THE CHAIN OF ACCREDITATION

The body behind the certificate.

A certificate is only as credible as the body behind it. Accreditation is the check on the checker: QSI itself is assessed for competence, impartiality and consistent process. Below are the real references, with numbers and dates, and the certificates behind them so a buyer can read the originals rather than take this page's word.

THE CHECK ON THE CHECKER

How accreditation works.

Nobody in this chain certifies themselves. Each link is assessed by the one above it, and every link on this page carries its real reference number.

INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENT

IAF MLA

The international arrangement under which accreditation bodies recognise each other, so an accredited certificate travels across borders.

ACCREDITATION BODIES

IAS · SAAC

The bodies that assess QSI itself for competence, impartiality and consistent process, and publish the exact scopes QSI may certify.

CERTIFICATION BODY

QSI Cert

Audits the management system, reviews the file independently and makes the certification decision under the accredited scopes.

THE RESULT

Your certificate

A certificate backed by the whole chain, entered in the register, ready to be quoted to any buyer or authority.

FIG. 01 · THE CHAIN OF ACCREDITATION · OVERSIGHT FLOWS TOWARD THE CERTIFICATE

IAS accreditation mark — IAS · MSCB-203 · 9144522

SAAC accreditation mark — SAAC · QMS EMS OHSMS FSMS

SFDA approval mark — SFDA · CB-2024-FO-0011

Halal Research Council mark — HALAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

THE REGISTER OF RECOGNITION

Accreditation references.

Each sheet carries the reference number, governing standard, effective dates and scope as they appear on the certificate.

IASReg. MSCB-203

International Accreditation Service

International accreditation for the management-system certification body

IAS accredits QSI CERT CO as a Management System Certification Body against ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, the international requirements for bodies that audit and certify management systems. IAS is a signatory to the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement, so a QSI certificate carries weight across borders.

RegistrationMSCB-203

Accreditation criteriaAC477

StandardISO/IEC 17021-1:2015

Accredited since24 April 2020

Effective date21 March 2025

Cycle4-year IAS accreditation cycle

Legal entityQSI CERT CO

Registered officePO Box 246049, Riyadh 11312, KSA

ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018

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SAACISO/IEC 17021 accreditation

Saudi Accreditation Center

The Kingdom’s national accreditation body

SAAC is the national accreditation authority of Saudi Arabia. It assesses QSI itself for competence, impartiality and consistent process, and publishes the exact scopes QSI is accredited to certify. Nexus Labs, the QSI group laboratory, additionally holds SAAC accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration.

StandardISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (certification bodies)

QMS scopeN-QMS-00013 · ISO 9001:2015

EMS scopeN-EMS-00025 · ISO 14001:2015

OHSMS scopeN-OHS-00028 · ISO 45001:2018

FSMS scopeN-FSMS-00021 · ISO 22000:2018

LaboratoryNexus Labs · ISO/IEC 17025

CoverageKingdom of Saudi Arabia

ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018

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SFDALicence CB-2024-FO-0011

Saudi Food & Drug Authority

Regulatory licence to operate as a conformity assessment body

The SFDA licenses QSI CERT CO as a Conformity Assessment Establishment for Quality Systems for Establishments under the Kingdom’s Conformity Assessment Regulation. In practice this is QSI’s SFDA-facing food safety work, delivered against ISO 22000 and HACCP. This is the reference to quote in supplier and regulator conversations.

Licence numberCB-2024-FO-0011

Licence typeConformity Assessment Establishment

Licensed scopeQuality Systems for Establishments

Delivered againstISO 22000:2018 · HACCP

Commercial registrationCR 7036470453

Issued13 / 10 / 2024

Valid to12 / 10 / 2027

Legal entityQSI CERT CO

ISO 22000:2018

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SASOMS-CB 0015

Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Org.

Approved conformity assessment body

SASO, the Kingdom’s standards and quality organisation, lists QSI as an approved Conformity Assessment Body. This approval underpins management-system certification recognised by Saudi authorities and buyers.

Approval referenceMS-CB 0015

StandingApproved Conformity Assessment Body

AuthoritySaudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organization

CoverageKingdom of Saudi Arabia

ISO 9001:2015

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PARTNER STANDING

Partner programmes.

Where QSI works under another body's scheme, that is stated plainly. Partnership is not accreditation: the scheme and the mark stay with the scheme owner.

Regional audit partner

NSF

QSI is a regional audit partner conducting audits for NSF. This is partner standing, not an accreditation of QSI: the scheme, the mark and the certification remain with NSF.

Halal certification partner

Halal Research Council

QSI works with the Halal Research Council on halal certification. The scheme and the mark stay with the scheme owner.

BUYER PROTECTION

Why accreditation matters.

A credible certification body is itself assessed for competence, impartiality and consistent process. For a factory manager, that means the certificate is less likely to be challenged during supplier approval, tender review or regulator-facing checks.

Before choosing a certification body, ask what recognition applies to your standard, sector and scope. The safest answer is specific: reference number, standard, scope and status. Every number on this page is built to be quoted back to a buyer or an authority.

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