News and Announcements

Revision of GOTS Registration Fees Effective from 1 July 2024 The management of Global Standard gGmbH, in collaboration with the Global Standard Advisory Council, has decided to revise the GOTS fees. The adjustments, which will come into effect on 1…

EU Commission Clarifies Market Placement Rules for PPE under B+C2 Conformity Assessment The European Commission has released a comprehensive guideline clarifying that personal protective equipment (PPE) in Category III following the B+C2 conformity assessment procedure must undergo the initial product…

Non-registered PPE providers failing BSIF tests BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), non-member products alarming in quality checks The BSIF has alerted those responsible for procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety products after recent tests on non-member products revealed the…

TÜRKAK’s Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has been expanded to include validation and verification fields. In this context, TÜRKAK’s MLA with IAF has been updated to cover ISO/IEC 17029, ISO 14065, ISO 14066, ISO 14064-3,…

USB Certification verified DeFacto’s cotton consumption for 2023 within the framework of Better Cotton rules. According to the Better Cotton Claims Framework V3.1, Better Cotton members who want to make claims about the impact created or the amount of Better…

The BRCGS Türkiye CB Cooperation Group meeting was held in Istanbul on April 30, with the participation of BRCGS Business Director Amanda McCarthy and BRCGS Certification Integrity Audit Manager Ritu Bajaj and representatives and auditors from all BRCGS-approved Certification Bodies…

We are delighted to share that our Founder and General Manager, Nesrin Serin, participated in this year’s global conference held in Türkiye as part of the EY Entrepreneurial Women Leaders Program.

We are excited to announce that USB Certification has been approved as a Third-Party Verifier by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) for the Chain of Custody Standard. BCI is a global leader in sustainability standards and operates in 22 countries…

We look forward to meeting our valued business partners at TOS+H Expo 2024 – 5th Turkish Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition at Istanbul Congress Center. You can visit us at booth B5D150 to get detailed information about the CE marking audits…