News and Announcements

November 2025 was a busy month for the USB Certification Management Systems Certification Department, with a series of witness audits taking place.   On 10 November 2025, an audit was conducted at Kilim Group Kartaltepe Textile Factory Inc. Edirne Facilities.…

The webinar entitled ‘Common Non-Conformities in IFS Food Audits’, held on 18 November 2025, was attended by a large number of participants. The webinar, featuring USB Certification Food and Agriculture Certification Manager Derya Büyükyıldırım and IFS Turkey Representative & Senior…

USB Certification Agriculture Programmes Manager Sevgi Kansoy participated in the ‘F2F – CB Training Course on “How to Audit 1.4”’ held in Amsterdam on 18–20 November 2025. This comprehensive programme examined the latest changes made to the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable…

The non-profit organisation ‘Stop Foodborne Illness’, which works in the field of food safety, has published the Food Safety Culture Implementation Guide with the aim of raising standards in the sector. This comprehensive guide enables food businesses to thoroughly assess…

Growtech, the world’s largest greenhouse agriculture sector fair, brought industry professionals together in Antalya again in 2025. Held at the ANFAŞ Expo Centre between 18 and 21 November, this major event attracted the attention of the global agricultural world. This…

The Competition Authority has made changes to Ferrero’s purchase commitments. The previously determined purchase quantity has been updated, reduced by 15,000 tonnes in line with the company’s request. The Competition Board has made a significant change to the purchase commitments…

The 11th World Halal Summit will be held in Istanbul between 26–29 November 2025, concurrently with Halal Expo 2025. The event will be an important global meeting point for the rapidly growing halal food and lifestyle economy, which is expected…

Global experts, together with the UNFCCC, have released the report ‘10 New Predictions in Climate Science’. The report summarises the last 18 months of climate research and provides guidance for COP28 and policy-making. The findings show that exceeding the Paris…

BRCGS has launched its new platform, Directory Pro, developed to digitise supplier management and certification processes. Offering advanced features such as access to certification information for over 55,000 facilities, viewing audit reports, and API integration, the system provides brands with…

As USB Certification, we held a webinar on 6 October 2025 entitled ‘Labelling Rules According to Legal Requirements and the IFS Food Standard’ with the aim of helping companies operating in the food sector to implement a compliant, reliable and…