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European Accreditation Forms Task Force To Support Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Verification
European Accreditation Forms Task Force To Support Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Verification
European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has established the EA Task Force Group on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (TFG EU CBAM) to support consistent accreditation of verifiers under the new carbon pricing system for certain imports into the European Union (EU).
Saudi Arabia Launches Golden Halal Logo At Makkah Halal Forum
Saudi Arabia Launches Golden Halal Logo At Makkah Halal Forum
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.
NIST Launches AI Agent Standards Initiative To Address Security And Interoperability
NIST Launches AI Agent Standards Initiative To Address Security And Interoperability
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched an AI Agent Standards Initiative to address security, identity, and interoperability challenges as AI agents become more widely used.
RvA Publishes INF002 Guidance On ISO 17025 Interpretation
RvA Publishes INF002 Guidance On ISO 17025 Interpretation
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published a new informative document, INF002, explaining how it interprets and applies EN ISO/IEC 17025,
GLOBALG.A.P. Tool Aims To Ease Shift From HPSS To IFA Certification
GLOBALG.A.P. Tool Aims To Ease Shift From HPSS To IFA Certification
GLOBALG.A.P. has introduced a transition tool to help producers expand their certification from the Harmonized Produce Safety Standard (HPSS) to the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard, as buyer requirements in North America increasingly extend beyond food safety alone.
Market Surveillance, Child Protection And Transport Emissions In New UNE Magazine
Market Surveillance, Child Protection And Transport Emissions In New UNE Magazine
The February 2026 issue of UNE Magazine centers on the Fifth Annual Report of the Market Surveillance Observatory,
FDA Issues New Guidance On Food Traceability Rule
FDA Issues New Guidance On Food Traceability Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new guidance to help companies comply with its Food Traceability Rule, clarifying how the requirements apply across the food supply chain.
Standard Norway Hosts Consultation On ISO 29501 And ISO 29502 Draft Standards
Standard Norway Hosts Consultation On ISO 29501 And ISO 29502 Draft Standards
Standard Norway (SN) will hold an open consultation meeting on March 4 to present and gather feedback on two draft international standards that define requirements and conformity assessment rules for operating management systems.
NATA Opens Revised ISO 17025 Legal And Forensic Appendix For Public Comment
NATA Opens Revised ISO 17025 Legal And Forensic Appendix For Public Comment
The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) has opened public consultation on a revised appendix to its ISO/IEC 17025 application document for legal and forensic science laboratories, with comments due by March 17, 2026.
Hoan My International Hospital Laboratory Earns ISO 15189 Accreditation
Hoan My International Hospital Laboratory Earns ISO 15189 Accreditation
The medical laboratory of Hoan My International Hospital has received ISO 15189:2022 accreditation from the National Accreditation Bureau (BoA),
NIST Announces 2025 Baldrige National Quality Award Recipients
NIST Announces 2025 Baldrige National Quality Award Recipients
Two U.S. health care organizations have been selected to receive the 2025 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential honor for performance excellence. 
Austrian And Romanian Accreditation Bodies Retain EA MLA Status
Austrian And Romanian Accreditation Bodies Retain EA MLA Status
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has confirmed that Accreditation Austria (AA) and the Romanian Accreditation Association (RENAR) will remain signatories to the EA Multilateral Agreement (EA MLA) following their latest peer evaluations.
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