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For seasoned professionals in food safety and quality, this isn’t just a supply chain. It’s a risk landscape. Every product represents a journey through raw materials, feed, farming, processing, packaging, logistics, and retail. And every step must be controlled, certified, and transparent.

At Kiwa Assurance, we recognize that innovation is a constant in the medical device industry. But change comes with responsibility—especially when it comes to maintaining compliance under the MDR and ISO 13485. That’s where our Notification of Change (NoC) process plays a vital role.

With the introduction of the revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR), a lot is changing for manufacturers of construction products. The updated CPR will take effect gradually, depending on the product group. But what exactly does this European legislation entail? What can you expect? And why is it smart to start preparing now?

Hydrogen is powering the future of mobility and energy storage—but getting your tanks and components certified is complex. Kiwa offers a complete solution, guiding manufacturers from design and testing to certification and production quality assurance, ensuring safety, compliance, and global market readiness.

As a medical device manufacturer, choosing the right Notified Body is a critical strategic decision. You need a partner that not only understands the regulatory landscape but also operates with the highest standards of quality. It's not just about ticking boxes, it's the bedrock of trust we build with you, the medical device manufacturer, ensuring that when we give a medical device the thumbs up, it's genuinely safe and performs as it should.

Food safety is a non-negotiable priority for Astra Sweets, a confectionery producer with sites in Belgium and the Netherlands. For over a decade, the firm has been relying on our colleagues at Vinçotte Belgium, part of the Kiwa Group, to maintain the highest food safety standards – ensuring compliance as well as reaping tangible business benefits.

Hydrogen technology is developing at lightning speed, especially in the automotive sector. However, innovations are regularly delayed or even brought to a halt due to complex and internationally varying regulations. This is particularly true for systems with pressure components or mobile applications, where the requirements differ greatly by region and application. Kiwa expert Leendert van der Marel therefore advocates a clear approach: design hydrogen systems with regulations in mind from the very beginning. 

In July 2025, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released a full revision of the ISO 22002 series. At the centre of this update is ISO 22002-100:2025, a new foundational standard that redefines how prerequisite programs (PRPs) are structured and applied. For professionals working in food safety it is more than ‘just another update’. It’s a strategic shift.

In the world of food safety, precision and integrity are paramount. For auditors working under the IFS Food standard , every week (and sometimes day) brings a new challenge, a new production line, and a new opportunity to safeguard consumer trust. We joined auditor Susan van Meeteren - Bel on an unannounced three-day IFS Food recertification audit to gain firsthand insight into the precision and pace of her daily work.

Explore key insights from Kiwa PVEL’s 2025 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, featuring 50 Top Performer manufacturers, rising test failures (83%), and new trends in reliability, UVID, PID, breakage, and hail performance.

In today’s complex global food supply chain, product recalls are no longer rare exceptions—they are a reality. Contamination, mislabeling, or regulatory non-compliance can trigger recalls with significant impact on producers, retailers, and consumers.

Explore what utility mapping is, its role in underground utility detection, and how technologies like SUE and HDD 3D modeling improve accuracy. Learn the risks, limitations, and importance of professional oversight in preventing costly utility strikes.

In today’s fast-moving packaging and branding industry, digital trust is no longer a technical side note. It’s a commercial necessity. For Esko, a global leader in packaging technology with roots in Ghent, Belgium digital trust has evolved into a strategic differentiator. Recently, Vinçotte, a Kiwa company, spoke with Esko’s CDTO and CMO to learn how they’re approaching this challenge.

The revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR-2024) is already in effect, yet many manufacturers still operate under outdated assumptions. From the phased rollout and new environmental requirements to the expanded scope and responsibilities, it’s time to separate fact from fiction. In this article, we unpack the 7 most common misconceptions about the new CPR law—and what you actually need to do to stay compliant.

The AIB 2025-1 MDCG 2025-6 guidance document represents a major milestone for medical device manufacturers across the European Union. It clarifies the interplay between the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation (IVDR), and the newly adopted Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA, offering comprehensive direction for compliance in this emerging landscape.

With Kiwa Certification, plastics processors demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and prepare for future legislation