Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
ISO is Dropping Useful Standards if They Can’t Make Money on Unwanted Updates
An article in Labmate reveals ISO and BSI creating technical barriers to trade if they can’t buy new boats.
UK Certificate Mill Claims to have Certified Toyota and Deloitte, Hasn’t Had Revenue Since 2016
Anthony Wood should probably be arrested, if he even exists.
China Cracks Down on ISO Certification Fraud with New Regulations
China is not waiting on ISO or the IAF to improve the rules governing the system.
CQI’s Desmond Wants to Replace Quality Principles with Buzzword Salad
Vince Desmond thinks he’s smarter than Deming and the entire quality management profession.
Core Business Solutions Scandals Keep On Coming
Certification body LRQA owns consulting company Core Business Solutions, which owns the certification body CertFast.
Cyberbro Stole “Surviving ISO” Title For His Book, Scurried Underground When Confronted
Chris Smith of CSC2 published a book on ISO 9001 called “Surviving ISO” and now Oxebridge may have to sue.
Summit7’s Jacob Horne Posted He Could “Doxx” a US Veteran for Criticizing CMMC
On Reddit, Horne suggested others might want to dox the victim, despite it being a potential crime.
ISO 13485 To Remain As-Is, Debunks Claim that Annex SL is “Mandatory”
ISO 13485:2016 will remain intact, with no updates expected for another ten years.
Aerospace Design & Analysis Firm Ingenium Technologies Corp. Certified to AS9100
Ingenium Technologies has been certified by KSQA, a fully-accredited certification body.
Why the Addition of “Improvement” Helped Ruin ISO 9001
The change opened the doors for adding an endless number of off-topic, intangible concepts that actually increase risk and decrease the likelihood of improvement.
Knights of Safety Stole Oxebridge Materials for its “Free” ISO 9001 Course
Course materials were lifted wholesale from prior Oxebridge publications and content.
IAF Rep Bragged About Using Meetings to Attend Michelin Star Restaurants
Cynthia Woodley posted photos of her white privilege in Bangkok while IAF members ignore people exploding.
It’s Time to Delete ISO 9001’s Clause on Quality Objectives
The introduction of the “process approach” made quality objectives redundant.
Chinese Certification Body Offering CMMC Certification for US Dept. of Defense
Beijing Zhongshiu Brilliant Certification has begun selling CMMC certificates.
Accurate Energetics Fiasco Points Out Problems with IAF CertSearch
NSF-ISR withdrew one certificate, but a weird “clone” certificate still shows as active.
Explosives Company That Killed At Least 16 People Holds ISO 9001 for Explosives Handling
Accurate Energetic Systems was accused or prior safety and regulatory violations.
Accreditation Manager Who Once Argued for Time Travel Now Works for TUV USA
Deann Minamino has a history of saying very dumb things to defend very bad auditors.
Not Waiting for Formal Announcement, ANSI Declares Three-Year Transition for ISO 9001:2026
The period is typically announced via a formal ISO/IAF joint communique.
JASANZ Website Update Goes Surrealist, Salvador Dalí Rolls in Grave
Apparently, the Australian AB doesn’t want anyone to be able to buy their services.
ISO Survey 2024 Analysis: IAF Takes Over Survey Data
Oxebridge performs its annual analysis of the official ISO Survey data related to worldwide ISO 9001 certificates.
IQNet Just Advertised Consulting Services by its Certification Body Members
You know, the certification bodies who are prohibited from doing consulting.
Which Accreditation Standard? Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before They Happen
Selecting the wrong accreditation standard can be expensive, and the ABs are not helping.
More ISO 9001 and AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Dates Added!
Oxebridge’s popular internal auditor courses! Super cheap, too!
The ISO 9001:2026 Draft Has ZERO Requirements About “Digitalization” and “AI”
No requirements about sustainability, either.
Intertek Caught Selling Consulting Alongside Certification, Oh, and Gap Analysis Services to DIS
Intertek advertised QMS “implementation” alongside its accredited conformity assessment services.
TC 176 “Volunteers” Chattergoon, Nichols Cash In Because Volunteering Doesn’t Buy a New Boat
ISO TC 176ers have no shame, but that’s old news at this point.
Clause 7: The Most Important Part of ISO 9001 You’re Ignoring
ISO 9001 clause 7 hands you the blueprint to fix any QMS problem you could possibly encounter.
CMMC CyberAB Pays $1.4M a Year for Web Services, Still Gets 502 Errors
CyberAB is cosplaying as an accreditation body, not doing accreditation work.
¡Qué tonto! La-Z-Boy Cloutchaser Posts False Info on ISO 9001 Update, Should Go Back to Inspecting Sofas
Armando Flores made up an entire narrative about the DIS of ISO 9001 and then began blocking folks who called BS.
Massive Theft of Salesloft Tokens Occurred Under ISO 27001 Certs Accredited by UKAS, ANAB
The breach affects users of Salesforce and various other global platforms.
ISO Releases DIS Version of ISO 9001:2026
The Draft International Standard version of ISO 9001 fixes none of the problems in the prior edition, and instead adds more.
More ISO 9001 and AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Dates Added!
New dates are for September and October 2025.
How to Implement ISO 17021 for a Certification Body
Guidance for Certification Bodies seeking ISO 17021-1 accreditation.
World’s First Oxebridge Q001 Certification Body Announced
The Portuguese body QEC Global now offers accredited Q001 certification services.
British Telecom Firm Colt Bungles Hack, Holds ISO 27001 and 27701 from BSI/UKAS
Colt Technology Services makes unsubstantiated claims suggesting their ISO certifications ensure security.
