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.
IAS MSCB-203SAAC national bodySFDA licensedSASO approved
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Four references, stated exactly.
Each card carries the reference number, governing standard, effective dates and scope as they appear on the certificate. Quote the reference; hold the standard.
IAS
Reg. 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.
Registration
MSCB-203
Accreditation criteria
AC477
Standard
ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015
Accredited since
24 April 2020
Effective date
21 March 2025
Cycle
4-year IAS accreditation cycle
Legal entity
QSI CERT CO
Registered office
PO Box 246049, Riyadh 11312, KSA
ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018
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.
Standard
ISO/IEC 17021:2015 (certification bodies)
QMS scope
N-QMS-00013 · ISO 9001:2015
EMS scope
N-EMS-00025 · ISO 14001:2015
OHSMS scope
N-OHS-00028 · ISO 45001:2018
FSMS scope
N-FSMS-00021 · ISO 22000:2018
Laboratory
Nexus Labs · ISO/IEC 17025
Coverage
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018
Regulatory licence to operate as a conformity assessment body
The SFDA licenses QSI CERT CO as a Conformity Assessment Establishment under the Kingdom’s Conformity Assessment Regulation. This is the reference to quote for SFDA-facing food-sector work in supplier and regulator conversations.
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 reference
MS-CB 0015
Standing
Approved Conformity Assessment Body
Authority
Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organization
Coverage
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018
Where QSI works under another body's scheme, that is said plainly. 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.
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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.
Match the recognition to the exact service.
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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Recognition you can check.
Verify a certificate against the register, or talk to a lead auditor about the right scope for you.
