SCC Accreditation Program for Product Certification Bodies Bulletins
2024/02/22
Action required
Criteria for SQF Certification Bodies (Edition 9.1) was reissued in April 2023 and comes into effect April 1, 2024. Certification bodies (CBs) shall audit their customers to the relevant criteria as of April 1st, 2024.
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Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2024/02/07
Action required
The CanadaGAP Program Management Manual will be reissued with revisions effective April 1, 2024 Certification Bodies (CBs) shall audit their customers to the relevant CanadaGAP Program Management Manual as of April 1st, 2024.
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Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2024/01/26
Action required
Two SCC Requirements and Guidance documents used within the Laboratory Accreditation Programs have been updated as a result of the recent transition to the 4th edition of ISO 15189:2022 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2024/01/18
Action required
IAF MD 25:2023 Criteria for Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes is a new mandatory document issued by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for all accreditation bodies (ABs) that are a signatory to the IAF. New procedures by an AB may... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2024/01/16
Action required
Take note that the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has released IAF MD 7:2023 IAF Mandatory Document for the Harmonization of Sanctions and Dealing with Fraudulent Behaviour earlier this year.
Affected customers
All SCC-... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs