{"id":22047,"date":"2020-06-16T21:29:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T01:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/?page_id=22047"},"modified":"2020-06-17T19:49:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T23:49:02","slug":"oxebridge-investigations-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/oxebridge-investigations-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxebridge Investigations Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxebridge has conducted investigations into companies certified under various ISO certifications for years. In addition, Oxebridge operates an independent, international ISO Whistleblower Program<\/strong><\/a> that allows secure reporting of incidents and scandals related to certified companies and their oversight bodies.<\/p>\n

The table below provides a snapshot of nearly 90 of the investigations conducted or underway by Oxebridge. The data should not be treated as fully vetted, as some of the entries are still being researched. Having said that, approximately 50 additional entries are not included because of a lack of confirmed data, and so the actual number of active investigations is much higher.<\/p>\n

In almost all cases, the companies involved were certified by a certification body (CB) which was then accredited by an IAF Multilateral Agreement (MLA) signatory accreditation body (AB). Despite this, the IAF has not taken any action in any of the cases listed, whether against the accredited bodies or the companies involved.<\/p>\n

In almost all cases, the companies involved in the scandals or disasters retained their certification after widespread reporting and, in some cases, even after criminal or regulatory investigations. In no cases were the CBs or ABs held accountable, nor was the IAF.<\/p>\n

While most incidents did not result in fatalities, for those that did and which are included in this table, the total dead to date is over 1,700.<\/p>\n

This list is a partial extraction of the data held by Oxebridge as of June 2020. It may not be updated, so may not be current. Researchers wanting latest, vetted data should contact Oxebridge<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Date(s)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nIssue<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCompany<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCertification<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCB<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAB<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMLA<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCertified at Time of Issue?<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCertified After Issue?<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nStill Certified?<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2010<\/span><\/td>\nDeepwater Horizon disaster kills workers, greatest man-made environmental disaster in history<\/span><\/td>\nBP<\/span><\/td>\nHouston TX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/span><\/td>\nCarmel Forge \/ UTC records falsification<\/span><\/td>\nCarmel Forge<\/span><\/td>\nIsrael<\/span><\/td>\nNadcap<\/span><\/td>\nPRI<\/span><\/td>\nnone<\/span><\/td>\nnone<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/span><\/td>\nCarmel Forge \/ UTC records falsification<\/span><\/td>\nCarmel Forge<\/span><\/td>\nIsrael<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNQA<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/span><\/td>\nBlowout protector disaster similar to Deepwater Horizon<\/span><\/td>\nHercules Offshore<\/span><\/td>\nHouston TX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, ISO 14001<\/span><\/td>\nABS-QE<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nBankrupt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/span><\/td>\nHoerbiger Hungary uses counterfeit LRQA ISO 9001 certificate to illegally gain access to oil contract<\/span><\/td>\nHoerbiger Hungary<\/span><\/td>\nHungary<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nLRQA<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/span><\/td>\nCompany faked data in some 300 of the 3,040 piling projects<\/span><\/td>\nAsahi Kasei<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/span><\/td>\nVarious QMS violations, failure to disclose patient deaths<\/span><\/td>\nBard Peripheral Vascular \/ CR Bard<\/span><\/td>\nTempe AZ<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nBSI America<\/span><\/td>\nSCC<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/span><\/td>\nAdulterated medical device, quality system violations<\/span><\/td>\nCollagen Matrix<\/span><\/td>\nOakland NJ<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nBSI America<\/span><\/td>\nSCC<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nAdulterated medical device, quality system violations<\/span><\/td>\nRopack<\/span><\/td>\nMontreal CA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nSGS<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nDODIG finds major AS9100 Nonconformities at Pratt Whitney<\/span><\/td>\nPratt Whitney<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nSAI Global<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nDefective aircraft components sold to Moog, production records falsified<\/span><\/td>\nSuzhou New Hongji Precision Parts Co Ltd<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nSAI Global<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF & IAQG<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nDefective aircraft components sold to Moog, production records falsified<\/span><\/td>\nNantong Shenhai Industrial Technology<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nSAI Global<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF & IAQG<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nDefective aircraft components sold to Moog, production records falsified<\/span><\/td>\nNantong Shenhai Industrial Technology<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\nNadcap<\/span><\/td>\nPRI<\/span><\/td>\nnone<\/span><\/td>\nnone<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nDefective aircraft components sold to Moog, production records falsified<\/span><\/td>\nNantong Shenhai Industrial Technology<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nCQC<\/span><\/td>\nCNAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nAdulterated medical device, quality system violations<\/span><\/td>\nDRG Instruments<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nTUV Rheinland<\/span><\/td>\nDAkkS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nDODIG finds major AS9100 Nonconformities at SpaceX<\/span><\/td>\nSpaceX<\/span><\/td>\nCampus<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNSF-ISR<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nDODIG finds major AS9100 Nonconformities at United Launch Alliance<\/span><\/td>\nULA<\/span><\/td>\nCampus<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNQA-USA<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nKobe Steel – Hatano Plant<\/span><\/td>\nKobe Steel<\/span><\/td>\nHatano JAPAN<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nSuspended<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nAdulterated medical device, quality system violations<\/span><\/td>\nTelemed (Lithuania)<\/span><\/td>\nVilnius Lithuania<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nDQS Medizinprodukte<\/span><\/td>\nSCC<\/span><\/td>\nIQNet<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nDODIG finds major AS9100 Nonconformities at Aerojet Rocketdyne<\/span><\/td>\nAerojet Rocketdyne<\/span><\/td>\nCanoga Park CA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nAdulterated medical device, quality system violations<\/span><\/td>\nDiasol<\/span><\/td>\nSan Fernando CA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nAmerican Global Standards<\/span><\/td>\nAIAO-BAR<\/span><\/td>\nnone – cert mill<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/span><\/td>\nCo. used Chinese parts in violation of Buy America Act, forced to pay $1.5 M to government by US DOJ<\/span><\/td>\nSeiler Instrument & Manufacturing<\/span><\/td>\nSt. Louis MO<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nPreferred Registrar Group<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAG<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nFalsification of data related to quake absorbers used in buildings<\/span><\/td>\nKoyo Seiki<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJapan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nArrests related to falsification of Blackhawk helicopter records<\/span><\/td>\nCorpus Christi Army Depot CCAD<\/span><\/td>\nCorpus Christi TX<\/span><\/td>\nAS9110<\/span><\/td>\nSAI Global<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nRepair station had FAA cert revoked in high profile case<\/span><\/td>\nAerobearings<\/span><\/td>\nArlington TX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nSAI Global<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\npower line insulators did not go through agreed-upon inspection procedures<\/span><\/td>\nNGK Insulators<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJIC Quality Assurance<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nSuspended<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nFalsification of steel data<\/span><\/td>\nNakayama Steel Works Co.<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJIC Quality Assurance<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nFalsified data related to aluminum products sold to aerospace<\/span><\/td>\nMitsubishi Aluminum Co<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJapanese Standards Association<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nSuspended<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nHitachi falsified data related to encapsulation materials, other<\/span><\/td>\nHitachi Chemical<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nMitsubishi falsified data on pipe sealing materials, o-ring data<\/span><\/td>\nMitsubishi Cable Industries – Minoshima Works<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nFalsified data related to copper products sold to aerospace<\/span><\/td>\nMitsubishi Shindoh Co<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nSuspended<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nKubota falsified rolled steel data<\/span><\/td>\nKubota Corp.<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJapan Chemical Quality Assurance (JCQA)<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nEquifax data breach affected 148M Americans, more overseas<\/span><\/td>\nEquifax<\/span><\/td>\nVARIOUS<\/span><\/td>\nISO 27001<\/span><\/td>\nEY CertifyPoint<\/span><\/td>\nRvA<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nSuspended<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nUMC indicted by US DOJ for theft of semiconductor trade secrets (Micron)<\/span><\/td>\nUnited Microelectronics Corporation<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nDQS<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nyes<\/span><\/td>\nyes<\/span><\/td>\nyes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nPlant explosion injured 22 workers<\/span><\/td>\nKuraray EVAL<\/span><\/td>\nPasadena TX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nSEC and the DOJ had alleged that Panasonic Avionics made improper payments to government officials and airline consultants in a bid to win lucrative IFE contracts, force to pay $137M<\/span><\/td>\nPanasonic Avionics<\/span><\/td>\nLake Forest CA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nMiami bridge collapse kills six people<\/span><\/td>\nMCM Munilla Construction Management<\/span><\/td>\nMiami FL<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nNSW hospital incident reporting system software errors put patients at risk<\/span><\/td>\nDatix<\/span><\/td>\nLondon UK<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nAlcumus ISOQAR<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nISOQAR admitted it accidentally sent phishing emails to ISO 27001 IT security clients<\/span><\/td>\nMultiple<\/span><\/td>\nVarious<\/span><\/td>\nn\/a<\/span><\/td>\nAlcumus ISOQAR<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nMultiple QMS deficiencies, adulterated products (phlebotomy bags and dialysis equipment.<\/span><\/td>\nCardiomed<\/span><\/td>\nOntario CANADA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nSCC<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/span><\/td>\nFDA warning letter issued for adulterated medical devices<\/span><\/td>\nMibo Medical Group<\/span><\/td>\nPlano TX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\n??<\/td>\n??<\/td>\n??<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nLarge fuel storage fire at ITC Deer Park terminal Tank Farm<\/span><\/td>\nIntercontinental Terminals Co. (ITC)<\/span><\/td>\nHouston TX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nABS-QE<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nLarge fuel storage fire at ITC Deer Park terminal Tank Farm<\/span><\/td>\nIntercontinental Terminals Co. (ITC)<\/span><\/td>\nHouston TX<\/span><\/td>\nRC14001<\/span><\/td>\nABS-QE<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
??<\/span><\/td>\nAircraft composites cooked at wrong temperature<\/span><\/td>\nBoeing<\/span><\/td>\nSeattle QA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNQA<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000-2018<\/span><\/td>\nCompany falsified data re: earthquake dampers<\/span><\/td>\nKYB (Kayaba System Machinery)<\/span><\/td>\nGifu Japan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001-2002<\/span><\/td>\nDefective Takata airbag inflators trigger largest auto recall in history<\/span><\/td>\nTK Holdings<\/span><\/td>\nMoses Lake WA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nEntela \/ Intertek<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nPossibly<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001-2002<\/span><\/td>\nDefective Takata airbag inflators trigger largest auto recall in history<\/span><\/td>\nTK Holdings<\/span><\/td>\nMonclova MX<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nEntela \/ Intertek<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nPossibly<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006-present<\/span><\/td>\nClass action suit revealing defective products sold to law enforcement, military<\/span><\/td>\nL3 EOTech<\/span><\/td>\nAnn Arbor MI<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nNSF-ISR<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 – 2016<\/span><\/td>\nToray shipped out-of-spec industrial fiber to 13 customers producing tires, car parts<\/span><\/td>\nToray Hybrid Cord<\/span><\/td>\nJapan<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nJQA<\/span><\/td>\nJAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008-2009<\/span><\/td>\nMultiple violations of ITAR, co forced to pay $30M civil penalty<\/span><\/td>\nFLIR Surveillance Inc<\/span><\/td>\nWilsonville OR<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nUL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo (Transitioned to other CB)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009-2017<\/span><\/td>\nMultiple violations of ITAR, co forced to pay $30M civil penalty<\/span><\/td>\nFLIR Surveillance Inc<\/span><\/td>\nWilsonville OR<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nDQS<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo (Transitioned to other CB)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-2017<\/span><\/td>\nPIP breast implant scandal<\/span><\/td>\nPoly Implant Proth\u00e8se<\/span><\/td>\nToulon FRANCE<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001 and ISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nTUV Rheinland<\/span><\/td>\nDAkkS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-2018<\/span><\/td>\nCE marked spinal inserts disintegrated, lawsuit filed; BSI granted them CE Mark<\/span><\/td>\nRanier Technology<\/span><\/td>\nCambridge UK<\/span><\/td>\nCE, ISO 13485<\/span><\/td>\nBSI (CE Mark), ??? (ISO 13485)<\/span><\/td>\n??<\/td>\n??<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-2017<\/span><\/td>\nPG&E falsified data re: gas line locations due to insufficient staff.<\/span><\/td>\nPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)<\/span><\/td>\nSacramento CA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 55001<\/span><\/td>\nLRQA<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-2017<\/span><\/td>\nPG&E falsified data re: gas line locations due to insufficient staff.<\/span><\/td>\nPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)<\/span><\/td>\nSacramento CA<\/span><\/td>\nRC14001<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-2017<\/span><\/td>\nPG&Efound responsible for massive California wildfires<\/span><\/td>\nPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)<\/span><\/td>\nSacramento CA<\/span><\/td>\nRC14001<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013-2016<\/span><\/td>\nEmployees falsified bridge concrete compression tests, arrested<\/span><\/td>\nJacobs China Ltd<\/span><\/td>\nChina<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nUnknown<\/span><\/td>\nUnknown<\/span><\/td>\nUnknown<\/span><\/td>\nUnknown<\/span><\/td>\nUnknown<\/span><\/td>\nUnknown<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-present<\/span><\/td>\nForensics lab manipulated toxicology lab test results, arrests made<\/span><\/td>\nRandox Testing Services<\/span><\/td>\nManchester UK<\/span><\/td>\nISO 17025<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nNone<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-present<\/span><\/td>\nForensics lab manipulated toxicology lab test results, arrests made; linked to the Randox scandal<\/span><\/td>\nTrimega<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nISO 17025<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nNone<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-present<\/span><\/td>\nMultiple violations of ITAR, co forced to pay $30M civil penalty<\/span><\/td>\nFLIR Surveillance Inc<\/span><\/td>\nWilsonville OR<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nLRQA<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/span><\/td>\nRana Plaza factory complex collapses, killing +1120, injuring 2500 more<\/span><\/td>\nPhantom Garment<\/span><\/td>\nDhaka Bangladesh<\/span><\/td>\nBSCI<\/span><\/td>\nTUV Rheinland<\/span><\/td>\nNone<\/span><\/td>\nNone<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009-2011<\/span><\/td>\n40 ITAR violations against Esterline company Mason Electric<\/span><\/td>\nMason Electric Co. (Esterline)<\/span><\/td>\nSylmar CA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nPJR<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005-2009<\/span><\/td>\n49 ITAR violations against Esterline company CMC Electronics<\/span><\/td>\nCMC Electronics Aurora<\/span><\/td>\nSugar Grove IL<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008-2011<\/span><\/td>\nMultiple ITAR violations, criminal investigation against Esterline company Kirkhill TA (now Kirkhill)<\/span><\/td>\nKirkhill Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nBrea CA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNSF-ISR<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997-2010<\/span><\/td>\n179 ITAR violations, criminal investigation against Esterline company Korry Electronics<\/span><\/td>\nKorry Electronics<\/span><\/td>\nEverett WA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006-2010<\/span><\/td>\n6 ITAR violations against Esterline company Leach<\/span><\/td>\nLeach International North America<\/span><\/td>\nBuena Park CA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008-2010<\/span><\/td>\n6 ITAR violations against Esterline company Hytek, 388 shipments made in violation<\/span><\/td>\nEstserline Hytek (form. Hytek)<\/span><\/td>\nKent WA<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nTUV USA (TUV Nord)<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007-2010<\/span><\/td>\n1 ITAR violation against Esterline company Memtron<\/span><\/td>\nMemtron<\/span><\/td>\nFrankenmuth MI<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nLRQA<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996-present<\/span><\/td>\nSAPA falsified aluminum extrusion data. NASA blacklisted SAPA, employee was imprisoned, forced to pay millions in settlement.<\/span><\/td>\nSAPA Profiles Inc& SAPA Extrusions (all now Hydro Extrusions)<\/span><\/td>\nPortland OR, Delhi LA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9010<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany employee forged source inspection certs for SpaceX products<\/span><\/td>\nPMI Industries<\/span><\/td>\nRochester NY<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNSF-ISR<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nOHSA fined Spirit for exposing employees to carcinogens<\/span><\/td>\nSpirit Aerosystems<\/span><\/td>\nWichita KS<\/span><\/td>\nOHSAS 18001<\/span><\/td>\nDNV-GL<\/span><\/td>\nRvA<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 – present<\/span><\/td>\nTenn. Jury found Navistar guilty of fraud and in violation of consumer protection laws for selling defective trucks<\/span><\/td>\nNavistar International<\/span><\/td>\nIL, MI, AL, MS, IN, OH, and more<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nTBD<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017 – present<\/span><\/td>\nCo sued for selling flammable materials which led to deadly Grenfell Tower fire in UK<\/span><\/td>\nArconic<\/span><\/td>\nNew Kensington PA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany manufactured faulty angle of attack indicators responsible for 737MAX crashes<\/span><\/td>\nRosemount Aerospace<\/span><\/td>\nBurnsville MN<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nReceived \u00a3126m punishment for spills of wastewater into the environment, falsifying reports. EPA criminal investigation underway<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern Water<\/span><\/td>\nUK Various (see file)<\/span><\/td>\nISO 14001<\/span><\/td>\nBSI<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany hit by cyberattack<\/span><\/td>\nPCM Inc. \/ PCM Technology Solutions UK Ltd<\/span><\/td>\nUSA\/UK Various but UK Certified<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, 27001<\/span><\/td>\nACS Registrars<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany suffered data breach and was then suspended from all government contracting, facing debarment, accused of “evidence of conduct indicating a lack of business honesty or integrity.”<\/span><\/td>\nPerceptics LLC<\/span><\/td>\nFarragut, TN<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nABS-QE<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/span><\/td>\nCompany illegally dumped chemicals into sea, killing marine life; “the most serious environmental disaster Vietnam has ever faced.”<\/span><\/td>\nFormosa Ha Tinh Steel Company<\/span><\/td>\nVung \u00c1ng Economic Zone, VIETNAM<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nVietCert<\/span><\/td>\nBoA Vietnam<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nUncertain<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016 to present<\/span><\/td>\nCompany executive charged with bribing Amtrak employee; the Amtrak employee already jailed for 1 year<\/span><\/td>\nFirst State Manufacturing<\/span><\/td>\nMilfored DE<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, AS9100<\/span><\/td>\nNSAI<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany commingled drug products Minoxidil and omeprazole, resulting in release of hair growth medicine to babies<\/span><\/td>\nFarma-Qu\u00edmica Sur<\/span><\/td>\nMalaga, Spain<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nTUV Rheinland<\/span><\/td>\nENAC<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany investigated by US Secret Service for data breach<\/span><\/td>\nMiracle Systems<\/span><\/td>\nArlington VA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, ISO 27000, ISO 20000<\/span><\/td>\nAfnor<\/span><\/td>\nCOFRAC ??<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nBank collapsed in national scandal in Ghana<\/span><\/td>\nHeritage Bank<\/span><\/td>\nGhana<\/span><\/td>\nISO 27001<\/span><\/td>\nPECB<\/span><\/td>\n??<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/td>\nCompany shipped defective slat tracks to Spirit Aerosystems, eventually installed on Boeing aircraft<\/span><\/td>\nSouthwest United Industries (PCC Aerostructures)<\/span><\/td>\nHouston TX<\/span><\/td>\nAS9100, Nadcap<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/span><\/td>\nLG Polymers in Visakhapatnam India exploded, killing 13 and poisoning 1000+ others in styrene explosion, holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001<\/span><\/td>\nLG Polymers India PVT<\/span><\/td>\nVisakhapatnam India<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, ISO 14001<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 to present<\/span><\/td>\nOdebrecht scandal, largest international bribery case in modern history<\/span><\/td>\nOdebrecht<\/span><\/td>\nBrazil, worldwide<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, others<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/span><\/td>\nNASA contractor info breached, hit with ransomware demands<\/span><\/td>\nDigital Management Inc<\/span><\/td>\nMaryland<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 20000<\/span><\/td>\nSRI<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/span><\/td>\nMassive oil spill in Arctic Russia<\/span><\/td>\nNorilsk Nickel<\/span><\/td>\nRussia<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001, ISO 14001<\/span><\/td>\nBureau Veritas<\/span><\/td>\nUKAS<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990 – 2017<\/span><\/td>\nCompany provided subpar steel for Navy submarines; dir of metallurgy falsified records for decades, was arrested. Company paid $10.9M to avoid corporate criminal prosecution<\/span><\/td>\nBradken Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nTacoma WA<\/span><\/td>\nISO 9001<\/span><\/td>\nSAI Global<\/span><\/td>\nANAB<\/span><\/td>\nIAF<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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