CE MARKING CERTIFICATION

The letters ‘CE’ appear on many products traded on the extended Single Market in the European Economic Area (EEA). They signify that products sold in the EEA have been assessed to meet high safety, health, and environmental protection requirements. When you buy a new phone, a teddy bear, or a TV within the EEA, you can find the CE mark on them. CE marking also supports fair competition by holding all companies accountable to the same rules.

By affixing the CE marking to a product, a manufacturer declares that the product meets all the legal requirements for CE marking and can be sold throughout the EEA. This also applies to products made in other countries that are sold in the EEA.

There are two main benefits CE marking brings to businesses and consumers within the EEA:

Businesses know that products bearing the CE marking can be traded in the EEA without restrictions.

Consumers enjoy the same level of health, safety, and environmental protection throughout the entire EEA.

Benefits

• Products bearing the CE marking can be traded in the EEA without restrictions.
• Product is safer and more reliable
• Reduce the risk of customer
• Customer satisfaction

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HALAL CERTIFICATION

Halal certification is a process where a credible organization certifies that the products and or services offered by a company meet the specified halal standard. In the case of halal food certification, every stage of food processing is examined, “from farm to table”. Halal certification tells Muslims that they can lawfully consume a company’s products based on syariah principles. This provides consumer confidence and prevents any confusion about the halal status of a product. Halal certificates are given to companies that meet the criteria and they are allowed to use a halal mark on their products.

Halal product certification system also involves testing and inspection activities. The CB offering halal certification may subcontract the testing or inspection activity to another party. However, it is crucial for the CB to ensure the sub-contracted body or person is competent and complies with stipulated requirements relevant to testing, inspection or other technical activities.

The resources in terms of finance, personnel and facilities to execute their duties; and are responsible for granting, maintaining, extending, suspending and withdrawing certification. In addition, to uphold the integrity of halal certification activities, it is necessary that a sufficient number of the CBs’ staff be Muslims. However, it is important to note here that the OIC guidelines for accrediting halal CBs have yet to be finalized.

Benefits

• Improve the food preparation hygienic system
• Improve the food quality into global standards
• helps to enhance the marketability of the business.
• It allows people to buy high-quality food products

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ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and restaurants. A lesser known counterpart is certification for organic textiles (or Organic clothing) that includes certification of textile products made from organically grown fibres.

Certification is essentially aimed at regulating and facilitating the sale of organic products to consumers. Individual certification bodies have their own service marks, which can act as branding to consumers—a certifier may promote the high consumer recognition value of its logo as a marketing advantage to producers.

Benefits

• Receive premium prices for their products.
• Access fast-growing local, regional, and international markets.
• Support local economies.
• Access additional funding and technical assistance.
• Market products to consumers.

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Trusted Mark IRF Certification

The ‘TRUSTED MARK’ IRF Certification Scheme primarily aims to serve two purposes. The first aim is to award certification to retailers who demonstrate superior quality, practices, systems and infrastructure. The second aim is to inform and assure consumers through the certification that retailers are in compliance with the comprehensive quality requirements.

Certification to the ‘Trusted Mark’ assures that the organization has adequate systems and infrastructure in place to provide confidence to its customers in the quality of service provided by the organization. The ‘Trusted Mark’ certification facilitates trade, fair competition and consumer acceptance on a national, regional and international level.

TRUSTED MARK FOR ORGANIZATIONS

• Trusted Shop for retailers in formats like hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores operating in brick & mortar, online or omnichannel.
• Trusted Spa for health resorts offering therapeutic services such as massages, saunas, baths and manicures
• Trusted Salon for parlours offering beauty, facial, hair, skin and nail care services.
• Trusted Care for Gyms, Fitness and Wellness centres.
• Trusted Restaurant for Restaurants & Eateries.
• Trusted Cineplex for Multi and Miniplexes.
• Trusted Fun Zone for Family Entertainment Centres, Gaming & Play Zones, Water/ Ice Parks etc.
• Trusted Pharmacy for Retailer of medicines on prescription/ OTC.
• Trusted Jeweller for jewellery retailers.
• Trusted e-shop for e-retailers & service providers

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Ayush Mark CERTIFICATION

The Ayush products are regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 by the Drugs Controller General of India through the State Governments. The Department of AYUSH has been exploring the possibility of introducing a voluntary product certification scheme for selected AYUSH products to enhance consumer confidence. The matter was discussed in a series of meetings taken by the Secretary (AYUSH) beginning 24 Dec 2008 and the Quality Council of India (QCI) offered to develop a concept paper on the subject.

The Scheme is based on a criteria for certification. It has two levels:

• Ayush Standard Mark which is based on compliance to the domestic regulatory requirements
• Ayush Premium Mark which is based on GMP requirements based on WHO Guidelines and product requirements with flexibility to certify against any overseas regulation provided these are stricter than the former criteria.

Under this scheme, each manufacturing unit would obtain a certification from a approved certification body (CB) which is accredited to appropriate international standards by the National Accreditation Board For Certification Bodies (NABCB) and will be under regular surveillance of the certification body.

The AYUSH Drugs

• Directions to all State Licensing Authorities of Ayurveda Siddha and Unani regarding Stability Study data of ASU Drugs
• Status of grant of ASU License to Herbal Juices/Drinks
• Drugs and Cosmetics Act Amendment in last 2 years
• Quality Assurance campaign
• ASUDTAB
• ASUDCC
• Drug Testing Facilities
• State owned Pharmacies
• AYUSH Mark Standard
• Homoeopathy- Amendment of Drugs and Cosmetic Rules
• Insurance Guidelines related to AYUSH Sector
• Revised Draft GMP of AYURVEDA, SIDDHA AND UNANI Drugs for comments from stakeholders of ASU drugs by 26th September, 2016

The Ayush System are

• Ayurveda
• Yoga
• Naturopathy
• Unani
• Siddha
• Homoeopathy
• SOWA - RIGPA

Some of the Schemes of Ayush are

• Central Sector Scheme
• Centrally Sponsored Schemes
• Extra Mural Research
• Financial Sanctions
• Award Scheme of CCRUM

Benefits

• Ayush Certification will form the basis to Issue the Certificate of pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Products
• It will increase the domestic sales.
• It is user friendly for implementation
• Quality of product is good
• Customer satisfaction.

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BIFMA Certification

BIFMA level certification is a voluntary standard for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. The standard establishes measurable criteria for multiple levels of achievement and performance for manufacturers at different stages of their sustainability journey. Manufacturers that achieve level certification demonstrate to the marketplace that their products, manufacturing facilities and company policies have met stringent third-party sustainability requirements.

Benefits of Our BIFMA level

• Boost customer confidence in the quality and reliability of your furniture.
• Place your products on the market as safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly.
• Gain the lead against the competition with a neutral environment label.
• Demonstrate your high quality standards.

BIFMA level Conformance Assessment

In order to achieve a level certification, we support the furniture manufacturer of the applicant product by assessing their conformance according to the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard.

Once our experts confirm that the prerequisites of the four basic elements of level certification criteria have been met, it is possible to receive additional credits toward multiple levels of achievement in each element category by meeting the specified performance requirements.

Credits Lead to level Certification

Beyond the prerequisites, there is no minimum number of credits from any of the four major elements required to demonstrate conformance. The required credits can come from any of the four elements. Each credit has one or more points that accumulate toward a level of conformance. In addition to a minimum number of total points required for each conformance level, there is also a minimum number of product related points for each level.

Throughout the certification period, the baseline and normalization values selected for each credit will be used consistently. The option to flexibly define the unit of measure appropriate for each credit enables you to demonstrate change over time.

Basic Elements of BIFMA level Sustainability Criteria

Tested furniture needs to meet certain minimum requirements in four different impact areas:

• Materials
  Material and natural resource considerations such as the product design process or the efficient use of materials are addressed in this category. Main features of the materials could consist of recycled content or rapidly renewable, bio-based and climate-neutral characteristics. Water and waste management, packaging and product life cycle impacts are also relevant in this section.
• Energy and Atmosphere
  Energy and atmospheric considerations such as establishing an energy policy are outlined in this area of impact. Other aspects include energy and greenhouse gas audits, the reduction of energy impacts, renewable energy use and generation, product embodied energy and greenhouse gas reporting.
• Human and Ecosystem Health
  Impacts on both human health and the natural ecosystem resulting from chemical constituents used in furniture products, production processes and the operations and maintenance of facilities are addressed in this category.
• Social Responsibility Management practices designed to avoid, detect or respond to threats to employee and community health and safety is the main focus of this section. Credits will be awarded for inclusiveness, good corporate citizenship, community engagement and instilling these practices into the supply chain.

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GMP- Good Manufacturing Practice CERTIFICATION

GDP/GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practices which are the related aspects of quality assurance for medicines in European Economic Area.

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices): It ensures that the products are manufactured and controlled under appropriate quality standards to their intended use.

GDP (Good Distribution Practices): It ensures that the level of quality determined at GMP is maintained throughout the distribution of the product such the authorized medicines are distributed to retail pharmacists and others selling medicines general public without any alteration of their properties.

Benefits of GMP Certification

• Improves brand value or image in the market
• Provide guideline on how to produce safe and quality products.
• Develops customer satisfaction by deliver the safe and quality product and services.
• Develops motivation and team work between the employees of the organization.

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GOST-R Certification

Gost R Certificate of Conformity a Certificate of Quality. These Certificates declare that the available documentation is corresponding the legal laws and regulations of Russia.

The key features of the GOST R certification in Russia in the introductory page. Many of the main questions that may arise are dealt with exhaustively in that extensive description of the Russian Regulation. In particular, because of the drastic changes that has occurred in recent years, the transition to the unified EAC certification for the Eurasian Economic Union marked EAC, is highlighted. The Mandatory Gost R Certificate of conformity establishes the compliance of a product, imported into the Russian Federation, to Russian standards and it used to be the most common of all Gost R certificates, before the EAC regulation and its EAC certificate and EAC Declaration became available and mandatory. It comes in several forms: Gost R for 1 year, Gost R for 2 years, GOST R for 3 years, Gost R certificate for a contract and Gost R for a single delivery. In this last case to obtain the Gost certificate, further documents concerning the transaction and the Russian legal entity receiving the product, are required.

The list of products requiring Mandatory Gost r Certification is issued and continuously updated by the Federal Agency for technical regulation and metrology. Whereas the voluntary Gost R certificate is Blue, the mandatory Gost R certificate is Yellow.

BENEFITS

• Consumer safety.
• Consumer satisfaction.
• Enhanced Quality of the product.
• Prevents Wastage of resources.
• saves cost.
• License to trade in the Russian market.
• The benefit of International stature to your product.
• Better Marketing opportunity in Russia.

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KOSHER CERTIFICATION

When a product or establishment is certified Kosher, it signifies that an establishment or a company comply with a strict policy of kosher food laws, including cleanliness, purity, and quality. It is the highest standard of kosher foods, built on a deep level of trust between manufacturers, producers and consumers.

Kosher foods are the food items that follow the regulations of kashrut (Jewish dietary law). To be certified Kosher, all ingredients in every product—and the process of preparing the product—must be certified for kosher-compliance too. All the products with a KA logo on it signifies product as kosher.

For a product to be kosher certified, and to qualify for a kosher certificate, each ingredient, food additive and processing aid used in its production must also be kosher. Additionally, to be kosher certified, the production process must be suitable for kosher requirements and therefore it must be approved by a kosher auditor. Products may be rendered non-kosher if their production lines and equipment are also used to manufacture non-kosher products.

Benefits

• Market Expansion
• Trust
• It will give you access to a larger customer base
• Improve the business
• Quality will be good

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Green certificate

A green certificate is a tradable asset which proves that electricity has been generated by a renewable (green) energy source. It is also referred to as Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) or Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC). Green certificates represent the environmental value of renewable energy generated. The certificates can be traded separately from the energy produced. Several countries use green certificates as a mean to make the support of green electricity generation closer to a market economy instead of more bureaucratic investment support and feed-in tariffs. Such national trading schemes are in use in e.g. Poland, Sweden, the UK, Italy, Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), and some US states.

Once in the grid, renewable energy is impossible to separate from the conventionally generated energy. This makes purchasing of a green certificate equal to purchasing a claim, that the certificate owner consumed energy from the renewable portion of the whole energy in the grid.

Benefits of Green Certification

• Reduce Costs, Save Money
• Market Your Business
• Become a Part of the Green Business Community
• Receive Recognition
• Create a healthier and more comfortable workplace by using less toxic products.

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ROHS- Restriction of Hazardous Substances

RoHS stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances. RoHS, also known as Directive 2002/95/EC, originated in the European Union and restricts the use of specific hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. All applicable products in the EU market after July 1, 2006 must pass RoHS compliance.

The restricted materials are hazardous to the environment and pollute landfills, and are dangerous in terms of occupational exposure during manufacturing and recycling.

The substances banned under RoHS are lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (CrVI), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and four different phthalates (DEHP, BBP, BBP, DIBP).

Benefits

• Reduce the amount of hazardous
• To encourage the design of electronic products
• Increased production efficiency.”
• Reduce number of defects
• Mandatory requirement for the European Union.
• Improve reliability and efficiency of the product.
• Improve brand value and market value in the international market.
• It helps to the organization to produce safe products.
• Develops the better relationship between the client and the organization.

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UL- Underwriters Laboratories CERTIFICATION

UL stands for Underwriters Laboratories, an organization that has been around for more than 100 years. For more than 100 years, manufacturers have had their merchandise evaluated and tested for safety risks by our independent, third-party safety certification organization.

UL is a world leader in product safety testing and certification. For more than 100 years, manufacturers have had their merchandise evaluated and tested for safety risks by our independent, third-party safety certification organization. Last year alone, approximately 14 billion products with the UL Mark entered the global marketplace."

UL sets standards for different product categories and tests products to make sure they meet the standards. In this way, UL is similar to the CE marking organization. UL may also certify the installation of products in the field.

Benefits of UL Certified

• The OEM can be assured that the UL recognized or listed components they are installing in their units will perform properly and have been thoroughly tested for endurance and safety outlined by UL and IEC standards.
• The contractor knows that if a component needs to be replaced, the UL recognized components are designed and tested with integrity in mind to meet the standards stated above.
• In addition, building inspectors also look for UL marks during inspections to assist approval of the installations, knowing the instruction manuals are reviewed with the equipment.

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Six Sigma Certification

Six Sigma is a set of tools and techniques used by companies to improve production processes, eliminate defects and guarantee quality. The Six Sigma certification helps in validating professionals who are skilled in identifying risks, errors, or defects in a business process and removing them. Getting a Six Sigma Certification usually requires individuals to have a certain level of experience and testify their proficiency. The certification can help you become a specialist in process improvement and will enhance your credibility.

Six Sigma Certification Levels

The Six Sigma certification comes in various skill levels: White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, and Master Black Belt. These certifications can be obtained through an accreditation body like the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

• Six Sigma White Belt:
  It is the basic level of certification that deals with the basic Six Sigma concepts. White belts support change management in an organization and engage with local problem-solving teams that assist projects.
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt:
  At this level, you know the specifics of Six Sigma, how and where to apply it. You will support project teams on problem-solving tasks.
• Six Sigma Green Belt:
  At this level, you understand advanced analysis and can resolve problems that affect quality. Green belts lead projects and assist black belts with data collection and analysis.
• Six Sigma Black Belt:
  Black belts are experts and agents of change. They provide training in addition to leading projects.
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt:
  This is the highest level of Six Sigma achievement. At this level, you will shape strategy, develop key metrics, act as a consultant and coach black and green belts

Benefits of Six Sigma Certification

• Improved productivity
• Reduced costs
• Boosts clients’ confidence in your business
• Gain credibility and stakeholder trust
• Reduce employee turnover and training costs

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BRC- British Retail Consortium Certification

BRC Certification was developed by the British Retail Consortium, the BRC Global Standard outlines the requirements imposed by British retailers for food product safety. Almost all retailers in Great Britain stipulate that their suppliers must hold BRC certification. We certify food manufacturers in line with the BRC Global Standard for Food. We can help certify packaging manufacturers in line with the BRC Global Standard for Packaging. It is an international Food Safety Management Systems standard, and is one of the GFSI recognized certification schemes. It contains requirements for food processors to follow to build an effective food safety management system, facilities worldwide are certified to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety.

Benefits

• Quality is good.
• Safe working conditions and maintaining the highest hygiene standards
• Ensure food safety
• Protecting your product, customers and brand.
• Best practices for food safety management.
• Helps build confidence in the supply chain

For small and medium sized businesses, which are in the process of implementing a food safety standard, there is the Global Market Program with 3 levels: Basic, Intermediate and complete BRC certification.

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CMMI- Capability Maturity Model Integration Certification

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process level improvement training and appraisal program. CMMI defines the following maturity levels for processes: Initial, Managed, Defined, Quantitatively Managed, and Optimizing. It covers your understanding of the CMMI model, quantitative and statistical concepts, best organizational practices for CMMI and the various maturity levels and process areas. The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) helps organizations streamline process improvement and encourage behaviors that decrease risks in software, product and service development. The model provides businesses with a framework for developing better products and services, starting with a series of appraisals of process and service development, service establishment and management, and product and service acquisition. Certifications are offered directly through the CMMI Institute, which certifies individuals, appraisers, instructors and practitioners.

Benefits

• Consistency
• Cost Saving
• Performance Demand
• Improvement in productivity
• Quality improvement
• Improving the customer satisfaction
• Improvement in business and growth.

A high maturity organization where all individuals recognize their role and responsibility for business success is an organization that is more likely to achieve success. What an organization gets out of process deployment and CMMI appraisals is a reflection of what the organization puts into it. Organizations that focus on a just wining the CMMI certification hardly find the real benefits of adopting the quality framework.

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EFFCI- European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients GMP Certification

EFFCI was formed out of interest of over 100 cosmetic industries across the world. The standard GMP guideline for cosmetic industries was developed 2005 version and revision dates 2010 is available for adoption. It is mandatory for companies in third world countries supplying ingredients to cosmetic manufacturing companies etc to comply with the requirements and apply for certification to assure customers of product quality and, ultimately, safety. We have actively helped to develop the Standard and Guide to keep it up to date with on-going quality and GMP developments.

Our manufacturing sites handling cosmetic products operate to the EFFCI GMP standard which:

• Signals the quality and safety of our cosmetic ingredients; and
• Provides our customers with a guarantee of quality and performance consistency to support their product claims.

Benefits

• Increase in Brand reliability
• Acquirement of internationally recognized GMP system on cosmetic ingredients
• Compliance with legal regulations, quality and safety regulations in cosmetic ingredients
• Assurance of homogenous mixing of all materials
• Reduction in contamination and OOS risk
• Reduction in side effects affecting cosmetic products manufacturer and end-users and in legal enforcement and recall of nonconforming products

This guide is intended to be a baseline guide that defines the extent and point of application of fundamental good manufacturing practice (GMP) principles for cosmetic ingredient manufacture. The guide is applicable to the manufacture of cosmetic ingredients intended for use in cosmetic products. It covers the quality management systems and the extent of GMP necessary throughout the manufacturing process. It is intended to be used as international guidance to assist in determining whether the facilities and manufacturing controls used for the production of cosmetic ingredients adequately ensure that they possess the quality and purity which they purport to possess, and that they are suitable for their intended use.

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5S System Certification

5S System was originally developed in Japan as part of manufacturing techniques. 5S System is the knowledge of removing waste in any procedures is a premium business skill. The workplace organization those words are Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain is applied to a different industries and incessant development system of 5S System forms the foundation of all waste removal and operational brilliance practices and improvement activities.

5S Key Steps

5S is a five step organization techniques are Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain to create and maintain at workspace.

• Sort : Remove unnecessary items from the workplace keep only what is essential.
• Set in Order : Arrange items so they are easily accessible “A place for everything in its place”.
• Shine : Clean the work area so it is neat and tidy. Return all items to their assigned place.
• Standardize : Set standards for a consistently organized workplace. Make standards easy to understand.
• Sustain : Maintain and review standards. Address root causes and avoid reversion to the “old ways”.

5S System Certification may be as informal as making your own award when your workplace first passes its internal 5S Audit, but it is an important component in having a complete and successful 5S System environment. It has expanded from Manufacturing to Healthcare, Education, Government, Railways and more.

The purpose of performing 5S System Certification is to visibly demonstrate both development and compliance. This is especially important to make improvements in a large workplace with many employees. The 5S System Concept certification, available exclusively through the Management and Strategy Institute, will give you an understanding of 5S System methodology and how it is applied in the workplace.

• clutter is removed, revealing hidden electrical, chemical or mechanical hazards.
• Employees who have their eyes open for spotting ways to increase using 5S principles will be more conscious of their surroundings and potential safety hazards.
• Unsafe practices are eliminated through the standardization step of 5S
• Having needed tools, materials and supplies close to where they are required greatly reduces travel (movement) and as a result reduces the potential for injury.
• Cleanliness confirms spills get cleaned up ASAP, eliminating the potential for slips and falls.

Key Benefits of 5S

• 5S Improved safety
• 5S Higher equipment availability
• 5S Lower defect rates
• 5S Reduced costs
• 5S Increased production agility and flexibility
• 5S Improved employee morale
• 5S Better asset utilization
• 5S Enhanced enterprise image to customers, suppliers, employees & management.
• 5S Improved efficiency by waste reduction

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