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(ISO: Geneva) -- The way is now open for the publication of ISO 26000, which gives guidance on social responsibility, as an international standard by the end of year.
The multistakeholder ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility (ISO/WG SR), which includes experts and observers from 99 ISO-…
(ISO 9000 Conference: Pittsburgh) -- The European Quality Initiative has announced that the 19th annual International Conference on ISO 9000 will be held March 13–15, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas, at the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk hotel. The conference’s Call for Papers was also announced, with the due…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Standards developed by ASTM International’s technical committees—Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response and Committee E47 on Biological Effects and Environmental Fate—play a role in both the initial response and follow-up to oil spills. The…
During the last few years, food contamination recalls have brought the concept of global food safety to the forefront, leading to the establishment of new global food safety standards. Now more than ever, it is critical that any organization producing, handling, or distributing food products has a…
(TÜVRheinland: Newtown, CT) -- TÜVRheinland, a provider of global market access, will present seminars about CE marking and the CB Sheme at the World Trade Center of Central Pennsylvania’s 2010 International Trade Conference. The event, which is organized in partnership with the U.S. Department of…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Millions of toys have been recalled around the world because of hazardous levels of lead or cadmium, choking hazards, dangerous magnets, and other safety hazards. Two new standards in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 8124 toy safety series aim to reduce the…
(QAI LLC: Sparta, IL) -- National quality training provider QAI LLC is introducing a next-generation problem solving and root cause analysis (RCA) instructional video. The purpose of the video is to teach the 8D problem solving process. This process is one of a few techniques commonly used to…
Discussions of a merger between European management system registrars DNV and Intertek, as reported in Quality Digest Daily on December 8, have been put on hold due to unplanned "complexities," according to a joint statement.
"After intensive discussions and reviews, we have concluded that a…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Creep-fatigue testing simulates the loading and temperature conditions experienced by turbine components of aircraft engines, nuclear reactor components, and fossil power plant components during service. With increasing need for cyclic operation during peak power…
(The QC Group: Minneapolis) -- The QC Group, a provider of quality-related inspection, reverse engineering, training, and staffing services for engineering projects, has announced that its QC staffing service is now available in eight states, and its 70-plus different training programs are offered…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the call for nominations for its 2010 Leadership and Service Awards. Presented in conjunction with World Standards Week, the awards recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to voluntary…
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, announced the release of its TrackWise Audit Execution Package. The new offering builds upon the existing robust audit capabilities…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) — A recent revision to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) international standard ASTM E384-10e1—“Standard Test Method for Knoop and Vickers Hardness of Materials,” expands the range of its coverage. The standard is under the jurisdiction of…
(Pacifica Endeavors LLC: San Diego) -- Pacifica Endeavors LLC has launched an online directory to simplify the process of finding an ISO standard, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, CMMI, or Malcolm Baldrige quality consultant in the United States or Canada. Related software can also be readily…
(ANSI: New York) -- With an estimated effect on 2 to 7 percent of all world trade, counterfeiting is one of the fastest-growing and farthest-reaching economic crimes. Each year, $200 to $600 billion of illegitimate business is conducted across all industries—from pharmaceuticals and consumer…
(UL: Northbrook, IL) -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global provider of safety testing and certification, was recently named the exclusive nationally recognized testing laboratory for The EV Project, a groundbreaking study of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure. The company…
(Emerson Process Management: Austin, TX) -- Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, applauds the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) unanimous vote to certify WirelessHART technology as the first global standard for wireless communications for industrial process…
(ANSI: Washington) -- Only three weeks remain to submit an entry to the 2010 U.S. Celebration of World Accreditation Day paper competition launched by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Paper submissions are due by April 30.
ANSI invites all interested stakeholders to…
(TÜV SÜD: Munich) -- The European market is being flooded with increasing numbers of counterfeit products. These fakes not only cause financial losses for manufacturers, but also generate major safety problems for consumers when statutory safety tests are sidestepped in their production. TÜV SÜD…
(ISO: Geneva) -- With changing standards of living, the body dimensions of people have been increasing in many countries over the last few decades. To ensure that clothing, workplaces, transportation, homes, and recreational activities match today’s body sizes comfortably and safely, the…
(IIA: Altamonte Springs, FL) -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is bringing a world-class conference to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on June 6–9. Guaranteed to be the year’s largest gathering of internal auditing practitioners, the 2010 International Conference will focus…
(MetricStream Inc.: Palo Alto, CA) – AIB International, one of North America’s largest providers of third-party food safety audits, recently selected MetricStream, a provider of enterprisewide governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, for implementing an audit management system to automate…
(ECHA: Brussels, Belgium) -- Vice president Tajani and commissioner Potočnik are taking action to make progress toward the registration of chemicals and the management of substances of very high concern. Of particular importance, is the smooth implementation of the registration of high-volume…
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estlé is the world’s leading recognized nutrition, health, and wellness company. With more than 280,000 employees and more than 450 factories globally, their products, which include everything from bottled water to frozen food, are sold in nearly every country in the world.
Nestlé has…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS announced the release of Dynamic Scheduler, a new software tool that meets food and beverage manufacturers’ demand for efficient, low-cost methods of complying with the testing requirements of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), sanitation…
