ASQ, the leading global association for quality professionals, is pleased to announce that Ann Jordan has been confirmed as the Society’s CEO. Jordan has served as interim CEO since January 2020. She joined ASQ in 2017 as General Counsel and has worked extensively with...

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program at NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR) is poised to become among the first to help secure controlled unclassified information for the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain following certification of two key personnel. Tony Giles, NSF-ISR Business Lead...

NSF International has acquired Global Trust Certification Limited, an Ireland-based company specializing in seafood certification, through its NSF Certification Ireland Ltd unit. Global Trust conducts certification, auditing, and inspection for clients across the globe. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Global...

Global Seafood Assurances have announced that the first vessel to achieve the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) has been awarded the RFVS certificate by Lloyds Register. The vessel, Antarctic Discovery, belongs to Australian Longline Fishing, operating in a Marine Stewardship Council Certified fisheries for Patagonian and Antarctic...

TÜV SÜD recently launched a vegan product certification for apparel, footwear, and home textiles. The certification aims to demonstrate companies' animal-friendly commitments by ensuring that the final textile or leather products do not contain animal-derived materials through a series of material composition tests as...

The Consulting Services team at BSI has outlined five key trends, across the cybersecurity and data governance landscape for the year ahead, demonstrating how vital information resilience will continue to be for many organizations across the globe in 2021. 1. Evolution of ransomware Ransomware will continue...

DNV GL, the assurance and risk management company, will change its name to DNV on March 1, 2021. The move comes after a comprehensive review of the company’s strategy as it positions itself for a world in which many of DNV’s markets are undergoing...

SGS has acquired Analytical & Development Services (ADS), headquartered in Cambridge, UK, from Concept Life Sciences. ADS is a fully ISO/IEC 17025 accredited food testing laboratory active in the UK market, offering pesticides, nutrition, microbiology, food molecular biology and allergen testing services. Located in Cambridge,...

Individuals in the U.S. standards community are now invited to enter the annual paper competition marking the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day 2021. Co-sponsored by SES - The Society for Standards Professionals and the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee, the competition celebrates standards and...

We’re more connected than ever before. The growth of hi-speed connections in our homes and offices has only been outstripped by the number of smartphones in our hands and wearable devices like fitness monitors. Devices such as these collect and process your personal data. That might include geographical...