CQI/IRCA Leaks that ISO Will Update ISO 9001
ISO has not made any official announcement, but CQI was a major insider and likely has unpublished information.
Lab Accused of Cannabis Test Fraud Invokes ANAB in its Defense
LettuceTest, formerly Cannex, repeatedly relied on ANAB accreditation in a heated hearing with the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board.
IAF Updated Crucial Rule, Left Obsolete References Intact
IAF Mandatory Document MD12 was updated but still contains erroneous information, allowing CBs to skirt major accreditation rules.
Defying Sanctions, IAF Accreditation Bodies Continue to Operate in Russia
ISO certificates were issued to Russian firms under the logos of IAF, JAS-ANZ, SNAS, Bureau Veritas, SAI Global, and more.
Zombie Auditing: BSI System Suddenly Closes Nonconformities from 2018
BSI’s system is sending updates on corrective action plans for audit findings reported years ago.
THE AUDITOR Surpasses 500 Strips
The popular comic strip was launched in 2019 as an intended newsletter feature, but has grown in popularity.
ISO Holds Sixth Vote on Revising ISO 9001, Ignoring World Consensus
TC 176 is launching another attempt to overrule the world’s decision not to update ISO 9001:2015.
ISO 9001 to Be Released Under Subscription Plan, Undergo Perpetual Updates
ISO’s subscription model for standards may increase the cost of standards by 1000%, and make standards only available while online.
EU Confirms Probe into Emanuele Riva and Accredia for Violating Russia Sanctions
Without formal action by the Italian government, which so far has moved to protect Accredia, the EU investigation may be hamstrung.
Director of Ukraine Standards Ejected from ISO Committee After Voting for Russian
Oleg Shvydky has been temporarily dismissed after voting to approve Sergei Baranov to the ISO oil and gas arctic operations committee.
Bookmark This: “Opportunity-Based Thinking” Does Not Exist Right Now
In about a year, the phrase will go viral and everyone will insist it has existed all along.
ISO 9001:2026 Final Draft (?) Gets Weirder Still
TC 176’s latest insane draft leans into “opportunity-based thinking” while giving a middle finger to ISO 31000 on risk.
Scammer Issued Certificates Under Two Separate CBs at the Same Time
Sumit Kale issued duplicate ISO certs to Gauri Shankar Himalayan Construction from AQSR and BQSR all at once, because more fraud is better.
Understanding ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act
ISO 42001 might help a little, but won’t get you fully compliant with the AI Act, despite what consultants and CBs are saying.
URS Debacle Shows the IAF Hasn’t Done Its Job … Ever?
URS admitted it does not have legal expertise or control over its Russia office, thus proving ISO 17021-1 accreditation is a con
Oxebridge Celebrates 25th Anniversary!
Oxebridge launched in January of 2000, and certification body scammers all got a sudden headache.
The Co-Opted Chinese Word That Broke Risk Management
The slightly racisty misinterpretation of “wēijī” now impacts on international law, as well as every profession and industry.
ISO: Risk Management Can Now Be Infallible
ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 both require you “ensure” your risk assessment methods can produce 100% repeatable results, which is — you know — batshit crazy.
Research Paper & PhD Dissertation on “Positive Risk” Included Misleading Citations
A 2017 paper included improper citations to defend “positive risk,” which were then copied into a 2020 PhD dissertation.
French QSE Expert: ISO 9001 Revision the “Result of Amateurism”
Jean-Marie Reilhac of QleanRSE Consulting examines some of the worse problems with ISO 9001’s recent updates.