new EU laws and standards support greener building practices.
ENEA Releases Technical Standards to Support Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis
ENEA Releases Technical Standards to Support Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis
Italy’s National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) has published a new guide collecting voluntary technical standards to help companies and organizations apply industrial symbiosis
Bulgarian Lab Experts in Construction Propose Update to Standard on Soil Testing
Bulgarian Lab Experts in Construction Propose Update to Standard on Soil Testing
A proposal to update BDS 15130:1980 on soil testing with a circular plate loading method has been submitted to the Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS).
France Calls for Experts to Join Effort on New ISO Standard for Nanofertilizer Safety
France Calls for Experts to Join Effort on New ISO Standard for Nanofertilizer Safety
AFNOR is calling on experts to join the French national committee AFNOR/X457 Nanotechnologies to help shape the future of agriculture by contributing to the development of ISO 24864,

Global News

IFS Broker and IFS PACsecure Earn Global Recognition
IFS Broker and IFS PACsecure Earn Global Recognition
What do you call a factory that makes good products? A satisfactory!
ANSI Seeks Comments on New ISO Technical Committee Proposal for Customer Contact Centers
ANSI Seeks Comments on New ISO Technical Committee Proposal for Customer Contact Centers
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), as the U.S. member body to ISO, is soliciting feedback until July 5 on a draft proposal for a new ISO technical committee (TC) focused on customer contact centers (CCC).
Paving the Way for Our Electromagnetic Future - IEC
Paving the Way for Our Electromagnetic Future - IEC
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published an article titled "Paving the Way for Our Electromagnetic Future."
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