INDUSTRY SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE – API (PETROLEUM) What is API – Petroleum? The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution and many other aspects of the petroleum industry. The association describes its mission as to promote safety across the industry globally and […]

BRC – FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION What is BRC? BRC is an international Food Safety Management Systems standard and is one of the GFSI recognized certification schemes. It contains requirements for food processors to follow to build an effective food safety management system. There are also editions of the standard for food packaging manufacturers, storage and

FSSC 22000 CERTIFICATION What is FSSC 22000? Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 is an internationally accepted certification scheme based on a combination of ISO 22000 sector-specific PRP and FSSC additional requirements. FSSC 22000 has been developed in response to customer demands for a recognizable standard against which a food safety management system can be audited

HALAL CERTIFICATION What is Halal Certification? Halal certification states that the food or the products are permissible for the followers of Islam and no haram product or procedure is used while its manufacturing or processing. In many Islamic countries, Halal certification is given by the government. In India, FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)

KOSHER CERTIFICATION What is Kosher? In Hebrew, “kosher” means fit. Kosher food is any food fit for consumption by Jewish people. The laws of kosher define which foods a person can and cannot eat, and also how they should produce and handle certain foods. The laws also state which combinations of foods that people should

TL 9000 – TELECOM QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM What is TL 9000 – Telecom? TL 9000 defines the quality management system (QMS) requirements for design, development, production, and service provision for the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry. The TL 9000 standard was developed by and for the ICT industry in 1999 to drive consistency in

AS 9100:2016 – AEROSPACE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM What is AS 9100:2016- AEROSPACE? AS9100 is a widely adopted and standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. It was released in October 1999, by the Society of Automotive Engineers and the European Association of Aerospace Industries. AS9100 replaces the earlier AS9000 and fully incorporates the entirety of the current version of ISO 9001 while adding requirements relating

IATF 16949:2016 – AUTOMOTIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT What is IATF 16949:2016? IATF 16949:2016 is a technical specification aimed at the development of a quality management system that provides for continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the automotive industry supply chain and assembly process. ISO/TS 16949 is the globally recognized