ISO 9001 Certified Defense Contractor Pays $1.5M for Violations of Buy American Act, ITAR
Defense contractor Seiler Manufacturing held ISO 9001 from Preferred Registrar Group despite paying $1.5M in forfeiture for violating ITAR and the Buy American Act.
ASQ Sells Ownership Share of Accreditation Body ANAB
ASQ has sold its ownership stake in ANAB, as the former organization faces increasing financial difficulties.
Forensic Data Manipulation Scandal Ensares UKAS
UKAS is at the center of a scandal involving two accredited laboratories who falsified forensics data, resulting in potential child welfare crises, and the possible release of criminals.
FDA Cited Multiple QMS Deficiencies at Canadian Firm Certified by BSI to ISO 13485
The FDA has cited a company with multiple QMS violations, despite holding ISO 13485 certification by BSI.
Registrar TUV Rheinland Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million to Victims in PIP Breast Implant Scandal
Registrar TUV Rheinland has been ordered to pay over $2 million to victims in PIP breast implant scandal.
BSI Granted CE Mark for Spinal Implants That Are Dissolving Inside Patients
Certification body BSI granted CE Mark to a company whose spinal implants are now dissolving inside patients, forcing them to undergo additional surgeries.
Chinese Company Indicted by US DOJ Holds ISO 9001 Certs from DQS
The Chinese firm UMC holds multiple ISO 9001 certificates issued by DQS, even as it faces an indictment from the US Dept. of Justice on charges of stealing semiconductor industry trade secrets.
ISO, World Bank Agreement Forces Standards on At-Risk Nations
ISO has renewed an agreement with the World Bank, now ensuring that the international lender will impose ISO standards on at-risk developing nations who seek financial assistance.
New ISO 19011 Standard Strips Requirement Directing Auditors to Comply with Laws
The latest version of the ISO 19001 standard on auditing stripped out decades-old language requiring auditors to comply with the laws applicable to their audit clients.
Japanese Accreditation Body JAB At Heart of Japan’s Product Falsification Scandals
Nearly all of the Japanese manufacturing scandals in recent years track back to a single point of failure: the Japanese Accreditation Board (JAB), which oversaw the granting of ISO 9001 quality certifications to each of the companies.
Darling Industries’ $400K ITAR Fine Is A Warning Shot to Small Machine Shops
A $400,000 civil penalty issued to Darling Industries for ITAR violations should be a wakeup call for all aerospace companies.
How CBs Punish Clients for Bad Auditors
Phyllis Naish recounts how clients often have to pay the price for certification body errors and bad auditors.
IAF’s Beta CertSearch Website Points To Baked-In Problems
The beta website for IAF’s CertSearch database of ISO certifications points to some troubling, baked-in flaws that both doom it’s acceptance and add risk to ISO certified companies.
Thanks to ANAB, Large Corporations Can Save Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Gaming Their ISO 9001 Certificates
ANAB’s lax enforcement of the rules pertaining to ISO 9001 marketing will allow large companies to game the system, and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process.
ANAB Never Noticed One of Its CBs Was Improperly Marketing ISO 9001 Certification By Another of Its CBs
File this in the "ANAB - Oversight Activities - Clueless" drawer. For years, the ANAB-accredited registrar Bureau Veritas has held an ISO 9001 certificate of its own, issued by ANAB-accredited registrar BSI. And there's a problem. We must first wrap our collective...
Quality Magazine Gave Award to ASQ Based On Criteria That Doesn’t Apparently Exist
BNP Media gave ASQ a curious award based on criteria which apparently doesn’t exist; good thing, since ASQ met none of them.
Let’s Get This Out of the Way: TC 176 Reps Aren’t “Volunteers”
ISO TC 176 representatives insist they’re “volunteers” doing socially relevant work for no reward; also, the Earth’s core is made of sausage.
Tap the Toe Brakes – The Only Connection Between AS9100 and Boeing’s Fiascoes is Hypocrisy
Boeing’s recent problems cannot be traced back to failures of AS9100 scheme actors … yet.
Re-Branded ASQ Must No Longer Manage US TAGs or Standards Activities
ASQ is de-branding itself as “American,” and its new global marketing initiatives invalidate its ability to manage the US TAGs, which form official US positions at ISO.
California Surgeon Thought He Could Make His Own Breast Implants and No One Would Notice
A California surgeon finds himself under FDA scrutiny for selling a breast implant that he didn’t bother to get approved first.